An essay on the mystery of tempering steel : wherein the effects of that operation are fully considered / Extracted from the works of the celebrated Mons. Reaumur ; By J. Savigny.

  • Réaumur, René-Antoine Ferchault de, 1683-1757.
Date:
1771
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Credit: An essay on the mystery of tempering steel : wherein the effects of that operation are fully considered / Extracted from the works of the celebrated Mons. Reaumur ; By J. Savigny. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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