Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Memoirs of the Mos Eminent American Mechanics: Also, Lives of Distinguished European Mechanics; Together With a Collection of Anecdotes, Descriptions, &C, &C, Relating to the Mechanic Arts
With these views we have prosecuted this undertaking, in the h0pe of producing a series of memoirs, which, while of general interest, would be useful to the mechanic: and the aim being to, give as much variety as possible within our assigned limits, we have reluctantly excluded several characters, who, but for their similarity of pursuit, would have adorned our pages.
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