Alterations without Attendance
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 133, Issue 5
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Acknowledgments
The writers thank Philip Eagle of the British Patent Archives, The British Library, London; Les Payne, Master Fitter and Turner of Townsville, Australia; and Lynne Packer of the University of Queensland, each for much help and encouragement. We are grateful to the Wellcome Trust for permission to reproduce the figures. We are very grateful also to anonymous referees who made helpful suggestions.
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Volume 133 • Issue 5 • May 2007
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