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Distance in miles 4.0 19.0 19.0 29.4 30.0 30.8 Max. vel. in ft. per sec.
From A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Charles Davison
Large crown 8vo, cloth, 5s. net each; parchment, 7s. 6d. net each; or, Large Paper Editions, vel., 12s. 6d. net each.
From A History of the United States by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Jap. vel., gilt top, 3s. 6d. net.; parch. gilt, with ties, 6s. net.
From A History of the United States by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
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