... beyond his own stupendous powers of calculation and combination; bringing the treasures of the abyss to the summit of the earth; giving the feeble arm of man the momentum of an Afrite; commanding manufactures to arise, as the rod of the prophet produced... Chambers's miscellany of instructive & entertaining tractsавторы: Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1871Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
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