Robert Willis and Franz Reuleaux: Pioneers in the theory of machines

Notes and Records of the Royal Society

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 209-230

  Moon, Francis C ^a  

^a School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

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EID: 0141993749     PISSN: 00359149     EISSN: 17430178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsnr.2003.0207     Document Type: Article

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