The ascertainment and illustration of truth are the objects; and structures and machines are looked upon merely as natural bodies. (William John Macquorn Rankine)

The ascertainment and illustration of truth are the objects; and structures and machines are looked upon merely as natural bodies.

William John Macquorn Rankine

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