The handling of dangerous goods-- : notes on the properties of inflammatory, explosive and other dangerous compounds, and the modes of storage and transport there of, with offical classifications parliamentary enactments, particulrs of recorded accidents, etc / by H. Joshua Phillips.

  • Phillips, H. Joshua.
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1896
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Credit: The handling of dangerous goods-- : notes on the properties of inflammatory, explosive and other dangerous compounds, and the modes of storage and transport there of, with offical classifications parliamentary enactments, particulrs of recorded accidents, etc / by H. Joshua Phillips. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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