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OFUFA Historical Engineering Library is an independent catalogue of source-attributed public-domain editions focused on Engineering. Each record connects readers with edition facts, historical context and the original source record.

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This digital library brings together 91 books spanning mechanical engineering, electrical technology, civil engineering, and inventions & industry. Topics include aeronautics, shipbuilding history, lighthouses, farm buildings, fireworks, automobiles, and steam navigation. Representative authors include James Montgomery, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Dionysius Lardner, and Edwin A. Pratt.

Featured titles include 'Lighthouses and Lightships', 'The Story of American Aviation', 'The Blacksmith in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg', and 'The Science of Brickmaking'. This collection offers a focused look at the development of engineering and technology through historical texts and biographies of scientists and inventors.

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