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79.16 More on bascule bridges

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2025

Michael A. B. Deakin
Michael A. B. Deakin*
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Department of Mathematics, Monash University, Clayton 3168, Australia
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 79 , Issue 484 , March 1995 , pp. 107 - 108
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Copyright © The Mathematical Association 1995

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