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nsibilityrested upon him. He argued that if an inch weregiven in this dii-ection. an ell would be taken, andthe result would be endless confusion and uncer-tainty. An amusing incident, illustrating his per-tinacity on this point, occurred during the buildingof one of the larger monitors. His… … FAC SIMILES OF SliETCHES BY ERICSSON. which reason the world at large, however well in-formed as to the number, variety and magnitude ofthe things he accomplished, has not and never canhave any adequate idea of the prodigious amount oflabor which he personally per-formed. Much of thislabor he might…
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