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Manual of Engineering Drawing, 3rd Edition
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Manual of Engineering Drawing, 3rd Edition

by Colin H. Simmons, Dennis E. Maguire
March 2009
Intermediate to advanced
336 pages
15h 31m
English
Butterworth-Heinemann
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Preface

I received the request to prepare a third edition of Manual of Engineering Drawing with mixed feelings. It was not that I did not want to do a revision; in fact I was keen to do so, being very conscious that some of the contents was in need of updating to reflect the latest developments, made by the ever-changing world of technology, and by ISO/ BS Standardization, and I also saw it as an opportunity to enhance the book's content, by introducing new chapters on topical subject matters. But, I was aware that my dear friend and co-author over the past thirty years would be unable to play a part in this revision by virtue of ill-health.

I discussed my dilemma with Neil Phelps, a practicing mechanical design engineer and fellow colleague, ...

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ISBN: 9780080943626