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Carburetor Possible—and Other
J U NV T R U HH O LD E
O R ES H O G N WE G
JAMES BURKE
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LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY
BOSTON NEW YORK TORONTO LONDON
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Copyright © 1996 by London Writers Ltd.
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who may quote brief passages in a review.
Originally published in hardcover by Little, Brown and Company, 1996
First Back Bay paperback edition, 1997
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Burke, James
The pinball effect: how renaissance water gardens made the
carburetor possible—and other journeys through knowledge
/ James Burke. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-316-11602-5 (he) 0-316-11610-6 (pb)
1. Inventions — History. I. Title.
T15.B765 1996
609—dc20
95-49601
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Published simultaneously in Canada
by Little, Brown & Company (Canada) Limited
Printed in the United States of America
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