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The book of record of the time capsule of cupaloy : deemed capable of resisting the effects of time for five thousand years, preserving an account of universal achievements, embedded in the grounds of the New York World's Fair, 1939.

Title
The book of record of the time capsule of cupaloy : deemed capable of resisting the effects of time for five thousand years, preserving an account of universal achievements, embedded in the grounds of the New York World's Fair, 1939.
Author
Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Publication
[New York] : [Westinghouse electric & manufacturing company], 1938.

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Description
51 pages, 1 unnumbered page : frontispiece, illustrations; 26 cm
Alternative Title
Time capsule
Subject
  • Time capsules > New York
  • Queens (New York, N.Y.) > History
Note
  • Cover title: The time capsule.
  • "The edition is limited."--Slip laid in.
  • "This book and the time capsule which it describes have been prepared by the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, as a contribution to the people of a future age."
Contents
The time capsule.--A key to the English language, by J.P. Harrington.--Vocabulary of high-frequency English.--Seeking metallic substances beneath the ground, by Sherwin Kelly.--Determination of latitude and longitude, by C.L. Garner and C.H. Swick.--Messages for the future from noted men of our time.
LCCN
38031778
OCLC
  • 01447704
  • SCSB-4129521
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries