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Mohamed Atalla

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George Boole

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8.46 Great

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8.42 Great

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Henry Maudslay

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George Cayley

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John Kemp Starley

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7.69 Good

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Joseph Whitworth

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John Kay

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Zacharias Janssen

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7.21 Good

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Thomas Savery

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6.94 Fair

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Thomas Crapper

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