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P L A T E 3 8 Constantin Brancusi (Romanian French, 1 8 7 6 - 1 9 5 7 ) , Infinite Column,
1937, Tirgu Jiu, Romania, photographed in 994, before re-restoration. Cast-iron
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modules over carbon-steel superstructure, H : 2 9 . 3 3 m; w: 9 0 cm. The cast-iron
modules were thermally sprayed with a binary brass coating of approximate
composition 70Cu30Zn.
Conservators at work recovering artifacts from the 1 8 I I shipwreck
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of the Rapid off the coast of Western Australia, photographed in 979, showing
underwater examination of a pall trace from the capstan.

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