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

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Cover-title: The time capsule.; "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

1938

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