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E.L. [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-01-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematical Geography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- length error
1, record 1, English, length%20error
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- LE 1, record 1, English, LE
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géographie mathématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- écart linéaire
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9cart%20lin%C3%A9aire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- E.L. 1, record 1, French, E%2EL%2E
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-10-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Drake's well
1, record 2, English, Drake%27s%20well
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Drake well 2, record 2, English, Drake%20well
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The first successful oil well drilled ... by Edwin Drake at Titusville, Penn. in 1859. 1, record 2, English, - Drake%27s%20well
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Various historians agree that its depth was 69½ ft. 2, record 2, English, - Drake%27s%20well
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- puits de Drake
1, record 2, French, puits%20de%20Drake
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Puits productif foré par E.L. Drake à Titusville (Pennsylvanie) en 1859, marquant le début de l’industrie pétrolière américaine. 1, record 2, French, - puits%20de%20Drake
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-02-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Drake's yoke
1, record 3, English, Drake%27s%20yoke
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The first oil derrick in America, designed and built by E.L. Drake at Titusville, Pennsylvania, in 1858. 1, record 3, English, - Drake%27s%20yoke
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- derrick de Drake
1, record 3, French, derrick%20de%20Drake
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Derrick historique construit par E.L. Drake qui fora le premier puits productif de pétrole à Titusville (Pennsylvanie). 1, record 3, French, - derrick%20de%20Drake
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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