L. E. Barrows: Mechanical Laboratory Reports, Vol. I. Circa 1900.
by [engines]; Barrows, L. E
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- Hardcover
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New York, New York, United States
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1900. Very Good. Gilt-ruled quarter morocco and mottled cloth over boards, with lettering stamped in gilt on upper board and spine; contains hundreds of pages of handwritten notes, charts, diagrams, schematics, graphs, and mathematical computations, with numerous folding blueprints and 18 cyanotypes (5 x 7). Boards scuffed, mostly along the edges; small tear at head of spine; hinges cracked. Internally bright and clean.
An account of Barrows test of the Payne Throttling Engine, Triple Expansion Engine, High Pressure Cylinder, the Penberthy Injector Test, the Ohio Gasoline Engine, and other experiments at Sibley College, Department of Experimental Engineering.
An account of Barrows test of the Payne Throttling Engine, Triple Expansion Engine, High Pressure Cylinder, the Penberthy Injector Test, the Ohio Gasoline Engine, and other experiments at Sibley College, Department of Experimental Engineering.
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- Sanctuary Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D1419
- Title
- L. E. Barrows: Mechanical Laboratory Reports, Vol. I. Circa 1900.
- Author
- [engines]; Barrows, L. E
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1900
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