Day st john vincent (16 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

First edition, 15, [1]pp., 2 folding plates at end, orig. printed wrappers.

First edition, 16pp., original printed wrappers, a good copy. In astronomy, parallax is the only direct method by which distances to objects (typically stars) beyond the Solar System can be measured.

First Edition. Author's PRESENTATION copy; inscribed and dated. Good to very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth over bevelled boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 278 pages; Physical description; xxiii, 278 p. : ill., plates (3 fold.) ; 23 cm. Half title: Prehistoric iron and steel. Includes bibliographical references. Subjects; Iron age. Steel - History & use. Prehistoric peoples. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Author's PRESENTATION copy, inscribed and dated. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 123 pages; Physical description; viii, 126 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. "including a critical examination of Sir Henry James' "Notes on the Great Pyramid of Egypt"." -- t.p. Subjects; Great Pyramid (Egypt). Pyramids - Egypt - Design and construction. Pyramids - Egypt - Religious aspects. Egypt - Antiquities. 1 Kg.…

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. A sought after copy of this heavily illustrated Victorian engineering encyclopaedia, from pioneering mathematician and physicist W. J. M. Rankine. The first edition of this very scarce and profusely illustrated folio work, offering a substantial reference of machinery and tools. Published at the cusp of the Second Industrial Revolution. In a contemporary half calf binding with cloth boards. No half title, as issued. Illustrated with 104 engraved plates showing the plans, sections and elevations of steel-making apparatus, rolling mills, slotting machines, cranes, nut and bolt machinery, drilling machines, etc. Engraved from working drawings furnished by the makers. With many dual-spread, as well as two folding tables to the rear. Plate D2-4 (not stated to the contents) bound to the rear. Collated, complete. Separate pagination for each plate, with 1-4 pp. of descriptive letterpress per plate, followed by a 74pp essay on the strength and qualities of wood and metals, and a 6pp essay on the puddling of iron. Compiled by distinguished Scottish mathematician and physicist W. J. Macquorn Rankine, with an additional essay by St. John Vincent Day. Rankine was a founding contributor to the science of thermodynamics, particularly focusing on its First Law. He also developed the Rankine scale, a Fahrenheit-based equivalent to the Celsius-based Kelvin scale of temperature. His manuals of engineering science and practice were used for many decades after their publication. In a contemporary half calf binding with cloth boards.Externally, with rubbing and marks to the extremities. Mild damp stains to the boards. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with occasional light spots. Tide mark affecting the outer margin of the first and last few leaves. Creasing and a small nick to the title page. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…