harold edwin hurst (12 Ergebnisse)

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

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Constable, London, 1957, 2nd edition. In-8, 331 pages. Original cloth with dust-jacket, a very good copy. From the library of Egyptologist Charles Cornell Van Siclen III (VSX). Language: English. This book ships from the USA, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (TXR). Relevant subjects: Egypt: History, Astronomy & Geography.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the principles of physics, covering topics such as mechanics, electromagnetism, and quantum mechanics. The author's clear and concise explanations make this a valuable resource for students and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the workings of the natural world.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. None (illustrator). First edition. An interesting piece of engineering history. Being a report regarding the Asuan/Aswan Dam, a pioneering piece of irrigation engineering in Egypt. This report looks at the motion of water through sluices. This report also has an excerpt of proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol ccxviii, Session 1923-1924 part ii. The Institution was the first professional engineering body and was formed during the late eighteenth/early nineteenth centuries. The ICE have issued numerous works over the years. This report has some interesting provenance as it is from the library of Frederic Newhouse (1883-1969), sometime inspector-general of Egyptian irrigation in the Sudan. With his inscription to the front wrap. With several in-text diagrams and tables. Written by Harold Edwin Hurst and David Alexander Fraser Watt, with an abstract of the discussion upon the papers. Edited by the secretary of The Institution, H H Jeffcott. A fascinating piece of history from the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan condominium. In the original paper wraps. Externally, generally smart. Front wrap is torn at the joint and may detach with further handling. Loss to the head and tail of spine. Internally, generally firmly bound though strained in places. Pages are bright and clean. Good. book.

Paperback. Zustand: Good Only. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A presentation copy of this very scarce report on the volumes of water discharged through the sluices of the Assuan dam. The first edition of this report by leading hydrologist and namesake of the 'Hurst Exponent', Harold Edwin Hurst and Murdoch MacDonald, who was responsible for the first stages of the Giza irrigation scheme and went on to become adviser to Egypt's Minister of Public Works.An authors' presentation copy of this work, with the inscription 'F. Newhouse Esg. Khartoum, with the authors' compliments' to the head of the front wrap. This work is from the library of Frederic Newhouse (1883-1969), sometime inspector-general of Egyptian irrigation in the Sudan.Illustrated with a folding plate featuring graphs displaying quantities of discharge from the Nile.This work discusses the methods of measuring the discharge and volume of water flowing through the Nile in the region of the Assuan - or Aswan - dam, a gravity masonry buttress dam found to be inadequate for development needs and raised nine metres between 1929 and 1933 under the supervision of MacDonald.This work also contains an excerpt of proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. ccxii, Session 1920-1921, Part II. This is a very scarce publication from the Institution, the first professional engineering body formed in the early nineteenth century, and one of many works published by them. Publisher's original front wrap detached, with rear wrap absent. Edgewear to front wrap, with authors' inscription to wrap head. Internally, binding significantly strained between gatherings. Pages clean and bright. Good Only. signed by author. book.

Hardcover. Octavo, Four volumes. In Good condition. Ex-library with usual markings, including labels on spine, pinhole stamp and library markings on title pages, library pocket or glue stains on rear endpapers. Spines are green with gold print. Boards in green cloth. Light wear to spine caps, light blemishes from removed labels. Illustrated: color maps (folded), b&w/sepia maps and plates (some folded). At head of title: Ministry of Public Works, Egypt. Physical Department". NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Column D. CONTENTS: The Lake Plateau Basin of the Nile (Physical Department Paper No. 21) (1925; v, 75 pages) - The Lake Plateau Basin of the Nile. Second Part (Physical Department Paper No. 21) (1927; vii, 66 pages) - The Nile Basin. Volume I. General Description of the Basin, Meteorology, Topography of the White Nile Basin (Physical Department Paper No. 26) (xi, 144 pages) - The Nile Basin. Volume VIII. The Hydrology of the Sobat and White Nile and the Topography of the Blue Nile and Atbara (Physical Department Paper No. 55) (1950; x, 141 pages, 2 large folded color maps in rear pocket). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. 1373245. FP New Rockville Stock.