kater captain (12 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.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good+. Disbound reprint. 34 pp., 1 seriously browned plate now slipped in, completely disbound reprint from Philosophical Transactions, read before the Royal Society January 13, 1825. Generally clean, though few edges sl.dusty, 2 leaves affected by browning offset from plate.

Disbound. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. With 22pp and in very good condition . Disbound - but with no loose pages or faults . A paper read before the Royal Society.

Disbound. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. With 7pp and in very good condition . Disbound - but with no loose pages or faults . A paper read before the Royal Society.

Disbound. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. With 25pp and a plate and in very good condition . Disbound - but with no loose pages or faults . A paper read before the Royal Society.

Small 8vo. x342pp. engraved title and engraved plates. Original cloth and paper label (chipped). Previous owner's name (1875). A very good sound copy.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnUnlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketc.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Very good condition, small octavo rebound in full tan calf, five raised band and titles stamped in gilt on brown label across spine, slight fading to spine and portion of rear cover, rules on front and rear covers, new end paper, original bookplate retained and pasted to front end paper, some spotting to engraved title page and 15 other plates as expected otherwise clean and bright, previous ownership neatly on printed title page, ix plus 342 pages. [QP].

Hard Cover. Zustand: Fair. Hardback, paper label to spine. 18cm x 11.5cm. 342pp. Complete with engraved title and 20 engraved plates. Binding is marked, spine discoloured and frayed to spine ends. Lower half of some plates water-stained. Previous owner's details to front blank. Private ownership. (r5).

Leather-bound. Zustand: Very Good. Small Octavo. Half-calf over marbled nonpareil boards (6 1/2 in. x 4 in.). Stamped design to vertical edges of leather wraparound spine. Leather cornerpieces quite worn. 4 raised bands to spine (5 compartments) ruled in gilt, except for title panel of contrasting (black) leather, framed top and bottom by double gilt lines. Conservator's repair to leather at top and bottom of spine, and rubbing to extremities abated. Olive green endpapers, most likely replacements. Previous owner's inked signature to top of title page. 21 full-page diagrams by H. Adlard. Pages very clean, and supple to turn. Previous owner's inked name to top of title pages and Table of Contents pages. 342 pp. Chapters Include: Properties of Matter; Inertia; Action and Reaction; Composition and Resolution of Force; Attraction; Terrestrial Gravity of the Motion of Bodies on Inclined Planes and Curves; The Centre of Gravity; The Mechanical Properties of an Axis; Of the Pendulum; Of Simple Machines; Of the Lever; Of Wheel-Work; Of the Pulley; On the Inclined Plane, Wedge, and Screw; On the Regulation and Accumulation of Force; Mechanical Contrivances for Modifying Motion; Of Friction and the Rigidity of Cordage; On the Strength of Materials; On Balances and Pendulums. The book is written by two authors, but Captain Kater is responsible only for "the chapter on Balances and Pendulums, the instruments on which the measurement of weight and time depends", and Dr. Lardner for everything else in the book. Fabulous engraving to title page by Henry Corbould, depicting three cherubic toddlers operating several fundamental machines -- a lever to move a huge boulder, a screw to crush it, and a wedge to cleave it into pieces. Corbould ". was devotedly attached to art, and was surpassed by few in professional knowledge; no painter of his time was more thoroughly acquainted with drawing; and his copies from the antique may be referred to as models of accuracy and truth. Nor was he by any means without fancy and invention: some of his book illustrations are among the most graceful and effective productions of the age; and few designers ever more completely entered into the spirit of the author." (Wikipedia) Henry Adlard (1799-1893) ".was a stipple and line engraver, and a talented soft ground etcher, who primarily worked on landscapes by contemporary artists. However, he also made numerous engravings after portraits of his contemporaries, some sporting illustrations, as well as engraved bookplates. (Gallery Direct Art, and the British Government Art Collection).

Orderd, by The House of Commons, to be Printed 25 May 1818, Folio, 41, (1) pp., 2 Taf., feiner Pappband im Stil d.Zt. Frist Edition! Henry Kater (1777-1835)British physicist of German descent. His most substantial work was the invention of Kater's pendulum, enabling the strength of gravity to be determined, first at London and subsequently at various stations throughout the country. Content: First Return in pursuance of an Address of the House of Common, of the 15th March 1816. For Ascertaining the Length of the Pendulum vibrating Second of Time in the Latitude of London, as compared with the standard Measure in the possession of the House of Commons, and for determining the Variations in Length of the said Pendulum at the principal Stations of the Trigonometrial Survey extended through Great Britain ; and also for comparing the said Standard Measure with the Ten-million part of the Quadrant of the Meridian, now used as the basis of Linear Measure on the Continent of Europe : - Viz. No. I. - Letter from J. Pond Esq. to the Right honourable Lord Viscount Sidmouth dated Royal Observatory, 17th May 1818 (p.2). No: II.- An Account of Experiments for determining the Length of the Pendulum vibrating Seconds in the Latitude of London ; by Captain Henry Kater, F.R.S. referred to in Mr. Pond's Letter to Lord Viscount Sidmouth, dated 17th May 1818 : With Two Engravings (pp.2-37, 2 plates). No.III.- On the length of the French Métre, estimated in parts of the English Standard, by Captain Henry Kater, F.R.S.; - read before the Royal Society, February 5, 1818 (pp.38-41).