Principles practice geophysical prospecting von broughton edge (4 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. This 1931 book contains the report of an extended field study of various parts of Australia from 1928 to 1930. Editor(s): Broughton Edge, A. B.; Laby, T.H. Num Pages: 404 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PHVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 212 x 21. Weight in Grams: 918. . 2012. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Originally published in 1931, this book contains the report of the Imperial Geophysical Experimental Survey regarding an extended field study carried out in various parts of Australia from 1928 to 1930. The aim of the study was to test the applicability of geophysical methods in a range of conditions which were seen as representative of different parts of the British Empire. Electrical, gravimetric, magnetic and, to a limited extent, seismic methods were examined in areas containing sulphide and other ores, brown coal, graphite and saline waters. The text contains an account of the study, together with numerous illustrative figures and a detailed index, it will be of value to anyone with an interest in the development of geophysics.…

Cambridge: The University Press, 1931. 4to (277 x 210mm). Original maroon cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt; pp. [2 (blank l.)], xiii, [1 (blank)], 372; frontispiece map after D.F. McGregor, 8 plates, 7 folding, 6 bound to throw clear, illustrations, diagrams, and maps, some full-page, and letterpress tables in the text; cloth slightly discolored and a little rubbed at extremities, corners lightly bumped, very occasional light marking, otherwise a very good, internally-fresh copy. First edition. This work records the findings of the Imperial Geophysical Experimental Survey, which experimented with a number of surveying techniques in various areas throughout Australia; as Sir David Rivett (the Chairman of the Australian Geophysical Executive Committee) states in his preface, 'The object was not to prospect for minerals but to test the applicability of various geophysical methods under field conditions in Australia which, it was considered, might be regarded as fairly characteristic of considerable portions of the British Empire'.Provenance: Jones, Yarrell & Co., London (bookseller's ticket on lower pastedown) -- 'Ex RS 7/3/44 17/6' (inscription on upper pastedown, presumably recording gift to:) -- The Royal Institution (discreet blindstamp on title).…