THE MAGNETISM OF SHIPS, AND THE DEVIATIONS OF THE COMPASS. A Series of Papers from the Transactions of Foreign Societies
Published by Government Printing Office, Washington, 1867
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Reprinted, by order of The Secretary of the Navy. Papers and documents by Poisson, G. B. Airy, Archibald Smith, Frederick John Evans and W. W. Rundell. Illustrated with charts and diagrams, some folding. Half brown leather over marbled boards, raised bands, six spine compartments stamped within in black and gilt, marbled page edges. About very good with name and date on front endpaper, edges and spine rubbed, boards visible at tips, quarter-sized chip from marbled paper on rear cover, and moderate darkening and marginal staining up to page 17 but remaining text bright and clean (appears to be printed on different paper).
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- THE MAGNETISM OF SHIPS, AND THE DEVIATIONS OF THE COMPASS. A Series of Papers from the Transactions of Foreign Societies
- Author
- Poisson, [Simeon Denis]. B. Franklin Greene, editor
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office, Washington
- Publication year
- 1867
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller catalogs
- MILITARY, NONFICTION, SCIENTIFIC
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