The Earth and its Mechanism; Being an Account of the Various Proofs of the Rotation of the Earth with a Description of the Instruments Used in the Experimental Demonstrations; to Which is Added the Theory of Foucault's Pendulum and Gyroscope

Worms, Henry

Published by Published by Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts and Green First Edition . London 1862., 1862

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First edition hard back binding in publisher's original russet cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine, blind tooling to the covers. 8vo 9'' x 6'' xiv, 296 [pages.]. Numerous woodcuts and diagrams throughout. Front end paper missing and in Very Good clean and tight condition, this is NOT an ex-library copy. Loosely enclosed are two papers from The Royal Institution [1851-1854] by C. Wheatstone, M. E. Wilde, Thomas G. Bunt, on 'Fessel's Gyroscope', 'On the Gyreidometer', 'Pendulum Experiments.' Member of the P.B.F.A. ASTRONOMY & COSMOLOGY.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Earth and its Mechanism; Being an Account of the Various Proofs of the Rotation of the Earth with a Description of the Instruments Used in the Experimental Demonstrations; to Which is Added the Theory of Foucault's Pendulum and Gyroscope
• Publisher: Published by Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts and Green First Edition . London 1862.
• Publication Date: 1862
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good