A Treatise for the More Readily Finding By Inspection the Cubical Contents of Earthwork, from 1 to 100 Feet in Depth; and also applicable to cuttings 2,3,4, or any number of times greater; with proper rules and examples for calculating the contents of nearly every description of excavation, possessing either plain or irregular surfaces, with mixed, curved, and rectilinear figures.
Published by Newcastle-upon-Tyne: John Selkirk, 1847. Illustrations in text. Signature of William Gillespie (civil engineering professor at Union College) on the title-page, with a few annotations to the preface in his hand., 1847
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First printing. Hardcover. Ex-library, with usual indications; internally sound. Spine perished; both covers detached but present.
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- Title
- A Treatise for the More Readily Finding By Inspection the Cubical Contents of Earthwork, from 1 to 100 Feet in Depth; and also applicable to cuttings 2,3,4, or any number of times greater; with proper rules and examples for calculating the contents of nearly every description of excavation, possessing either plain or irregular surfaces, with mixed, curved, and rectilinear figures.
- Author
- Blackett, T. Oswald
- Publisher
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne: John Selkirk, 1847. Illustrations in text. Signature of William Gillespie (civil engineering professor at Union College) on the title-page, with a few annotations to the preface in his hand.
- Publication year
- 1847
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Waverly & Rugby Books
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AbeBooks seller since April 2, 2001
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Waverly & Rugby Books is a mail-order, internet-order, and by appointment dealership specializing in scholarly books in philosophy, history of science, and the history of ideas. We are developing a specialization in golf books, and we have some general stock. Founded formally in 1999 by two retired teachers, Karen and Jan Ludwig, one of whom had spent thirty years on the fringes of the business, Waverly & Rugby Books has a sizeable stock of books in the above fields. As we are only gradually entering our books on the internet, want lists and inquiries pertaining to our areas of specialization are always welcome.…
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