A treatise on the Principles and Practice of Levelling. Showing its Application to Purposes of Railway Engineering and the Construction of Roads, &c.

Frederick W. Simms

Published by Crosby Lockwood and Co., London, 1884

About this Item

Seventh edition of this work concerning the practice and application of levelling, by Frederick Simms. Seventh edition of this work. Civil engineer Frederick Walter Simms's treatise on the principles and practice of levelling, with notes and illustrations concerning its application to the engineering of railways, construction of roads, and more.Revised and corrected with additions of Mr Law's practical examples for setting our railway curves and Mr Trautwine's field practice of laying out circular curves.Illustrated with plates and woodcuts, some folding. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally with some shelf wear, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine, minor damp marks to rear board, back strip slightly faded. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A treatise on the Principles and Practice of Levelling. Showing its Application to Purposes of Railway Engineering and the Construction of Roads, &c.
• Publisher: Crosby Lockwood and Co., London
• Publication Date: 1884
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: Not Stated
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book
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