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Lodge, O J

Lightning Conductors

1892

70.00 €

Science Books

(London, United Kingdom)
Closed until Nov. 29, 2024.

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Details

Year of publication
1892
Place of printing
London, Whittaker
Author
Lodge, O J
Pages
544pp + cat.
Keyword
elettricita', parafulmini, electricity, lightning conductors

Description

First (only) edition, full title Lightning Conductors and Lightning Guards, from The Specialist series. Original editorial blue cloth with gilt decoration on the front board and gilt lettering on spine, spine darkened, frayed and chipped at head and tail with tear on the hinge, stamp on title (not library), paper age-yellowed, inside in good conditions with only sporadic mild foxing, otherwise a good copy.
A classic, comprehensive early work on lightning conductors by the famous physicist Oliver Lodge, challenging many of the current beliefs or ideas on the best methods to protect buildings from lightning, with several diagrams and tables.
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