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Thomson, W (Lord Kelvin)

Popular Lectures and Addresses Vol. III

London, Macmillan, 1891

30,00 €

Science Books

(London, Royaume-Uni)

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Détails

Année
1891
Auteur
Thomson, W (Lord Kelvin)
Éditeurs
London, Macmillan
Thème
science, navigation, sea, maritime, geology, compasses, lighthouses, marine science, oceans, submarine telegraphy cables, terrestrial magnetism
Langues
Anglais

Description

511pp + cat. VG/none First edition. Editorial green cloth, bright gilt lettering on spine, minimal wear on upper corner, some mild foxing on endpapers, private ex-libris on pastedown, overall a VG copy. The three volumes of Thomson’s Popular Lectures and Addresses were published at different times (this was issued before Vol. II). Volume III comes with its own Index and it is devoted to navigation and marine science. From the Contents: Navigation, The Tides, Terrestrial Magnetism and the Mariner’s Compass, On Deep-Sea Sounding by Pianoforte Wire, On Lighthouse Characteristics, On the Forces Concerned in the Laying and Lifting Deep-Sea Cables.