Item #38659 A SYSTEM OF USEFUL FORMULAE, ADAPTED TO THE PRACTICAL OPERATIONS OF LOCATING AND CONSTRUCTING RAILROADS: A PAPER READ BEFORE THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, DECEMBER, MDCCCXLIX. Simeon Borden.

A SYSTEM OF USEFUL FORMULAE, ADAPTED TO THE PRACTICAL OPERATIONS OF LOCATING AND CONSTRUCTING RAILROADS: A PAPER READ BEFORE THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, DECEMBER, MDCCCXLIX

Boston, MA: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1851. Hardcover. Item #38659

The main objective of the formulae is to enable the engineer to mark out the curves of a railroad with the greatest degree of precision and convenience and to locate them in situations the most desirable. 188 pages with formulae and diagrams. Bound in very dark green boards. An ex-library copy with two book plates on front end papers, blind stamp on title page, very faint library stamp on bottom, and rear hinge repaired. A solid very good copy.

Price: $85.00