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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 #38966
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 cloth. Several contemporary previous owners' names written on the front free endpaper. Wear to the cloth along the spine ends and corners. An about very good copy.
Price: $75.00
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