Exposition of the Principles of Abbott's Hydraulic Engine ....
- orig. cloth backed bds. with paper label on frt. .
- Boston: Hart, 1835
Boston: Hart, 1835. First Edition.. orig. cloth backed bds. with paper label on frt. .. A very good, bright copy.. 8vo. There are 7 plates and text illus. .
A most interesting and original work that offers Abbott's designs for several different kinds of water driven engines and the materials to construct them. The author, however, overlooked the simple economic fact that the marginal cost of man power was less than the complex engines. Water power was also quickly displaced by steam in the coming decade. S & S # 29910.
A most interesting and original work that offers Abbott's designs for several different kinds of water driven engines and the materials to construct them. The author, however, overlooked the simple economic fact that the marginal cost of man power was less than the complex engines. Water power was also quickly displaced by steam in the coming decade. S & S # 29910.
Details
Title
Exposition of the Principles of Abbott's Hydraulic Engine ....
Author
Abbott, J
Binding
orig. cloth backed bds. with paper label on frt. .
Condition
Very Good
Publisher
Hart: Boston
Date
1835
Edition
First Edition.