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x + 230 pp. Index. 31 plates, 17 figs, 2 folding tables (data on screw propellers in the U.S. Navy). c1895, title page says First Edition First Thousand. Contents include: Screws of Various Character; Expanding Pitch; Fractions of Pitch of Screws, Their Configuration, Generatix, etc.; Measuring the Screw; Drawings of Screw Propellers and Their Construction; Steam Lines, etc.,; Marine Propulsion; Jet Propulsion; Thrust, Advance, Slip, Friction; The Supply of Water to a Screw; The Position of the Screw; Causes of Vibration; Forms and Dimensions of Screw Propellers; Material Best Suited for Propeller Blades, Appendices. Dark blue cloth blindstamped, spine gilt, spine tips bit rubbed, occasional mark covers and rubbing at corners, interior pages bit toned, pencil notation on last page, otherwise sturdy and clean.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Title: Screw Propellers and Marine Propulsion
Categories: Phys.Science/Math/Engineering,
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: New York, John Wiley & Sons: 1902
Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Good with no dust jacket
Seller ID: 000764
Keywords: Marine Engineerings; Steam Engines,