The principles of mechanics : explaining and demonstrating the general laws of motion, the laws of gravity, motion of descending bodies, projectiles, mechanic powers, pendulums, centers of gravity, &c., strength and stress of timber, hydrostatics, and construction of machines : a work very necessary to be known, by all gentlemen, and others, that desire to have an insight into the works of nature and art, and extremely useful to all sorts of artificers, particularly to architects, engineers, shipwrights, millwrights, watchmakers, &c. or any that work in a mechanical way.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Emerson, William, 1701-1782.

Contributor:

Founders Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mechanics--Early works to 1800.

Mechanics.

Mechanical engineering--Early works to 1800.

Mechanical engineering.

Penn Provenance:

Cranch, Richard (Autograph)

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages, viii pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 284 pages, 43 folded leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm (4to)

Edition:

The second edition, corrected, and very much enlarged, with 43 copper-plates.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for J. Richardson ..., 1758.

Notes:

Preface signed: W. Emerson.

Vertical chain-lines.

OCLC:

147406513