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Principles and construction of machinery ; a practical treatise on the laws of the transmission of power, and of the strength and proportions of the various elements of prime movers, mill-work, and machinery generally ... / by Francis Campin.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1869 Campin
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Campin, Francis.
- Series:
- Mechanical library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mechanical engineering.
- Machinery.
- Physical Description:
- 288 p. ill. 19 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London, Atchley & Co. [1869]
- Contents:
- Force or pressure
- Work, power, and motion
- General law for all machines modifying force
- Center of gravity
- mechanical powers
- Elements for changing the nature of movements
- Friction
- On the construction of machinery and mill-work
- Steam and hot-air engines
- Boilers and furnaces
- Water-wheels and turbines
- Pumps and hydraulic machines
- Marine engineering
- Materials used in construction
- Manipulation of timber and metals
- One the working of metals cold
- Joints, bearings, and packings
- Foundations and framing
- Adaptation of machinery to special purposes
- Physical science considered in relation to mechanics
- Electrical and chemical machinery
- Miscellaneous
- Estimation of quantities.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Ex libris: NY Mercantile Library.
- OCLC:
- 17685533
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