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1880 Applied Mechanics INVENTIONS Guns Gold Railroad

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1880 Applied Mechanics INVENTIONS Guns Gold Railroad Microphone 2v

‘Cyclopedia of Applied Mechanics’ was an important late 19th-century dictionary and reference on physical science and practical mechanics. Edited by Park Benjamin Jr in 1880, this two-volume work covers a wide range of topics from steam engines to sewing machines, lawn-mowers to pianos. And while the contents are extensive, the draw of this work is the abundance of illustrations, numbering over 4000 in-text and full-page figures!

Some of the most notable articles include discussions on

Gold; refining and milling

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Locomotives, railroad

Microphone – which was invented just a year earlier!

Item number: #6661

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BENJAMIN, Park

Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics: a dictionary of mechanical engineering and the mechanical arts.

New York: Appleton and Co., 1880. First edition.

Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

2 volumes

Vol 1 – 960p

Vol 2 – 959p

Illustrated with over 4000 figures!

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight and secure

Volume one visible repair

Size: ~10in X 7in (25cm x 17.5cm)

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