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1844 Simms Mathematical Instruments Surveying ASTRONOMY

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1844 Simms Mathematical Instruments Surveying ASTRONOMY Navigation Construction

Frederick Walter Simms was a British engineer who was known for his contributions to British surveying and engineering. He helped construct railroads, promoted use of asphalts, and made improvements to tunnel building. He published an important treatise on the principles of these construction techniques – ‘Treatise on the Principal Mathematical Instruments’.

This 1844 first American edition includes impressive, detailed illustrations of astronomical and navigational instruments.

Item number: #11877

Price: $550

SIMMS, Frederick Walter

A treatise on the principal mathematical instruments employed in surveying, levelling, and astronomy: explaining their construction, adjustments, and use. With tables.

Baltimore : Fielding Lucas, [1844].

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Collation: Complete with all pages

[Xvii], 134, [33]

Intext illustrations throughout

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure

Size: ~9.5in X 6in (23.5cm x 15cm)

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