THE RESISTANCE OF THE AIR AND AVIATION: EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED AT THE
by EIFFEL, G
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1913. EIFFEL, G., transl. Jerome C. HUNSAKER. THE RESISTANCE OF THE AIR AND AVIATION: EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED AT THE CHAMP-DE-MARS LABORATORY. London: Constable & Co./Boston: Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1913. 2nd edition, revised and enlarged. xvi + 242 pp. 4to., red cloth sunned to brown at spine, stamped in gilt and blind. Cloth soiled, corners bumped. B/w photo reproductions, diagrams in the text; large folding b/w charts at rear. A few of the charts have pencil notations. Binding sound and text clean, complete.
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- Boston Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84181
- Title
- THE RESISTANCE OF THE AIR AND AVIATION: EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED AT THE
- Author
- EIFFEL, G
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1913
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Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
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