Exposition of the Principles of Abbott's Hydraulic Engine.
Boston: S. Rowland Hart, Printer, 1835.
Price:
$300.00
7 engreaved plates. 132pp. 8vo. Publisher's brown cloth sopine and brown paper over boards, with printed papere label on the upper cover. About fine.
Item #353272
Abbott, a resident of South Reading, Massachusetts, designed a water- powered engine which is described in detail herein. The handsome engravings illustrate how the author's engine worked. Contains a glossary of mechanical terms at the rear. A quite elaborate work of American technology for the time.
Item #353272
Abbott, a resident of South Reading, Massachusetts, designed a water- powered engine which is described in detail herein. The handsome engravings illustrate how the author's engine worked. Contains a glossary of mechanical terms at the rear. A quite elaborate work of American technology for the time.
