Surveying Instruments : Design, Construction, Testing & Adjustment 1926 Book

US $3500

City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
May 29th

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Surveying Instruments : design, construction, testing & adjustment 1926 Book Surveying Instruments : design, construction, testing & adjustment 1926 Book On offer here is a book titled "Surveying Instruments : Their Design, Construction, Testing & Adjustment" by R.M. Abraham, M.I.E.E., F.R.A.S. Published by C.F. Casella & Co. Ltd., Regent House, Fitzroy Square, London, W.1. No date of publication but COPAC give the date of 1926. CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Manufacture and Care of Surveying Instruments III. The Optics of Surveying Instruments IV. Spirit Levels V. Graduation of Instruments VI. Transit Theodolite VII. Levelling Instruments VIII. Simple Surveying Instruments IX. Levelling Staves X. Photographic Surveying XI. Investigation of the Upper Atmosphere XII. Geodetic Surveying XIII. Topography XIV. Astronomical Work XV. Prismatic Astrolabe XVI. Gravity XVII. Measurement of Magnetic Declination XVIII. Sextant XIX. Wireless Time Signals for the Determination of Longitude XX. Mine Surveying XXI. Errors in the Measurement of Angles XXII. Barometers and Hypsometers Index 8 3/4 by 5 3/4 inches. Hardback in blue cloth with gilt title to the spine. 309 pages including index. 237 b&w illustrations throughout the text. White shelf number to the bottom of the spine and a cancelled British Lending Library stamp to the title page. No other library marks anywhere else. Soiling and marks to the cloth. Bumping and rubbing to the board corners. Wear and small tears to the top and tail of the spine. A small split to the bottom edge of the spine, nearest the back board. A few small bumps to the board foredges. Endpapers dusty and age toned. Contents age toned but paper supple. A small red ink spot to the bottom edge of the textblock affecting the very bottom edge of a few pages by a tiny amount. No text affected. Some occasional dusty marks but overall clean. Please scroll down to view images and please check out my other vintage science and technical books. UK customers: I accept cheques drawn on UK banks or postal orders. I accept PayPal. The packaged book weighs 687g. Postage within the UK will be Free by Royal Mail 1st Class Recorded delivery. International customers: I accept Paypal Cost price Postage to Europe will be £6.95 by Royal Mail Printed Papers Airmail delivery. Cost price Postage to the USA, Canada and Australia will be £10.40 by Royal Mail Printed Papers Airmail delivery. All other destinations please enquire. _gsrx_vers_577 (GS 6.7.5 (577))