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WOOD, Nicholas.- Traité pratique des chemins...
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Category:Everything Else / Other
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Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 EUR
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This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2003 Mar 29 @ 10:30UTC+1
WOOD, Nicholas.- Traité pratique des chemins de fer, traduit de l'ouvrage anglais (2e édition), avec des notes et additions par F. de Montricher et E. de Franqueville, ingénieurs des ponts-et-chaussées, et H. de Ruole. Avec planches. Augmenté des leçons faites sur les chemins de fer à l'Ecole des Ponts-et-Chaussées en 1833-1834 par M. Minard. Accompagnées de planches. S.l., n., d. 2 vol. in-8° (texte : [titre]-pp. 287-500) et in-4° (22 planches num. 1-14 et 1-8, parfois sur double page, manque au coin inf. de la dern.). Rel. moderne : bradel plein papier marbré, dos lisse à étiq. de cuir bleu.
Texte sur 2 colonnes extrait d'un ouvrage ou collection non identifiés, suivi, comme mentionné sur le titre, des 9 leçons données à l'école des Ponts-et-Chaussées. Les planches émanent de l'imprimerie de Thomas Lejeune à Bruxelles.
Wood (1795-1865) est connu pour avoir proposé en 1820 l'usage de la vapeur pour les locomotives, usage qu'il défend dans ce présent ouvrage (l'orig. en anglais date de 1825). Il a aussi joué un rôle important pour le développement de la sécurité dans les mines. 300 Euros
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