Auction 356 Old & Rare Books - Natural History - Science - Medicine
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BRIDGE BUILDING -- NAVIER, (C.L.M.H.). Rapport à Mr. Becquey, (…) et mémoir sur les ponts suspendus. Par., 1823. xxiv, 228 pp. W. 17 fold. engr. plates (incl. title to the plates). Lge-4°. Cont. hcf. (Spine skilfully rep., plates a bit foxed/stained).

First edition of this rare work on bridge building (especially suspension bridges). Besides the historical account and the description of bridges, the report contains theoretical methods for analyzing such structures. - Cf. DSB X, 2-4.

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