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1050
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.€ 200
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