The Collected Works of Count Rumford: Complete five-volume set.
by Brown, S.C. (editor)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- New/new
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Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, United States
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About This Item
1968 - 1970. Hardcover. New/new. Edited reprint (1968 - 1970) of the scientific publications of Benjamin Thompson (later Count Rumford). The five volumes total over 2500 pages, with some illustrations, and center on studies of the nature, practical applications, devices and techniques of heat, e.g. "Heat developed in condensation" and "Salubrity of warm rooms." Also treated, in individual volumes, are "Light and Armament" and "Public Institutions."
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- Bookseller
- Tesseract (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 118
- Title
- The Collected Works of Count Rumford
- Author
- Brown, S.C. (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- new
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1968 - 1970
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.