Search Results: Science and Nature from Henry Berry, books/ephemera

[1942 WORLD WAR II MILITARY AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION; ARTHUR CASAGRANDE; RARE ARTICLE] PROPOSED SOIL CLASSIFICATION FOR AIRFIELD PROJECTS by A. Casagrande, Cambridge, Mass., Sept 5. 1942, in upper right corner U. S. Engr. Off., Division Engr., North Atl. Division, NA 6790, NAD 36/1, 10/8/42, New York, NY, light purple mimeograph pages, 8 pages of text, 8-1/2" x 11", single space, followed by 1 page fold out chart Table 1 –Soil Classification for Airfield Projects, 4 page carbon copy, single space letter dated November 10, 1942, from a major in the U. S. Engineer Office, New York, to The Division Engineer, North Atlantic Division on the point the study has reached to date and plans for further study noting that "Dr.Casagrande [reports] that it is difficult to set up a soil classification which will apply to subgrades, base and surface courses [because of] variations in soils", followed by a copy of a letter from the War Department and a copy of a letter from the Division Engineer Office of the North… Read More

[1938 ENGINEERING HYDRAULICS MANUSCRIPT; WATERWAYS, ENVIRONMENT, HURRICANE CONTROL; RARE] GRAPHICAL METHOD OF ANALYZING COMPOUND FLOOD HYDROGRAPHS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING UNIT HYDROGRAPHS, by C. T. McCarthy, Hydraulic Engineer, published by U. S. Engineer Office, Providence, R. I., March 1938, typescript manuscript/teletype copy, 8-1/2" x 11", bound in stiff tan manila covers, about 25 pages of text including a few full-pages of typescript charts, 8 hand-drawn graphs interspersed in the last few text/typescript pages, 4 fold-out and 1 single-page photocopies of graphs bound in in different parts, handwritten along top of manila front cover "F. L. Panuzio, Flood Routing and Unit Graph" and "Flood Routing and United Graph…C. T. McCarthy" along right edge of the front cover; RARE, no copies found for sale (1/29/21), no copies recorded at WorldCat/OCLC (5/29/21), possibly the only surviving or one-of-a-kind copy, unusual that this document published by a government agency is apparently not found in… Read More

KINEMATICS - NOTES AND PROBLEMS by Walter H. James and Alvin Sloane, copyright 1934 by authors, softcover/paper wraps, 6" x 9", iii+93 pages, diagrams, illustrations, formulas, mathematical signs, the first paragraph of the authors' Preface is, "The purpose of these notes is as follows: First to present in condensed form a summary of the more common algebraic and graphical methods of determining displacements, velocities, accelerations, etc., including a somewhat detailed consideration of the use of vectors for this purpose. Second, to discuss a number of principles and processes which enter into the solution of problems in kinematics and dynamics and which go beyond the scope of the usual textbooks on Applied Kinematics and Mechanics."; RARE, none found for sale, 2 only recorded at WorldCat/OCLC (5/10/21); CONDITION: very good condition, previous owner's name at top of inside front cover with 1935 date, pages lightly age-toned, light wear to cover including some light creases and edgewear, short tear… Read More

[TOBACCOIANA; INNOVATIVE/PATENTED CIGARETTE MAKING MACHINE PROCESS, 1960s] THE MICROFLAKE STORY, A Presentation to the Industrial Research Institute, Colorado Springs, Colorado, on May 16, 1962, by Hamilton Herman, Vice President and Director, Research and Development Division, and Dr. William P. Cadogan, Manager, Chemical Development Laboratory, published by American Machine and Foundry Company [AMF]/Research and Development Division, 1962, leatherette binder with blindstamping showing title on first interior page and gilded lettering of publisher, 8-1/2" x 11", pages unnumbered/about 150 pages, illustrations, photographs, charts, diagrams, tables, illustrations ranging from cartoon-like drawings, diagrams of chemical properties, photographs of machines, and cost-analysis charts relating to AMF's development of tobacco in rolls for cigarettes and cigars and the flexibility and commitment to innovation AMF displayed in developing this new product which revolutionized the cigarette and tobacco… Read More

[1870s THOMAS PARKIN SIGNED BRITISH ORNITHOLOGIST IN TEXAS 2 bound articles] THOMAS PARKIN ASSOCIATION, noted British ornithologist, signed item concerning his time in Galveston, Texas, observing birds near the Texas shore, Parkin ownership signatures and notes on front endpages of two bound pamphlets, Thomas Parkin ownership signature and notes in pen on front pages, (on a blank front endpage) "Thomas Parkin, Annuach [sic, for Anahuac], Chambers, Co[ounty], Texas (area that is today Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, established 1963), (on facing page, blank front endpage), " I was up the Galveston River in January and February 1879, T. P." Thomas Parkin bookplate inside front cover, two bound pamphlets, 5-3/4" x 9", half-leather with marbled boards, (1) ART[ICLE] XXVI — NOTES ON THE ORNITHOLOGY OF THE REGION ABOUT THE SOURCE OF THE RED RIVER OF TEXAS, FROM OBSERVATIONS MADE DURING THE EXPLORATIONS CONDUCTED BY LIEUT. E. H. RUFFNER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U.S.A., by C. A. H. McCauley, Annotated by Dr.… Read More

[1943 ENGINEERING HYDRAULICS MANUSCRIPT PHOTOCOPY; WATERWAYS, ENVIRONMENT, HURRICANE CONTROL; RARE] THE SAF STILLING BASIN by Fred. W. Blaisdell, Associate Hydraulic Engineer, with assistance of the Soil Conservation Service Staff at the St. Anthony Falls Hydraulic Laboratory, University of Michigan, published Minneapolis, Minnesota 1943, III—-786, with stamp "U. S. Waterways Experiment Station Library, Vicksburg, Mississippi" at bottom of title page and at the bottom of the illustration of a stilling basin on the front/cover page, staple-bound in manila paper covers (front cover detached but present), 8-1/2" x 11", 15 pages of photocopies of typescript text, 2 pages of charts and diagrams bound in following text, RARE early version of this work, none found for sale (5/29/21), only about 5 recorded at WorldCat/OCLC (5/29/21); NOTES: Fred W. Blaidell, 1911-98, noted hydraulic engineer who did influential work on the design and construction of stilling basins in the mid 20th century; STILLING BASIN: a… Read More

[VICTOR X-RAY CORPORATION SERVICE SUGGESTIONS, 1928, 4 ISSUES] SERVICE SUGGESTIONS, Volume XXVIII, Numbers 3-6 [of 6 for this volume/year], May-June, 1928, through November-December, 1928, 4 issues, published by Victor X-Ray Corporation, 1928, A General Electric Organization, 8-3/4" x 9-1/2", 12 pages each, photographs, illustrations, charts, graphs, each issue with light vertical midfold /// CONDITION: well-preserved, minimal wear, kept in binder by previous owner.

[VICTOR X-RAY CORPORATION SERVICE SUGGESTIONS, 1929, COMPLETE YEAR/6 ISSUES] SERVICE SUGGESTIONS, Volume XXIX, Numbers 1-6, January-February, 1929, etc., 6 issues/complete year, published by Victor X-Ray Corporation, 1929, A General Electric Organization, 8-3/4" x 9-1/2", 12 pages per issue except for May-June, 1929, with front cover notice "Shock-Proof X-Ray Apparatus Now Available" with 32 pages, photographs, illustrations, charts, graphs, each issue with light vertical midfold /// CONDITION: well-preserved, minimal wear, kept in binder by previous owner.