MOTOR CARS. - And the application of Mechanical Power to Road Vehicles. With 100 illustrations.
MOTOR CARS. - And the application of Mechanical Power to Road Vehicles. With 100 illustrations.
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1902
- Place of printing
- London,
- Author
- JENKINS Rhys
- Publishers
- Fisher Unwin,
- Keyword
- TECNOLOGIA IND MECCANICHE, AUTOMOBILI VEICOLI DA STRADA MECCANICA
Description
In-8 p. (mm. 226x140), pregevole legatura edit. con figura e titolo dorati al piatto, decorazione e titolo oro al dorso, pp. XVIII,371, con una straordinaria documentazione iconografica in bianco e nero - foto e disegni - come da Indice (numerose sono le belle tavole a piena pagina), a partire dal first steam carriage - Cugnot, 1770, impresso al frontespizio. Nell'opera: Animal power carriages - Spring-motor carriages - Carriages propelled by the wind - The early attempts to apply steam power to road vehicles - The steam-carriage boom, 1821-1840 - The application of compressed air - Steam carriages, 1858-1881 - Electric carriages - The modern revival - The petrol motor - Petrol carriages of to-day: British / Continental and American - Motor cycles - Modern steam and electric carriages - Motor wagons and vans - Gearing, brakes, tyres, horse-power.Esemplare su carta forte, molto ben conservato.
