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A Practical and Scientific Treatise on Calcareous Mortars and Cements, Artificial and Natural (Paperback)
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A Practical and Scientific Treatise on Calcareous Mortars and Cements, Artificial and Natural (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
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Having devised an artificial cement in 1817, Louis-Joseph Vicat
(1786 1861) sought to share and further the science surrounding
calcareous cements. His son, Joseph Vicat, went on to found the
eponymous company which became an international manufacturer of
cement. This work was first published in French in 1828 and is
reissued here in the English translation of 1837. Vicat addresses
the subject of limes, the ingredients used to prepare mortars and
cements, and how these building materials are affected by
environmental conditions, such as immersion in water or exposure to
damp soil and inclement weather. He also compares binding products
of the time with those developed by the ancient Egyptians, Romans
and Greeks. The translator, J. T. Smith, provides helpful
explanatory notes and clarifies technical terms. Charles William
Pasley's Observations on Limes, Calcareous Cements, Mortars,
Stuccos, and Concrete (1838) is also reissued in this series."
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