Practical Essay on the Strength of Cast Iron and Other Metals - Containing Practical Rules, Tables, and Examples, Founded on a Series of Experiments, with an Extensive Table of the Properties of Materials (Paperback)

Although cast iron was used in pagoda construction in ancient China, it was in Britain in the eighteenth century that new methods allowed for its production in quantities that enabled widespread use. An engineer who had educated himself tirelessly in technical subjects from carpentry to architecture, Thomas Tredgold (1788 1829) first published this work in 1822. It served as a standard textbook for British engineers in the early nineteenth century, and several translations extended its influence on the continent. Reissued here in the fourth edition of 1842, edited and annotated by the structural engineer Eaton Hodgkinson (1789 1861), who presents his own research in the second volume, this work addresses both practical and mathematical questions in assessing metallic strength. In Volume 1, wherever progress has been made since the original publication, Hodgkinson adds notes to Tredgold's original text, pointing out certain errors."

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
Release date:	May 2014
First published:	May 2014
Authors:	Thomas Tredgold
Editors:	Eaton Hodgkinson
Dimensions:	217 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	338
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-07034-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science
LSN:	1-108-07034-5
Barcode:	9781108070348

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