Dividing Engines. Letters Patent to William Ford Stanley [.] for the Invention of "Improvements in Straight-Line Dividing Engines and Tools for Regulating Distances." A.D. 1865, 4th May No. 1245. This item is unavailable.
Published by George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers, London, 1865
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Pamphlet. 5 pp., plus a fold out schematic of the invention. A letters patent describing the improvements made to Stanley's previous invention of the dividing engine. This describes the improvements and features a schematic. William Ford Stanley was a British inventor and engineer, known for his precision drawing, mathematical and survey equipment. GOOD condition. Paper brittle, with chips, tears and flaking along the edges. General toning. Apparently disbound from a larger work.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Dividing Engines. Letters Patent to William Ford Stanley [.] for the Invention of "Improvements in Straight-Line Dividing Engines and Tools for Regulating Distances." A.D. 1865, 4th May No. 1245
- Author
- Stanley, William Ford (inventor)
- Publisher
- George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers, London
- Publication year
- 1865
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Pamphlet
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- History, Science