"Report upon the Physics and Hydraulics of the Mississippi River; upon the Protection of the alluvial Region against Overflow; and upon the Deepening of the Mouths: based upon Surveys and Investigations made under the Acts of Congress directing the topographical and hydrographical Survey of the Delta of the Mississippi, with such Investigations as might lead to determine the most practicable Plan for securing it from Inundation, and the best Mode of deepening the Channels at the Mouths of the River."

Humphreys, A[ndrew] A[tkinson]; Abbot, H[enry] L[arcom].

Published by Philadelphia, Lippincott 1861.

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Dieses Buch gilt als Meilenstein der Hydrologie und des Ingenieurwesens des 19. Jahrhunderts, die Autoren schufen hiermit die Grundlage für das moderne Flussmanagment, es war die erste umfassende physikalische Untersuchung eines so großen Flusssystems. 4°. XXIII, 456, CXLVI u. 20 gef. Tafeln u. Karten, davon 1 in Farbe, HLn. d. Zeit m. mont. OUmschlag, ausgeschiedenes Bibliotheksexemplar mit den entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen, Gelenke angeplatzt.

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• Title: "Report upon the Physics and Hydraulics of the Mississippi River; upon the Protection of the alluvial Region against Overflow; and upon the Deepening of the Mouths: based upon Surveys and Investigations made under the Acts of Congress directing the topographical and hydrographical Survey of the Delta of the Mississippi, with such Investigations as might lead to determine the most practicable Plan for securing it from Inundation, and the best Mode of deepening the Channels at the Mouths of the ...
• Publisher: Philadelphia, Lippincott 1861.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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