Search Results: Science and engineering from Siranda Libros

2 volúmenes engrapados, formato periódico. Retractilados en celofán original.Este documento reúne 37 proyectos a nivel conceptual, de diversas escalas y temáticas, que buscan despertar no sólo el interés y el conocimiento de la problemática urbana de la Ciudad de México, sino apuntar a soluciones específicas. Los proyectos se encuentran reunidos en tres grandes temas: agua, territorio y espacio público, agrupados en siete subtemas: rescate de lagos y humedales, rescate de ríos y cañadas, reforestación y agricultura, reforestación urbana, bordes urbanos, centros urbanos y espacio público. Los proyectos ejemplifican posibles soluciones a problemas cotidianos y comunes que se repiten en todas nuestras ciudades.

Folio (40 cm), 83 S. mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, darunter Kupfertiefdrucke und farbige Karten (davon 2 ausfaltbar), Orig. Ganzleinen mit goldgeprägtem Titel und Wappen auf Buchdeckel. Ecken leicht berieben, sonst sehr gut erhalten, innen tadellos. Sehr schön gestaltetes und gedrucktes Buch. Fotos auf Anfrage. Versand aus Mexiko per Paketdienst (DHL oder Fedex), höhere Portokosten im Preis inbegriffen. Folio, 83 pp. with many line drawings, photogravures and color maps (2 foldouts). Publisher's green cloth with gilt stamped title and emblem on cover. Corners slightly rubbed, else very good, contents are fine. A beautifully designed and printed book. Pictures available upon request. Heavy book, ships from Mexico City by DHL or Fedex, higher shipping cost included in price.

Folio, 59 pp. printed on heavy stock, publisher's green cloth with gilt titles and prussian coat of arms on cover. Imp: Julius Sittenfeld in Berlin, no publisher stated. Beautifully set, with generous margins to text pages. 14 plates in photogravure (engraved by Hermann Rückwardt, Berlin-Groß-Lichterfelde), all protected by tissue gards. 7 colour maps in total, one on two pages, three on double page fouldouts. Lithograph frontispice (by Bogdan Gisevius, Berlin) with gilt lettering and ornaments. The photogravures are of exceptional quality. Book front cover and spine are rubbed and show some faint soiling and scratches, and there's a small bump to the upper right corner of cover. Otherwise a fine copy, pages and illustrations are incredibly well preserved. We are happy to provide detailed pictures upon request. Included: Der Elbe-Trave-Kanal, zur Eröffnungsfeier am 16. Juni 1900. 8vo, publisher's cloth with Jugendstil-decoration and gilt title on cover. 49 pp., many foldout plates in colour.… Read More

Cloth, DJ, mylar cover. 896/XII pp. Contributions by Kuhn, Gillispie, Canguilhem, Hanson, de Santillana et al. Good, minimal rubbing to jacket. Ships from Mexico City. Pictures available upon request.

P(ierre) P(rosper) Boileau, Traité de la mesure des eaux courantes ou expériences, observations et méthodes. Concernant les lois des vitesses, le jaugeage et l'évaluation de la force mécanique des cours d'eau de toute grandeur; le débit des pertuis des usines, des fortifications et des canaux d'irrigation; et l'action dynamique des courants sur les corps en repos. Paris, Mallet-Bachelier, 1854. Quarto, 4+XIV+361 pp., 7 foldout plates. Marbled half calf with gilt titles on spine, 6 false bands. Very rare (we found no copies for sale since 2015) treatise on hydraulic engineering, in which the author (1811-1891) introduced many innovative methods and apparatuses for the measurement and gauging of tunning waters. A nice copy, spine and boards rubbed, some foxing to title and plates (text is clean and bright), no markings or creases. Complete with all 7 fouldouts, showing many diagrams of tubes, wheels and other hydraulic devices. Pictures available upon request. Ships by DHL or Fedex worldwide,… Read More

Published for the Paris Universal Exhibition 1900, by order of the firms Maschinenfabrik Esslingen, Gutehoffnungshütte, Aktienverein für Bergbau und Hüttenbetrieb in Oberhausen, Gesellschaft Harkort in Duisburg am Rhein, Philipp Holzmann & Cie. Gesellschaft M.B.H. in Frankfurt am Main, etc.Translated from the German by Ludwig Mertens C. E. With 195 Illustrations. Berlin, Julius Springer, 1900. Folio (40cm), IV/135 pp. printed on coated stock. Publisher's printed boards with cloth spine and corners, gilt titles on spine. Presented at the Paris Universal Exhibition the same year as Eiffel's "La tour de 300 mètres". One of 1000 copies of the english language edition, Some light foxing to cover, else a stunning copy. Pages and illustrations as new. Pictures available upon requestShips from Mexico City by Fedex or DHL (augmented shipping cost included in price)