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The early work of Willard Gibbs in applied mechanics, comprising the text of his hitherto unpublished Ph.D. thesis and accounts of his mechanical inventions; assembled by Lynde Phelps Wheeler, Everett Oyler Waters & Samuel William Dudley

Catalog Data

Author:
Gibbs, J. Willard (Josiah Willard) 1839-1903  Search this
Wheeler, Lynde Phelps  Search this
Physical description:
[3] l., v-vii, 78 p. illus., port., diagrs., facsim. 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1947
[1947]
Notes:
Issued in connection with the centennial anniversary of the Sheffield Scientific School, Yale University, 1847-1947.
Contents:
Introduction, by L.P. Wheeler.--On the form of the teeth of wheels in spur gearing, by Willard Gibbs.--Commentary upon the Gibbs monograph "On the form of the teeth of wheels in spur gearing," by E.O. Waters.--An improved railway car brake, by S.W. Dudley.--The Gibbs governor for steam engines, byL.P. Wheeler
Topic:
Gearing  Search this
Brakes  Search this
Governors (Steam-engine)  Search this
Call number:
TJ7.G5X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_246152