Problems of rotary motion presented

by the gyroscope, the precession of the equinoxes, and the pendulum by J. G. Barnard

$50 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

Washington: The Smithsonian Institution, 1871. 4to, pp. 52, 2 ; original green printed paper wrappers; upper wrappers loose, but present, lower wrapper wanting; spine perished, text clean. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge volume. 19. John G. Barnard was a career army engineer who cultivated a circle of some of the most influential scientists and publishers of the time A Century of Book Publishing, 1948 . Sabin 85072. Item #58165

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