Search Results: Physics/Engineering from Conover Books

Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Perseus Publishing, 1981. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, overall a very crisp and clean first edition! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 573 very fine, unmarked and uncreased pages wonderfully enhanced by black and white illustrations!. First Edition. Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Natl Fire Protection Assn, 1987. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, some shelf wear, overall a clean used copy! Red boards with gilt lettering and illustration on the front board and gilt lettering on the spine. 613 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations and diagrams! "The first automatic fire extinguishing system on record was patented in England in 1723 and consisted of a cask of water, a chambe of gunpowder, and a system of fuses. The first form of sprinkler system used in the United States, however, was the perforated pipe system, which was first installed about 1852. The first automatic sprinkler was invented in 1864, but it wasn't until 1878 that Henry Parmelee invented a sprinkler that was used extensively in practice. Some 200,000 Parmelee sprinklers were installed throughout New England by the Providence Steam and… Read More

Tarrytown, New York, U.S.A.: Pergamon Press, 1976. Minor edge and corner wear, no dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, some shelf wear, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, spine is slightly faded, ex-library with the usual library markings, overall a nice used first edition! Red cloth with gilt lettering and illustration on the front board and gilt lettering on the spine. 410 informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations and diagrams! "Nuclear Power Safety is receiving much attention in the popular news media nad technical journals and is often a topic of discussion and debate at meetings of civic clubs, professional societies, etc. The main concerns of the public are focused on 1) radioactivity in routine effluents and its effect on human helath and the environment, 2) the possibility of serious reactor accidents and their consequences, 3) transportation accidents involving radio-active waste, 4) the disposal of radioactive waste particularly high-level… Read More

New York: Hayden Book Company, Inc., 1971. Minor edge and corner wear, no dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, some shelf wear, ex-library with the usual library markings, overall a nice used first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Blue cloth with gilt and white lettering on the spine. 340 informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white diagrams! Extremely scarce! "This book provides a survey of physical-to-electrical transducers and their associated hard-wire telemetry networks used in measurement and control systems. Its primary purpose is to serve as a guide to transducer selection and application by control system and instrumentation enginneers. It is distinctive because of its comprehensiveness; basic operating principles of practically every known electrical transducer designed for use over the entire range of industrial and aerospace applications are described......" ---- from the Preface.. First Edition / First… Read More

Mexico: Editorial Trillas, 1995. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used first edition! Text is in Spanish. Color illustrated wrapper with white lettering. 356 informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color illustrations and photographs! "En la presente obra se introducen los conceptos basicos de la fisica mediante el analisis de experiencias comunes. Principios tales como conservacion de masa, momento, energia y carga electrica, constituyen el nucleo alrededor del cual se desarrollan los distintos temas tratados, fundamentalmente de fisica clasica, orientado hacia los conceptos de la fisica contemporanea. Numerosas observaciones y ejemplos de aplicacion practica estimulan al alumno a estudiar la materia y a desarrollar su capacidad de deduccion.". First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

Mexico: Editorial Trillas, 1995. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used first edition! Text is in Spanish. Color illustrated wrapper with white lettering. 429 informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color illustrations and photographs! "Quimica razonada es un libro de texto para estudiantes de nivel medio superior, elaborado con base en un eficaz tratamiento didactico que motiva al alumno en todo momento para razonar y comprender, y no tanto memorizar los hechos. Ademas, se aplica un moderno enfoque visual para la ensenanza de la materia, donde las ilustraciones forman parte integral del contenido.". First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Orland Park, Illinois : Amer Technical Pub, 2012. This version is missing (by design) chapters 1-3, 7, 9-11, 14, and 16. A very crisp and clean used FOURTH EDITION; almost new and unread condition; gift quality! Black and white illustrated wrapper with black and white lettering. Over 100 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "Solid State Devices and Systems, 4th Edition, presents a comprehensive overview of solid state devices and circuitry. This new edition is designed for electricians, students, and technicians who have a basic understanding of electricity. Component and circuit construction, operation, installation, and troubleshooting are emphasized and supported by detailed illustrations. Various practical applications are presented throughout the book as they relate to temperature, light, speed, and pressure control. Electron current flow is used throughout the book. Electron current flow is based on electron… Read More

U.S.A.: CRC Press, 1997. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 394 informative and educational pages! "A unique, challenging text for advanced undergraduate physics courses, encouraging discovery of fundamental properties of matter through inquiry, skepticism, and examination of primary data. Early chapters offer a mini-review of background theory and discuss aspects of measurement and units........". First Edition. Red Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Austin, Texas: The University of Texas at Austin, 1969. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean signed first edtion! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Signed by the author on the Acknowledgement page! Blue buckram with gilt lettering on the spine. 337 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print signed first edition! "The pressure-volume-temperature relations of cyclopropane (trimethylene) over the temperature range of 20 degrees to 200 degrees Celsius and up to a pressure of 310 atm. were measured using the Beattie method. In addition to the vapor and liquid densities, the vapor pressures and the critical properties were determined. Orthobaric densities, fugacity coefficients, heats and entropies of vaporization, compressibility factors, and virial coeffieients were evaluated… Read More

Chicago, IL, U.S.A.: Montgomery Ward & Co., 1939. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used Book No. 84-9012 / ELEVENTH EDITION! Brown and black wrapper with black and brown lettering. 95 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "For the wiring to meet all these requirements, it is not only necessary that it be properly insatlled, but that all materials be of the highest quality. To guarantee uniform high quality, the Underwriters' Laboratories maintain a service whereby all of certain materials such as wire, armored cable, etc., and a certain percentage of other materials, such as boxes, sockets, etc., are inspected by a representative of the Underwriters, at every factory subscribing to this service............" (Book No. 84-9012 / ELEVENTH EDITION).. Eleventh Edition. Stapled Soft Cover.… Read More