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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

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Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

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Excerpt from A Treatise on Masonry Construction The present volume is an outgrowth of the needs of the author's own class-room. The matter is essentially that presented to his classes for a number of years past, a considerable part having been used in the form of a blue-print manuscript text-book. It is now published for the greater convenience of his own students, and with the hope that it may be useful to others. The author knows of no work...

Excerpt from Engineers' Surveying Instruments: Their Construction, Adjustment, and Use The surveyor's chain (gunter's chain) is 66 feet long, each link being inches. It is used only in find ing the area of land where the acre is the unit of measure, and is much less frequently used for this pur pose now than formerly. The 66-foot chain is used on all the U. S. Public-land surveys, and in all deeds of conveyance and other documents, when the w...

Excerpt from Voids, Settlement and Weight of Crushed Stone The subject will be considered under the following heads: 1. Specific gravity, II. Absorptive power, III. Percentage of voids, IV. Settlement in transit, V. Weight per cubic yard, VI. Coefficients for determining the weight Of crushed stone. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book i...

Excerpt from Construction and Care of Earth RoadsRoads should have plenty of light and air. Of course a shady road is very nice On a hot day, but such a road can not be kept in good condition, since shade is nearly sure to breed mud holes. Therefore the road officials should use all possible diplomacy to have trees adjoining the road, particularly those on the south side, trimmed with reference to the benefits of the roads.A tall hedge cuts of...

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...