MILLER, William Hallowes.

The Elements of Hydrostatics and Hydrodynamics.

Five engraved plates. [iii]-viii, 95, [1] pp. 8vo, cont. boards (well-rebacked to match), paper label on spine. Cambridge: J. Smith for J. & J.J. Deighton, 1831. First edition. Miller (1801-80), professor of mineralogy at Cambridge from 1832 and a fellow of the Royal Society, is most famous for his system of crystallography. Before concentrating on mineralogy, he wrote the present “valuable” (ODNB) work on hydrostatics and hydrodynamics. “As the title suggests, the introductory sections to this volume are devoted to the elements of hydrostatics and hydrodynamics. However, it is section VII (comprising roughly half of the volume) which is of interest to our subject. In it, Miller describes a variety of instruments and machines, including Bramah’s press; the air pumps of Hawksbee and of Smeaton; the hydrometers of Sikes, of Nicholson, and of Meikle; Say’s instrument for measuring the volumes of small solids; the piezometer; the hydraulic ram; the atmospheric steam engine; and Watts’ double-acting steam engine.”–Roberts & Trent, Bibliotheca Mechanica, p. 225. Fine copy. Half-title lacking. Bookplates of the Franklin Institute. Ex Bibliotheca Mechanica.

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