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1929 · 14872 — Cambridge MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT 1929. First Edition. Cloth. Good. First Edition. 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches. Card cover binding with red cloth spine over green cloth boards dirtydampstained. Spine cloth coming detached. Leaves stab-stitched and bound with a shoelace. Printed recto only mostly mimeographed. The Lowell Institute School exam shows signs of folding. Generally clean internally with a few penciled notes and dampstaining to the large plates section and section on chimneys.<br /> <br /> Contains:<br /> 2 leaves Lowell Institute School exam dated 1933 <br /> 2 2-90 leaves Notes on Industrial Plants Geo. Haven 20 leaves plates Dated 1929. <br /> 2 2-29 leaves Descriptions of Chimneys no author but MIT . Dated 1931.<br /> <br /> There are 43 illustrations blueprints in the section on "Notes on Industrial Plants". The illustrations can be tipped in on a page of text or as a separate leaf.<br /> <br /> Binding front board title is "Calculations in Machine Design" which does not appear to match the contents. Cloth. "George Bartholomew Haven 1871 1953 S.B. 1894 Massachusetts Institute of Technology began teaching in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT after graduation. He became an instructor in 1896 assistant professor in 1905 associate professor in 1910 and professor of machine design in 1914. He was professor of advanced machine design and head of textile research from 1929 until his retirement in 1936 as professor emeritus. He was the author of numerous articles and books on textile research and served as a consultant to textile machinery firms." MIT Libraries Item MC-0459<br /> <br /> The Lowell Technical Institute Examination is apparently a test given at that institution for Building Construction: Examination in Building Construction 1933. The section "Description of Chimneys Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1931" contains engineering notes on various chimneys in the area The Merrimack Manufacturing Company's Chimney The Pacific Mills Chimney etc etc.<br /> <br /> No copies found in OCLC/Worldcat. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) unknown