engineering

Ocean waves, flooding & hydraulic engineering, well-illustrated
4. EM Y, Amand Rose. Ueber die Bewegung der Wellen und über den Bau am Meere und im Meere. ... Mit 10 Kupfertafeln [sic].
Vienna, Ludwig Förster’s artistischer Anstalt (on reverse of title-page: printed by J.P. Sollinger), 1839. 8º. With 10 folding lithographic plates
(23 × 39 to 54 cm) with 75 figures showing diagrams of wave forms and motions, and plans and cross-sections of coasts, man-made barriers,
buildings, hydraulic devices, etc. 19-century blue cloth. € 350
First edition in German of a detailed account of
waves, concentrating on ocean waves. It covers both
practical and theoretical aspects, with chapters on
the motion of waves and of water within waves,
the theory of travelling waves, new developments
in wave theory, various phenomena, the influence
of the form of the sea floor on waves, the effects of
wind and causes of floods, their effects on the coast
and the silting of harbours, the theory and practice
of sea walls and other constructions, harbour
improvement, and a more detailed discussion of
various sorts of constructions. The illustrations
include diagrams illustrating the theory of wave
flow, cross-sections of various shapes of sea floors
and their influence on the waves, plans and sections
of protective constructions (wharves, dams, sea
walls, etc.) and hydraulic devices. It makes use of
specific historical examples, such as the destruction
of the dam at St. Jean de Luz in 1822.
A good copy, with the text leaves slightly wrinkled
and with some minor stains, and two leaves reinforced
along the edge. The plates are very slightly
browned. There are a few small holes in the binding
cloth. An interesting and uncommon practical and
theoretical treatise.
WorldCat (4 copies); cf. Sotheran, Second suppl. 17951.