< Back

Profusely illustrated late 18th-century manual on hydraulics

LANGSDORF, Karl Christian.
Lehrbuch der Hydraulik mit beständiger Rücksicht auf die Erfahrung.

With 5 folding, 22 double-page and 24 full-page plates, numbered I-LI, including waterwheels, water mills, a large fire hose, water works, etc., engraved by Cöntgen, Mainz.

With 5 folding, 22 double-page and 24 full-page plates, numbered I-LI, including waterwheels, water mills, a large fire hose, water works, etc., engraved by Cöntgen, Mainz.

With 5 folding, 22 double-page and 24 full-page plates, numbered I-LI, including waterwheels, water mills, a large fire hose, water works, etc., engraved by Cöntgen, Mainz.

With 5 folding, 22 double-page and 24 full-page plates, numbered I-LI, including waterwheels, water mills, a large fire hose, water works, etc., engraved by Cöntgen, Mainz.

With 5 folding, 22 double-page and 24 full-page plates, numbered I-LI, including waterwheels, water mills, a large fire hose, water works, etc., engraved by Cöntgen, Mainz.



Altenburg, Richterschen Buchhandlung, 1794. Large 4to. Contemporary half calf, spine with red and green morocco title label lettered in gold. With 5 folding, 22 double-page and 24 full-page plates, numbered I-LI, including waterwheels, water mills, a large fire hose, water works, etc., engraved by Cöntgen, Mainz. (2), CX, 655 pp.

First and only edition of this important manual on hydraulics by Karl Christian von Langsdorf, also known as Carl Christian von Langsdorff (1757- 1834), a German  mathematician, geologist, natural scientist and engineer.
His father was saltworks archivist. After finishing Gymnasium in Idstein in 1773, Langsdorf studied, among other things, philosophy, law, and mathematics  at  University of Göttingen and then until 1777 at the University of Giessen. He then interned at the saltworks in Salzhausen, and subsequently devoted himself to the study of saltworks. He finished his doctorate in 1781 in Erfurt.
Starting in 1784, he was active as a saltworks inspector in Gerabronn (near Rothenburg ob der Tauber). In 1798, he was given a full professorship in mechanical engineering at Erlangen. He taught there until 1804 and he subjected the 15-year old Georg Ohm to a thorough examination of his knowledge of mathematics. The mathematical physics class of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences admitted him to its ranks as a non-local member in 1808. Langsdorf left the University of Erlangen in early 1809 to take up a post in the University of Heidelberg.
The work with the 51 interesting plates appeared in 1794. In 1796 Langsdorf published a continuation ('Fortsetzung'; pp. 658-816) which is not included in our copy.
Good copy.- (Covers sl. shaved and damaged).
Walter Volk: Karl Christian von Langsdorf (Philippsburg i.B. 1934); ADB 17, pp. 691-2,

Related Subjects: 18th Century  German  Hydraulics 

Add to Shopping cart
€ 1.500,00

Prices in EUROS (€), shipping and BTW/VAT extra.

< Back

Terms of sale

All items are offered subject to prior sale. Prices are nett and in (€) EURO. VAT/BTW, postage, and insurance are not included. 

Free shipping for orders over € 2,500.  EU customers: if applicable, please quote your VAT number when placing orders.

Preferred mode of payment: by credit card through our secure online payment service, which is facilitated by Ogone. If you wish to make other arrangements, please contact us. Terms of sale

E-mail this to a friend







This is a captcha-picture. It is used to prevent mass-access by robots. (see: www.captcha.net)

Type the characters that you see in the box (5 characters). The code can include characters 0..9 and A..F.*

  


Antiquariaat FORUM B.V.
Tuurdijk 16
3997 MS t Goy-Houten,
The Netherlands
Phone: (+31) (0)30 601 1955
Fax: (+31) (0)30 601 1813
E-mail: info@forumrarebooks.com
Web: http://www.forumrarebooks.com