SCIENCE SWITZER STEPHEN An Universal System of Water and Wa

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SWITZER, STEPHEN. An Universal System of Water and Water-Works Philosophical and Practical. 62 engraved plates. [6], xxxii, [4], 133, [15], [129]-274, 10; [4], [275]-352, 4, [353]-413, [15] pages. 2 volumes in one. 4to, contemporary calf with morocco lettering piece, spine worn, ends chipped, joints cracked, cords intact; frontispiece torn in blank upper margin and mounted; outer half missing from plate 29. London: Thomas Cox, 1734-29

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First published in 1729 as An Introduction to a General System of Hydrostatics and Hydraulicks. Bibliotheca Mechanica, page 309 (original edition).