Brandy, balloons & lamps : Ami Argand (1750-1803) / John J. Wolfe.
Pubblicazione:
Carbondale : Southern Illinois university press, 1999.
Descrizione fisica:
XIV, 192 p., [24] p. di tav. : ill. ; 27 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Acknowledgments. Preface. Color plates follow page XVI. 1. Everyday I encounter things completely new (July 1750-February 1784) 2. We find ourselves in the necessity of bringing an action (February 1784-February 1785) 3. His majesty seemed to be well pleased (March-October 1785) 4. Our fears are minimal (October 1785-February 1786) 5. Law is quite a different thing from justice (February-September 1786) 6. Circumstances continually complicated my existence (September 1786-September 1788) 7. A dreadful transition (October 1788-November 1789) 8. Bad luck comes in threes (December 1789-February 1793) 9. I am capable of fulfilling this task (March 1793-December 1802) 10. Epilogue. Appendix A.: The argand still. Appendix B.: Instruction for draft air lamps with glass chimneys. Appendix C.: Argand family genealogy. Appendix D.: Argand lamp Mfr. and sales England, 1784-1800. Notes. Select bibliography. Index to letters. List of illustrations. Index
ISBN:
0809322781
Discipline:
Ingegneria elettrotecnica e delle comunicazioni--Persone.
