CONTINUOUS CURRENT ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING.
by MacCall, W. Tolme
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG/ND
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About This Item
HARDBACK "UNCOMMON," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1915* Publisher: University Tutorial Press.* Binding and cover condition: Blue-black waxed cloth, gilt title to spine and blind impressed title to face. Corners lightly bumped, no rubs, minor shelf wear. GD+* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Black end papers. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with light reading wear, slight age marks to end papers, top and fore edge. VG* Illustrations: B/w photos, and line drawings throughout with numerous circuit diagrams.* Pages: 449 pp. text. xx pp. appendices, answers to questions index & blank pages at rear.* Description: Written in the ?heyday? of electrical engineering development, the object of this book was to meet the need of a good text-book on Continuous Current Electrical Engineering concerned mainly with engineering practice, but containing also a sufficient amount of electrical science to form the necessary theoretical basis. The book was intended for use in Technical Colleges and Schools.* A NEAR VG copy with NO MAJOR FAULTS. No dust jacket.*
Synopsis
Listen, O Muse, and hear my song, Of the great adventures that took so long, Of the noble Odysseus, king of Ithaca, Whose journey was filled with many a setback. The tale begins with the end of the Trojan War, When the Greeks set sail from the Trojan shore. Odysseus and his men faced many a danger, From the wrath of the gods to the Cyclops' anger. They sailed through storms and fought with beasts, But despite all odds, they made it to their feast, And there, in the halls of the goddess Circe, Odysseus learned of the dangers he'd soon see. He sailed on to the land of the dead, To hear from the spirits what lay ahead, And learned of Scylla and Charybdis' might, And the Sirens' song that would lead to his plight. But he pressed on, through trials and strife, And with the help of Athena, he saved his life. He arrived home to Ithaca, his wife and son, But his troubles were far from done. His kingdom was overrun with suitors bold, Who sought to claim his wife and gold, But with cunning and strength, he won the day, And all the suitors were slain or driven away. And so ends the tale of Odysseus' quest, His trials and tribulations put to rest. But his story lives on through the ages, A masterpiece of literature on history's pages. Published in ancient Greece so long ago, By Homer, a poet whose name we all know, "The Odyssey" remains a classic work of art, A testament to the human spirit and heart. - The Odyssey - a summary in poetry by Chatgpt The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems (along with The Iliad) attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest surviving pieces of literature, also important because it is still studied and read widely today. Originally written around the 8th or 7th century BC in Homeric Greek, The Odyssey was passed down mainly by oral tradition. The text was used in schools and studied by scholars as early as the 4th century. Scholars in Alexandria organized the 12,000-line poem into 24 books. The first English translation of The Odyssey was produced in the 16th century.
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On Jan 30 2007, Shilpy said:
this book is good. you gain knowledge about greek.
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4851
- Title
- CONTINUOUS CURRENT ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING.
- Author
- MacCall, W. Tolme
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st. Edn, 1st. Imp.
- Publisher
- University Tutorial
- Place of Publication
- London UK 449
- Date Published
- 1915-01-01
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