Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Hand Book of General Instruction for Mechanics: Containing Useful Rules and Memoranda for Practical Men
The primary object of the author in writing this book is to give the mechanic, who has not had educational advantages, a text-book explaining established rules for calculating in a clear, simple, and concise way, making him familiar with the various technical terms and their meaning, and to be in general such a course of instruction as to impart, in a simple manner, the required knowledge to enable him to read understandingly more advanced scientific works.
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