Author: Stanley, William Ford (inventor)
Title: Dividing Engines. Letters Patent to William Ford Stanley [... ] for the Invention of "Improvements in Straight-Line Dividing Engines and Tools for Regulating Distances. " A.D. 1865, 4th May No. 1245
Description: London, George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers, 1865. Pamphlet. Pamphlet. 5 pp. plus a fold out schematic of the invention. A letters patent describing the improvements made to Stanley's previous invention of the dividing engine. This describes the improvements and features a schematic. William Ford Stanley was a British inventor and engineer, known for his precision drawing, mathematical and survey equipment. GOOD condition. Paper brittle, with chips, tears and flaking along the edges. General toning. Apparently disbound from a larger work. Good .

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