Application of the Geophone to Mining Operations: Technical Paper 277
by Leighton, Alan
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Washington, DC: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, 1922. Humidity rippled, lightly character-soiled covers with very worn edges and corners; The geophone is actuated solely by means of sound waves transmitted through earth or rock; Its uses include locating trapped miners, detecting leaks in buried water mains, determining the limits of active fires in sealed areas, and predicting possible cave-ins and mining disasters before they happen; 33p.. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Illus. by Photographs and Drawings. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Paperback.
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- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AC2580
- Title
- Application of the Geophone to Mining Operations: Technical Paper 277
- Author
- Leighton, Alan
- Illustrator
- Photographs and Drawings
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- Mining, Geophones, Mining Communications, Detection of Sounds
- Bookseller catalogs
- Geology; Electronics; Mining;
- Size
- 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall
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