Die Mechanik und das Pferd [on mechanics and the horse, with letter]

Migotti, E.F.

Price: 250.00 USD

Migotti, E.F. Die Mechanik und das Pferd. Vienna: Carl Gerold's Sohn 1879. 113p, many line diagrams in the text and on 5 folding pls. Paperbound (worn; spine taped). One gathering reinforced with tape. In German. ** The title page continues: "...uber die Bewegung des Thierkorpers, mit Bezug auf die daraus resultirenden mechanisch begrundeten Hilfen." Technical study of the horse's movement based on mechanical forces; with glossaries of breeds and terms. Laid in: an English reader's letter (1987) explaining and criticizing some of the points. The author was a field artillery officer. Very scarce. (Not in Wells, 1 copy in WorldCat)