2019.091.017

This book, written by hydraulic engineer Hiram F. Mills, is a memoir pertaining to the flow of water in straight pipes and was written as the result of several years of research. Hiram F. Mills, 1836-1921; John R. Freeman, Historical & Personal Note; Karl R. Kennison, Introductory Outline. FLOW of WATER in PIPES. From: Memoirs of American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Lancaster, 1924. Pages (55)-236. Portrait, graphs, tables. 12 x 10", blue cloth, gold lettering, no dj. VG/none. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1856; Essex Company, Lawrence; Lowell Water Power; Locks & Canals Company; Massachusetts Board of Health; Lawrence Experiment Station; Boston Metropolitan District; developed turbine.

Pasted on the first inside page is a letter written by John R. Freeman to James R. Baldwin of the Essex Company, dated February 19, 1926. John Freeman wrote the Historical and Personal Note which can be found at the beginning of this book.