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Joseph Phineas Davis Journal of Travels in Cuzco (Peru)
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0305
Abstract
Informative journal of travels in the region of Puno and Cuzco containing information about the Andean culture, indigenous populations, places, topography, Andean Indian ruins and building features. During the Davis exploration of southeastern Peru he was joined by American archaeologist and U.S. Commissioner to Peru, Ephraim George Squier and together they measured and observed with great care the Inca ruins in the Cuzco region.
Dates:
May 26 to July 29, 1864
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Professor Karl Ludwig Meissner Mechanics and Civil Engineering Lectures (1849-1850)
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0201
Abstract
This manuscript is a set of class notes presumed taken by a student (R. Nachwitz?) attending lectures by Professors Schneider and Karl Ludwig Meissner on Civil Engineering topics given at the Collegium Carolinum in Braunschweig, Germany during 1849-50. Topics covered in technical mechanics included effect of friction, strength of materials, mechanics of gear teeth, analysis of fire hoses and nozzles, vibration in structures. The general topic of “Baukunst” (Art of Building/ Architecture)...
Dates:
1849-1850
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
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