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Instructional and educational works -- Textbooks

 Subject
Subject Source: Loc Genre/Form Terms For Library And Archival Materials (Lcgft)
Scope Note: Books used as standard works for the formal study of a particular subject. Also any book that gives the first principles of a subject or basic instruction for beginners.

Variants: Instruction books // Primers (Textbooks) // School books // Schoolbooks // Text books

Broader: Instructional and educational works

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Aero Engines: With A General Introductory Account of the Theory of the Internal Combustion Engine (Eighth Edition), 1917

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 076, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180004
Abstract PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. A short course of lectures on Aero Engines was given by the author at the Northampton Polytechnic Institute during 1914. On the suggestion of Mr Charles E. Larard, M.Inst.C.E., M,I.M.E., Head of the Engineering Department, the matter contained in these lectures - necessarily somewhat rearranged and largely extended-is now issued in book form, in the hope that it may be found of assistance to a wider circle of readers.The engines are classified as...
Dates: Publication: 1917

Aircraft Engines: Theory, Analysis, Design and Operation, 1936

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 083, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180011
Abstract PREFACE: This volume has been prepared with a twofold aim: 1. It is designed for a textbook in engineering courses for undergraduate and post-graduate students. 2. It forms a collection of material which is largely new, and which should prove valuable to anyone concerned with design, construction, operation, or maintenance of aircraft engines. This book covers the basic theory and principles of aircraft-engine design and operation, and the authors believe it to be one of three volumes...
Dates: Publication: 1936

Aircraft Engines: Volume One, 1940

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 075, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180003
Topics Document Type: TextbookFrom Preface: "The object of the present book, which is the first of two volumes on aircraft engines, is an endeavour to present the principles and results of relevant research work upon internal combustion engines, for the benefit of those entering or already engaged in aircraft engineering work. It is also written in order to fill a gap existing in aeronautical literature, between the more advanced specialist books on theory and design and the elementary...
Dates: Publication: 1940

Aviation Engines: Design, Construction, Operation and Repair, 1917

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 081, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180009
Publication Detail & Remarks Publication Data: Published in 1917. Other Notes: Quarter page flap glued in front of table of contents: "CENSORED. This books Entitled "Aviation Engines by Lieut. Victor W. Pagé has been censored by the United States Government, and pages and parts of pages have been omitted by special instructions from Washington. The book has been passed by THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION and is as complete as we can furnish it, and we so advise the purchaser of it. THE NORMAN W. HENSLEY...
Dates: Publication: 1917

Instruction Manual for Curtiss Electric Propellers: Section 11, Aluminum Alloy Blade Propeller (Three Blade), 1941-10, 1943-03

 Item — Box 096, Folder: 008
Identifier: 20212031
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Instruction Manual. Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative directive)

Contents include chapters on: 1. Operation and Description, 2. Installation, 3. Maintenance and Lubrication Instructions, 4. Removal and Disassembly, 5. Inspection and Parts Replacement, 6. Assembly, 7. Balancing and 8. Operational Inspection

Dates: Publication: 1941-10; Modified: 1943-03

Instruction Manual for Curtiss Electric Propellers: Section 12, Hollow Steel Blade Propeller (Three Blade), 1941-08, 1943-04

 Item — Box 096, Folder: 009
Identifier: 20212032
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Instruction Manual Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative directive)

Contents include chapters on: 1. Operation and Description, 2. Installation, 3. Maintenance and Lubrication Instructions, 4. Removal and Disassembly, 5. Inspection and Parts Replacement, 6. Assembly, 7. Balancing and 8. Operational Inspection

Dates: Publication: 1941-08; Modified: 1943-04

Instruction Manual for Curtiss Electric Propellers: Section 15, Hollow Steel Blade Propeller (Four Blade), 1942-03, 1943-05

 Item — Box 096, Folder: 010
Identifier: 20212033
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Instruction Manual Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative directive)

Contents include chapters on: 1. Operation and Description, 2. Installation, 3. Maintenance and Lubrication Instructions, 4. Removal and Disassembly, 5. Inspection and Parts Replacement, 6. Assembly, 7. Balancing and 8. Operational Inspection

Dates: Publication: 1942-03; Modified: 1943-05

Pilot's Powerplant Manual, 1942

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 094, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20212027
Scope and Contents Document Type: Pilot's Manual Authority: Government Regulator (authoritative reference) Document Number: Civil Aeronautics Bulletin No. 28Preface: "This manual has been prepared for use as a textbook in the Civilian Pilot Training Program. Specifically, it is designed for use in the ground school work of the controlled restricted commercial course of the program. However, the book should be of great assistance to all flying students preparing for the examinations required for...
Dates: Publication: 1942

Principles and Problems of Aircraft Engines, 1931

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 074, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180002
Topics Non-technical general technical book intended for mechanics and pilots. Chapters include:I. Elementary Theory and Design of Aircraft Engines II. Valve Timing III. Firing Orders IV. Ignition Timing V. Aircraft Magnetos VI. Carburetion VII. Aircraft Engine Carburetors VIII. Supercharges IX. Lubrication X. Trouble Shooting XI. The Pratt & Whitney Hornet Engine XII. The Kinner K-5 Engine. XIII. The Parckard Diesel Engine XIV. Propellers XV. Glossary oF Aircraft...
Dates: Publication: 1931

Superchargers for Aviation, 1942

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 088, Book: Catalog Number: TBD
Identifier: 20180017
Abstract An Illuminating, Authoritative Text by the Inventor of the Supercharger (Dr. Sanford A. Moss, Ph.D.)(back cover). Foreword: Supercharging has such an important place with the modern internal combustion engine that the publication of the present book seems most timely. The material originally appeared in the weekly numbers of the aviation publication Aeronautics, issued under the auspices of the present publishers in 1941, but the author has considerably revised and extended this matter for...
Dates: Publication: 1942