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James Emerson, Treatise Relative to the Testing of Water-Wheels and Machinery, with Various Other Matters Pertaining to Hydrodynamics, Third Edition, 1881 - A late 19th-century hardcover technical book, ”Treatise Relative to the Testing of Water-Wheels and Machinery, with Various Other Matters Pertaining to Hydrodynamics, ” authored by James Emerson. This is identified as a Third Edition, published in 1881 by Weaver, Shipman & Company, Printers, Springfield, Mass. The utilitarian binding is made of dark, textured cloth with an embossed decorative border on the covers. The spine features the embossed text ”EMERSON'S HYDRODYNAMICS” and ”Price One Dollar.” The book contains numerous internal pages with text, technical diagrams of turbines and machinery, including examples such as ”SWAIN TURBINE” and ”Web Super Calender, ” along with data charts. Approximately 7.5 inches tall.