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A Practical and Scientific Treatise on Calcareous Mortars and Cements, Artificial and Natural (Cambridge Library Collection - Technology) (in English)
Louis-Joseph Vicat
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John Thomas Smith
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Cambridge University Press
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A Practical and Scientific Treatise on Calcareous Mortars and Cements, Artificial and Natural (Cambridge Library Collection - Technology) (in English) - Vicat, Louis-Joseph ; Smith, John Thomas
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Synopsis "A Practical and Scientific Treatise on Calcareous Mortars and Cements, Artificial and Natural (Cambridge Library Collection - Technology) (in English)"
Having devised an artificial cement in 1817, Louis-Joseph Vicat (1786-1861) sought to share and further the science surrounding calcareous cements. His son, Joseph Vicat, went on to found the eponymous company which became an international manufacturer of cement. This work was first published in French in 1828 and is reissued here in the English translation of 1837. Vicat addresses the subject of limes, the ingredients used to prepare mortars and cements, and how these building materials are affected by environmental conditions, such as immersion in water or exposure to damp soil and inclement weather. He also compares binding products of the time with those developed by the ancient Egyptians, Romans and Greeks. The translator, J. T. Smith, provides helpful explanatory notes and clarifies technical terms. Charles William Pasley's Observations on Limes, Calcareous Cements, Mortars, Stuccos, and Concrete (1838) is also reissued in this series.
