Download or read book Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Vol. 6 (Classic Reprint) written by Smithsonian Institution and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Vol. 6 Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, in Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania. Pp. 200, and 18 plates. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.