#nomography

figure at 2482 (Stanford copy, mutilated in scanning; cropped), from Discussion (at 2475-2485) of H. C. Vensano his “Pulsations in pipe lines, as shown by some recent tests,” in Proceedings of the ASCE, 43:8 (October 1917) : 1593-1643 same, but UC copy, at hathitrust; same figure, unmutilated, ditto.

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In order to avoid making this paper too long, the writer assumes that the reader is familiar with certain literature on the subject already available. In fact, before examining this paper, he should read at least two papers to which the writer refers, particularly “Water-Hammer”, by Miss O. Simin*, and also that part of a paper entitled “Penstock and Surge-Tank Problems”,† by Minton M. Warren... applying to pressure due to slow or ordinary gate closures, together with (and especially) the discussion on that paper by the writer. ex General description of Experiments, p 1596

* Proceedings, American Water Works Assoc., 1904, p. 341. This is a review and elaboration of the article by Professor J. Joukovsky in Memoirs, Imperial Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. 1897, Vol. IX.  ◾ at hathitrust; commences with “Errata and Remarks,” from which the epigram above. † Transactions, Am. Soc. C. E. Vol. LXXIX, p. 238.  ◾ at hathitrust

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He wondered whether there were not forgotten corners and angles and corridors between the fences, land that belonged to no one yet. — J. M. Coetzee, Life & Times of Michael K (1983)

Fig. 30 ex Laurence I. Hewes and Herbert L. Seward, The Design of Diagrams for Engineering Formulas and the Theory of Nomography  (1923) [ here ]