illustrated throughout with line drawings, the occasional graph and tables. Includes an index and bibliography. Bound in decorated green vinyl, the book shows no damage apart from the previous owner's name on the front pastedown. translated from the original Russian with revisions, this book considers the physics of rarefied gases, the production of vacuum, measurement of total and partial gas pressure, vacuum systems and components, and design and calculation of vacuum systems. This is the first edition in the English language. Size: 8vo (standard book size). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science & Technology; Inventory No: 0237256.