First edition, 1876. SIGNATURE of a previous owner, J Brian Helliwell on verso of fep. 355+32 advert pages. With Portraits. Original cloth. Covers worn and splitting, corners bumped and bruided, some minor foxing, else Good. SCARCE.
John Brian Helliwell FRSE FIMA (1924?1992) was a British mathematician and astrophysicist. He was Professor of Engineering Mathematics at Bradford University 1968 to 1985. He is remembered for his work on the behaviour of gases at transonic speeds and upon the action of conductive gases within magnetic fields.