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Engineering in the ancient world
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Engineering in the ancient world

Author: John G Landels
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1978.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
The Greeks and Romans were considerable engineers. They made many remarkable machines, which where not betttered until the Industrial Revolution. Landels shows how these machines were developed and made. He draws together evidence from archaeological discoveries and from literary sources.
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: John G Landels
ISBN: 0520034295 9780520034297 0520041275 9780520041271
OCLC Number: 3832463
Notes: Includes index.
Description: 224 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Power and energy sources --
Water supplies and engineering --
Water pumps --
Cranes and hoists --
Catapults --
Ships and sea transport --
Land transport --
The progress of theoretical knowledge --
The principal Greek and Roman writers on technological subjects.
Responsibility: J.G. Landels.

Abstract:

The Greeks and Romans were considerable engineers. They made many remarkable machines, which where not betttered until the Industrial Revolution. Landels shows how these machines were developed and made. He draws together evidence from archaeological discoveries and from literary sources.

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