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Engineering in the Ancient World, Revised Edition - Couverture souple

Landels, J. G.

 
9780520227828: Engineering in the Ancient World, Revised Edition
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0520227824 ISBN 13 : 9780520227828
Editeur : University of California Press, 2000

Synopsis

In his classic book, J. G. Landels describes the technological advances of the Greeks and Romans with erudition and enthusiasm. He provides an important introduction to engineering, writing about power and energy sources, water engineering, cranes, and transportation devises. From aqueducts to catapults, he attempts to envision machines as they may have worked in the ancient world. He then traces the path of knowledge taken by early thinkers-including Plato, Pliny, and Archimedes-in developing early theories of engineering and physics.

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À propos de l'auteur

J. G. Landels, now retired, was a Senior Lecturer in Classics at Reading University. His work, in collaboration with the Engineering Department, involved making working replicas of ancient machines and testing them in the field.

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Éditeur
University of California Press
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0520227824
ISBN 13 
9780520227828
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
240
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Personne responsable
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