Engineering in the Ancient World, Revised Edition - Softcover

Landels, J. G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520227824 ISBN 13: 9780520227828

Verlag: University of California Press, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

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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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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University of California Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0520227824
• ISBN 13: 9780520227828
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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