John Gray Landels
University of California Press, 1978
University of California Press, 1978
The book describes engineering accomplishments of the Greeks and Romans, in areas of pumps, cranes, engines, ships, and transport systems that were employed for purposes of both peace and war.
Contents
POWER AND ENERGY SOURCES 9
WATER SUPPLIES AND ENGINEERING 34
WATER PUMPS 58
CRANES AND HOISTS 84
CATAPULTS 99
SHIPS AND SEA TRANSPORT 133
LAND TRANSPORT 170
THE PROGRESS OF THEORETICAL 186
THE PRINCIPAL GREEK AND ROMAN 199
BIBLIOGRAPHY 218
WATER SUPPLIES AND ENGINEERING 34
WATER PUMPS 58
CRANES AND HOISTS 84
CATAPULTS 99
SHIPS AND SEA TRANSPORT 133
LAND TRANSPORT 170
THE PROGRESS OF THEORETICAL 186
THE PRINCIPAL GREEK AND ROMAN 199
BIBLIOGRAPHY 218
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