Thursday, January 26, 2012

Engineering in the ancient world - Google Full View Book

 
 
John Gray Landels
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
 
 
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