A Brief Illustrated History of Machines and Mechanisms
This book illustrates the historical development of machines and mechanisms more from a technical point of view rather than a strictly history of science point of view since the authors are mechanical engineers who are interested and motivated to examine the most significant facts in their own area...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2010, 2010
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2010 |
| Series: | History of Mechanism and Machine Science
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Anonymous Developments
- Chinese Inventions and Machines
- Mechanical Engineering in Antiquity
- Medieval Machines and Mechanisms
- The Machine Renaissance
- Machines in the First Colonial Empires
- Machinery During the Industrial Revolution
- A Vision on Machines