Engineering in the Ancient World, Revised Edition

Landels, J. G.

ISBN 10: 0520227824 / ISBN 13: 9780520227828

Editore: University of California Press, 2000

Codice articolo SANV.0520227824.G

Riassunto:

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.

Informazioni sull?autore:

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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Titolo: Engineering in the Ancient World, Revised ...
Casa editrice: University of California Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2000
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: good