History of Technology: Vol.19 by Volume editor Graham John Hollister- Short
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History of Technology
History of Technology
Summary
The technical problems confronting different societies and periods, and the measures taken to solve them, form the concern of this annual collection of essays. It deals with the history of technical discovery and change and explores the relation of technology to other aspects of life.
History of Technology Summary
Table of Contents
The early history of the windmill brake; Nuremberg as an epicentre of invention and innovation towards the end of the Middle Ages; friction according to Jacob Leupold; steam and sugar - the diffusion of the stationary steam engine to the Caribbean sugar industry, 1770-1840; uneven mirrors - towards a history of engines; John Farey, Jr (1791-1851) - engineer and polymath; a la recherche des ingenieurs disparus - hydrauliciens Neerlandais au XVIII siecle; book reviews; contents of former volumes.
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NPB9780720123654
9780720123654
0720123658
History of Technology: Vol.19 by Volume editor Graham John Hollister- Short
New
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
1998-02-01
192
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