Donald Hill

A History of Engineering in Classical and Medieval Times (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

It is impossible to understand the cultures and achievements of the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Arabs, without knowing something of their technology. Rome, for example, made advances in many areas which were subsequently lost and not regained for more than a millenium. This is a knowledgeable yet lucid account of the wonderful triumphs and the limitations of ancient and medieval engineering. This book systematically describes what is known about the evolution of irrigation works, dams, bridges, roads, building construction, water and wind power, automata, and clocks, with references to the social, geographical, and intellectual context.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317761570
• Artikelnr.: 40106108

Autorenporträt

Authored by Hill, Donald

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Part 1 Civil Engineering
Chapter 2 Irrigation and Water Supply
Chapter 3 Dams
Chapter 4 Bridges
Chapter 5 Roads
Chapter 6 Building Construction
Chapter 7 Surveying
Part 2 Mechanical Engineering
Chapter 8 Water-raising Machines
Chapter 9 Power from Water and Wind
Part 3 Fine Technology
Chapter 10 Instruments
Chapter 11 Automata
Chapter 12 Clocks