Engineering in the Ancient World by Landels, J. G.

Engineering in the Ancient World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520227828)

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Engineering in the Ancient World by Landels, J. G.

Engineering in the Ancient World

$31.95
Engineering in the Ancient World by Landels, J. G.

Engineering in the Ancient World

$31.95
Format: Paperback
Description
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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.

Author: J. G. Landels
ISBN-10: 0520227824
ISBN-13: 9780520227828
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 10/27/2000
Pages: 238
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.44w x 0.75d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 03/01/2001 pg. 125
By J. G. Landels
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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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