Engineering in the Ancient World, Revised Edition

Name: Engineering in the Ancient World, Revised Edition
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ISBN: 9780520227828

ISBN-10: 0520227824

ISBN-13: 9780520227828

Edition: 2000 (Revised)

Authors: J. G. Landels

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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.

Book details

List price: $31.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 10/27/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 238
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English




Power and Energy Sources


Man-power


Animal power


Water power


Wind power


Steam power



Water Supplies and Engineering



The sizes of measurement nozzles, and Frontinus' arithmetic



Water Pumps



Cranes and Hoists



Catapults



Ships and Sea Transport



Methods of estimating the maximum speeds of oared vessels



Land Transport



The Progress of Theoretical Knowledge



The Principal Greek and Roman Writers on Technological Subjects


Hero of Alexandria


Vitruvius


Frontinus


Pliny



The Reconstruction of a Trireme


Some Further Thoughts


Bibliography


Index