The Ancient Engineers

Author : L. Sprague De Camp
Publisher : Barnes & Noble Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780880294560
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ancient Engineers written by L. Sprague De Camp and published by Barnes & Noble Publishing. This book was released on 1990 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes methods used by early irrigators, architects, and military engineers to build and maintain structures to serve their ruler's wants.

Author : Cesare Rossi
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9048122538
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Engineers' Inventions written by Cesare Rossi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-03-13 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in an age in which one can easily think that our generation has invented and discovered almost everything; but the truth is quite the opposite. Progress cannot be considered as sudden unexpected spurts of individual brains: such a genius, the inventor of everything, has never existed in the history of humanity. What did exist was a limitless procession of experiments made by men who did not waver when faced with defeat, but were inspired by the rare successes that have led to our modern comfortable reality. And that continue to do so with the same enthusiasm. The study of the History of Engineering is valuable for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that it can help us to understand the genius of the scientists, engineers and craftsmen who existed centuries and millenniums before us; who solved problems using the devices of their era, making machinery and equipment whose concept is of such a surprising modernity that we must rethink our image of the past.

Author : L. Sprague de Camp
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 9780345249333
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Engineers written by L. Sprague de Camp and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1975-08-12 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Gray Landels
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520034297
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Engineering in the Ancient World written by John Gray Landels and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1978-01-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greeks and Romans were considerable engineers. They made many remarkable machines, which where not betttered until the Industrial Revolution. Landels shows how these machines were developed and made. He draws together evidence from archaeological discoveries and from literary sources.

Author : Lyon Sprague De Camp
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ancient Engineers written by Lyon Sprague De Camp and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lyon Sprague De Camp
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
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Download or read book Ancient Engineers written by Lyon Sprague De Camp and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Cesare Rossi
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331944476X
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Engineers' Inventions written by Cesare Rossi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the inventions and designs of ancient engineers who are the precursors of the present. The period ranges mainly from 300 B.C. to 1600 A.D. with several exceptions. Many of the oldest inventions are documented by archaeological finds, often very little known, mainly from Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae and reveal a surprising modernity in their conception. Most of the inventions presented in the first four parts of this book were conceived up to the late Roman Empire and may be considered as milestones, each in their respective field. The fifth part concentrates on more recent centuries. The sixth part deals with some building construction techniques. Generally, for each of the presented inventions, three elements of research and reference are provided: written documents (the classics), iconic references (coins, bas-reliefs, etc.) and archaeological findings. The authors did not write this book for engineers only; hence they describe all the devices without assuming wide technical knowledge. The authors’ main aim is to try to communicate their enthusiasm for the inventions and the inventors of the past and to contribute to the fascinating study of the History of Engineering. This second edition includes new topics and chapters that are of special interest to engineers.

Author : Sprague de Camp L.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book The Ancient Engineers written by Sprague de Camp L. and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christopher Dunn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 159143968X
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt written by Christopher Dunn and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-24 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique study of the engineering and tools used to create Egyptian monuments • Presents a stone-by-stone analysis of key Egyptian monuments, including the statues of Ramses II and the tunnels of the Serapeum • Reveals that highly refined tools and mega-machines were used in ancient Egypt From the pyramids in the north to the temples in the south, ancient artisans left their marks all over Egypt, unique marks that reveal craftsmanship we would be hard pressed to duplicate today. Drawing together the results of more than 30 years of research and nine field study journeys to Egypt, Christopher Dunn presents a stunning stone-by-stone analysis of key Egyptian monuments, including the statue of Ramses II at Luxor and the fallen crowns that lay at its feet. His modern-day engineering expertise provides a unique view into the sophisticated technology used to create these famous monuments in prehistoric times. Using modern digital photography, computer-aided design software, and metrology instruments, Dunn exposes the extreme precision of these monuments and the type of advanced manufacturing expertise necessary to produce them. His computer analysis of the statues of Ramses II reveals that the left and right sides of the faces are precise mirror images of each other, and his examination of the mysterious underground tunnels of the Serapeum illuminates the finest examples of precision engineering on the planet. Providing never-before-seen evidence in the form of more than 280 photographs, Dunn’s research shows that while absent from the archaeological record, highly refined tools, techniques, and even mega-machines must have been used in ancient Egypt.

Author : Henry Hodges
Publisher : Barnes & Noble Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780880298933
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Technology in the Ancient World written by Henry Hodges and published by Barnes & Noble Publishing. This book was released on 1992 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: