Engineering and Technology 1650-1750

Engineering and Technology 1650-1750 Illustrations and Texts from Original Sources

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Publisher's Synopsis

Highly readable text features more than 200 engravings that encompass engineering projects dealing with surveying, leveling, materials, hand tools, lifting equipment, transport and erection, piling, bailing, water supply, hydraulic engineering, and more. Specific projects include transporting a 50-ton stone to the Louvre, erecting an obelisk, building timber locks, and dredging canals.

Book information

ISBN: 9780486422329
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint: Dover Publications
Pub date:
DEWEY: 624.09033
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 207
Weight: 588g
Height: 284mm
Width: 215mm
Spine width: 14mm