Engineering in the Ancient WorldUniversity of California Press, 1. sij 1978. - Broj stranica: 224 Studies the engineering accomplishments of the Greeks and Romans, surveying pumps, cranes, engines, ships, and transport systems employed for purposes of both peace and war. |
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POWER AND ENERGY SOURCES | 9 |
WATER SUPPLIES AND ENGINEERING | 34 |
WATER PUMPS | 58 |
CRANES AND HOISTS | 84 |
CATAPULTS | 99 |
SHIPS AND SEA TRANSPORT | 133 |
LAND TRANSPORT | 170 |
THE PROGRESS OF THEORETICAL | 186 |
THE PRINCIPAL GREEK AND ROMAN | 199 |
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Alexandria ancient world angle animals Archimedes arms Athenaeus axle beam block bowstring bronze buckets called capstan catapult centre century B.C. Chapter clepsydra crane Ctesibius cylinder described device diameter digits Dioptra diōstra distance drum efficiency engine evidence Exekias fact fixed frame Frontinus gear Greek Greek and Roman groove Haterii Hero Hero of Alexandria Hero's hoisting holes horizontal horses hull illustrations kg/cm² knots length less lever lift load machine means measurements mechanical method missile modern mounted normally nozzle oars Odysseus onager Ostia outlet output overshot oxen pentekonter perhaps Philo pipe piston Polybius probably problem pull pulley quinariae rods rope rotor round rowers sail says screw pump sextarii shaft ship side sinew-rope sources speed spring stone supply thrust tilted torsion spring trireme trough tunnel turn undershot valve vehicles vertical vessel Vitruvius warship washer weight wheel wind windlass wooden