How Mechanics Shaped the Modern World
This unique book presents a nontechnical view of the history of mechanics, from the Big Bang to present day. The impact of mechanics on the evolution of a variety of subjects is vividly illustrated, including astronomy, geology, astrophysics, anthropology, archeology, ancient history, Renaissance ar...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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Edición: | 1st ed. 2014. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Mechanics and Our Ancestors
- The Greeks
- The Romans
- Mechanics in the Middle Ages
- The Artistic Renaissance
- Finding Our Way
- Mechanics Reborn
- Music and Measuring
- Continua, Art and Structures
- Weather
- Life Cycles
- The Quality of Our Lives
- Mechanics Today
- The Future of Mechanics.