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Ingenium : five machines that changed the world /
"Ingenium is medieval English vernacular for "an ingenious contrivance." In this book, physicist Mark Denny considers five such contrivances and demonstrates how they literally changed the world. Interweaving narrative with diagrams, equations, and drawings, Denny shares the history o...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
©2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Ingenium is medieval English vernacular for "an ingenious contrivance." In this book, physicist Mark Denny considers five such contrivances and demonstrates how they literally changed the world. Interweaving narrative with diagrams, equations, and drawings, Denny shares the history of each device, explains the physics behind it, and describes how it was used, how it evolved, and why it is significant in today's world."--Jacket. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 176 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780801898464 0801898463 |