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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Denny, Mark, 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Timeline
  • Introduction
  • 1. Bow and arrow
  • 2. Waterwheels and windmills
  • 3. Counterpoise siege engines
  • 4. Pendulum clock anchor escapement
  • 5. Centrifugal governor
  • 6. Inventiveness
  • Further reading
  • Index.