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"In this book, Richard W. Bulliet focuses on three major phases in the evolution of the wheel and their relationship to the needs and ambitions of human society. He begins in 4000 B.C.E. with the first wheels affixed to axles. He then follows with the innovation of wheels turning independently...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bulliet, Richard W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
Series:Columbia studies in international and global history.
Subjects:
Wheels > History.
Roues > Histoire.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Inventions.
Wheels.
Wielen.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Wheel versus wheel
  • Why invent the wheel?
  • A square peg in a round wheel
  • Home on the range
  • Wheels for show
  • The rise and demise of the charioteer
  • The princess ride
  • The carriage revolution
  • Four wheels in China
  • Rickshaw cities
  • The third wheel.

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