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Ancient machine technology : from wheels to forges
Title:
Ancient machine technology : from wheels to forges

Technology in ancient cultures

Technology in ancient cultures.
Author:
Woods, Michael, 1946-

Woods, Mary B. (Mary Boyle), 1946-
ISBN:
9780761365235
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Publication Information:
Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, c2011.
Physical Description:
96 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cm.
Series:
Technology in ancient cultures

Technology in ancient cultures.
Contents:
Machine basics -- The Ancient Middle East -- Ancient Egypt -- Ancient China -- The Ancient Americas -- Ancient Greece -- Ancient Rome -- After the acients.
Abstract:
Describes the different tools and techniques used by ancient cultures and discusses how those ancient machines paved the way for modern machines and practices.
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Book
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