cloth, dustj, 8vo 224 pp., 63 ills power and energy sources; water suppliy; water pumps; cranes and hoists; catapults; ships; land transport; vitruvius; Frontinus; Plinius; VG condition. Seller Inventory # 9443

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Title: Engineering in the Ancient World

Publisher: Berkely, University of California press

Publication Date: 1978

Binding: Hardcover

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Studies the engineering accomplishments of the Greeks and Romans, surveying pumps, cranes, engines, ships, and transport systems employed for purposes of both peace and war

About the Author:

J. G. Landels, now retired, was a Senior Lecturer in Classics at Reading University. His work, in collaboration with the Engineering Department, involved making working replicas of ancient machines and testing them in the field.

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