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Title: Engineering In the Ancient World (Ancient ...

Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley, CA

Publication Date: 1978

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Sketches, Etc

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st.

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Synopsis:

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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