Engineering in the Ancient World, Revised Edition

With a revised preface, a new appendix, and a new bibliography
1. Auflage, With a revised preface, a new appendix, and a new bibliography 2000
ISBN: 978-0-520-22782-8
Verlag: UCAL POD

Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 215 mm, Gewicht: 272 g

Reihe: University of California Press

In his classic book, J. G. Landels describes the technological advances of the Greeks and Romans with erudition and enthusiasm. He provides an important introduction to engineering, writing about power and energy sources, water engineering, cranes, and transportation devises. From aqueducts to catapults, he attempts to envision machines as they may have worked in the ancient world. He then traces the path of knowledge taken by early thinkers—including Plato, Pliny, and Archimedes—in developing early theories of engineering and physics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Landels, J. G.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technikgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. POWER AND ENERGY SOURCES
Man-power
Animal power
Water power
Wind power
Steam power

2. WATER SUPPLIES AND ENGINEERING
Appendix- The sizes of measurement nozzles, and
Frontinus' arithmetic.

3. WATER PUMPS

4. CRANES AND HOISTS

5. CATAPULTS

6. SHIPS AND SEA TRANSPORT
Appendix-Methods of estimating the
maximum speeds of oared vessels

7. LAND TRANSPORT

8. THE PROGRESS OF THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE

9. THE PRINCIPAL GREEK AND ROMAN WRITERS
ON TECHNOLOGICAL SUBJECTS
Hero of Alexandria
Vitruvius
Frontinus
Pliny

APPENDIX: THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A TRIREME
SOME FURTHER THOUGHTS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

Über Autor(innen)

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.