The Ancient EngineersBallantine Books, 1974 - 450 páginas Traces the advancement of early invention and technology from the first recorded engineering project of early Egypt. |
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... Agrippa and Octavius became lifelong friends . When Julius Caesar , fighting his last campaign against the surviving Pompeians in Spain , sent for his adopted son , he included Agrippa in the invitation . In Spain , Agrippa learned the ...
... Agrippa and Octavius became lifelong friends . When Julius Caesar , fighting his last campaign against the surviving Pompeians in Spain , sent for his adopted son , he included Agrippa in the invitation . In Spain , Agrippa learned the ...
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... Agrippa's Portus Iulius , as he named this com- plex , because an earthquake and eruption in 1538 changed the lay of the land . Agrippa also invented two devices to give him a military advantage . One was a collapsible tower for missile ...
... Agrippa's Portus Iulius , as he named this com- plex , because an earthquake and eruption in 1538 changed the lay of the land . Agrippa also invented two devices to give him a military advantage . One was a collapsible tower for missile ...
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... Agrippa's staunch help . The more tightly to bind Agrippa to him , Augustus persuaded Agrippa to divorce his first wife and marry Augus- tus ' niece Marcella , then to divorce Marcella and wed his daughter , the promiscuous Julia . This ...
... Agrippa's staunch help . The more tightly to bind Agrippa to him , Augustus persuaded Agrippa to divorce his first wife and marry Augus- tus ' niece Marcella , then to divorce Marcella and wed his daughter , the promiscuous Julia . This ...
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One The Coming of the Engineers | 1 |
Two The Egyptian Engineers | 18 |
Three The Mesopotamian Engineers | 46 |
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