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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... Demetrios seized the main mole guarding the harbor . Here his master gunner Apollonios mounted huge catapults throwing 3 - talent ( 180 - pound ) cata- pult balls . Demetrios tried to force the defenses of the harbor with troops from ...
... Demetrios seized the main mole guarding the harbor . Here his master gunner Apollonios mounted huge catapults throwing 3 - talent ( 180 - pound ) cata- pult balls . Demetrios tried to force the defenses of the harbor with troops from ...
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... Demetrios ' strongest soldiers . Demetrios moved his engines forward and attacked the wall , but the Rhodians beat back the efforts of his men to swarm through the gaps . Then the Rhodians moved all their catapults to one section of the ...
... Demetrios ' strongest soldiers . Demetrios moved his engines forward and attacked the wall , but the Rhodians beat back the efforts of his men to swarm through the gaps . Then the Rhodians moved all their catapults to one section of the ...
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... Demetrios of Phaleron . This Demetrios Phalereus had studied in the Peripatetic school in Athens , entered politics , rose to prominence by his oratory , and became rich . Later , Kassandros , a Successor who ruled Greece and Macedonia ...
... Demetrios of Phaleron . This Demetrios Phalereus had studied in the Peripatetic school in Athens , entered politics , rose to prominence by his oratory , and became rich . Later , Kassandros , a Successor who ruled Greece and Macedonia ...
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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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