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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... bronze are placed for those who enter to turn round , from an opinion that bronze purifies . " 7 Here is a minor piece of priestly magic , comparable to the prayer wheels of Tibet . The worshiper performs a simple mechanical action ...
... bronze are placed for those who enter to turn round , from an opinion that bronze purifies . " 7 Here is a minor piece of priestly magic , comparable to the prayer wheels of Tibet . The worshiper performs a simple mechanical action ...
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... bronze and 300 talents ( 9 tons ) of iron , and that building the Colossus caused a temporary scarcity of bronze . His figure for the bronze is probably wrong , because the bronze in that case would be only one - sixteenth of an inch ...
... bronze and 300 talents ( 9 tons ) of iron , and that building the Colossus caused a temporary scarcity of bronze . His figure for the bronze is probably wrong , because the bronze in that case would be only one - sixteenth of an inch ...
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... bronze plate , covered with inscriptions telling how to use the device , served as a door . Behind this door was another plate with a large circular hole through which the gearing behind could be seen . Around this hole was a dial with ...
... bronze plate , covered with inscriptions telling how to use the device , served as a door . Behind this door was another plate with a large circular hole through which the gearing behind could be seen . Around this hole was a dial with ...
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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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