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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... canal projects , however , was begun by Nikau II22 about -600 . This was a ship canal to connect the Red Sea with the Mediterranean . But it did not run north and south through the Serbonian Swamp , be- tween Egypt and Sinai , as does ...
... canal projects , however , was begun by Nikau II22 about -600 . This was a ship canal to connect the Red Sea with the Mediterranean . But it did not run north and south through the Serbonian Swamp , be- tween Egypt and Sinai , as does ...
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... canal was less than that of the river , the canal water arrived at Nineveh high enough to be used for irri- gation without hoisting . To take care of the overflow during the high - water season in spring , Sennacherib installed ...
... canal was less than that of the river , the canal water arrived at Nineveh high enough to be used for irri- gation without hoisting . To take care of the overflow during the high - water season in spring , Sennacherib installed ...
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... canal along the Italian coast from Ostia to Lake Avernus . There , by means of the channels cut by Agrippa , this canal would communi- cate with the Bay of Naples . Nero mobilized thousands of convicts to do the work . Digging began ...
... canal along the Italian coast from Ostia to Lake Avernus . There , by means of the channels cut by Agrippa , this canal would communi- cate with the Bay of Naples . Nero mobilized thousands of convicts to do the work . Digging began ...
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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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