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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... castle building on an unprecedented scale . These castles ranged from the little family dwelling towers of Scot- land and Germany - one - family houses built like miniature castles - to huge fortresses like the citadel at Carcassonne ...
... castle building on an unprecedented scale . These castles ranged from the little family dwelling towers of Scot- land and Germany - one - family houses built like miniature castles - to huge fortresses like the citadel at Carcassonne ...
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... castle - the round tower , the crenelated parapet , the moat , and the portcullis - were old , medieval castle - build- ers combined them with greater skill and care than their predecessors . In fact , medieval castles reached such a ...
... castle - the round tower , the crenelated parapet , the moat , and the portcullis - were old , medieval castle - build- ers combined them with greater skill and care than their predecessors . In fact , medieval castles reached such a ...
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... castle were perched on a mountain top - he next faced the portcullis . This was a heavy iron gate , lowered from a slot over the entranceway to bar further passage . The portcullis goes back to -IV , when Aineias the Tactician wrote ...
... castle were perched on a mountain top - he next faced the portcullis . This was a heavy iron gate , lowered from a slot over the entranceway to bar further passage . The portcullis goes back to -IV , when Aineias the Tactician wrote ...
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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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