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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... Emperor with a scheme for making unbreakable , flexible glass and proved his claims by dropping a vessel on the floor without breakage . Thereupon the Emperor had the man's shop demolished ( or , in another version , had the man ...
... Emperor with a scheme for making unbreakable , flexible glass and proved his claims by dropping a vessel on the floor without breakage . Thereupon the Emperor had the man's shop demolished ( or , in another version , had the man ...
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... emperor's little jokes , the fighters thereupon refused to fight , declaring that the emperor had pardoned them . It took threats of massacre to get the battle underway , and the combat continued until a satisfactory quantity of blood ...
... emperor's little jokes , the fighters thereupon refused to fight , declaring that the emperor had pardoned them . It took threats of massacre to get the battle underway , and the combat continued until a satisfactory quantity of blood ...
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... emperor Ho - di and later inspector of public works . An official history written some centuries later explained : In ancient times writing was generally on bamboo or on pieces of silk , which were then called ji.40 But silk being ...
... emperor Ho - di and later inspector of public works . An official history written some centuries later explained : In ancient times writing was generally on bamboo or on pieces of silk , which were then called ji.40 But silk being ...
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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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