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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... feet . Along the whole course there is a second cutting , thirty feet deep and three feet broad , whereby water is brought , through pipes , from an abundant source to the city . The architect of this tunnel was Eupalinos , son of ...
... feet . Along the whole course there is a second cutting , thirty feet deep and three feet broad , whereby water is brought , through pipes , from an abundant source to the city . The architect of this tunnel was Eupalinos , son of ...
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... feet long and 57 feet wide . The ship had a double bow , a double stern , and seven rams . Four thousand men rowed it , those of the upper bank pulling 57- foot oars counterweighted with lead . It never fought , but its sheer ...
... feet long and 57 feet wide . The ship had a double bow , a double stern , and seven rams . Four thousand men rowed it , those of the upper bank pulling 57- foot oars counterweighted with lead . It never fought , but its sheer ...
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... feet , which means an oar with a to- tal length of over 500 feet ! And the upper oars of Philo- pator's fortier were only 57 feet long . Some space could be saved by the medieval method of placing half the rowers on one oar facing ...
... feet , which means an oar with a to- tal length of over 500 feet ! And the upper oars of Philo- pator's fortier were only 57 feet long . Some space could be saved by the medieval method of placing half the rowers on one oar facing ...
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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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