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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... iron- soft , malleable , and hard to melt - contains very little car- bon , usually less than 0.1 per cent . On the other hand , cast iron - hard , brittle , and easy to melt - contains 2.0 to 4.0 per cent of carbon . Steel , with an ...
... iron- soft , malleable , and hard to melt - contains very little car- bon , usually less than 0.1 per cent . On the other hand , cast iron - hard , brittle , and easy to melt - contains 2.0 to 4.0 per cent of carbon . Steel , with an ...
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... iron work . One of their monu- ments is the Iron Pillar of Delhi , a 24 - foot shaft set up by a king17 about +415 to bear the statue of a garuḍa or man- bird , the steed of Vishnu . Although the garuḍa has disap- peared , the pillar ...
... iron work . One of their monu- ments is the Iron Pillar of Delhi , a 24 - foot shaft set up by a king17 about +415 to bear the statue of a garuḍa or man- bird , the steed of Vishnu . Although the garuḍa has disap- peared , the pillar ...
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... iron or lead were used in hand guns and balls of stone in cannon . Iron cannon balls soon replaced those of stone , because iron is much denser than stone and iron balls therefore car- ried more kinetic energy for a given bore . Now ...
... iron or lead were used in hand guns and balls of stone in cannon . Iron cannon balls soon replaced those of stone , because iron is much denser than stone and iron balls therefore car- ried more kinetic energy for a given bore . Now ...
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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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