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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... structure , so as to take the force of the stream ; and others likewise at a little distance above the bridge , so that if trunks of trees , or vessels , were launched by the natives to break down the structure , these fenders might ...
... structure , so as to take the force of the stream ; and others likewise at a little distance above the bridge , so that if trunks of trees , or vessels , were launched by the natives to break down the structure , these fenders might ...
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... structure was a pair of fire altars out of doors . The Iranians built many bridges , however , of which some survive from the time of Shapur I ( + III ) . Eight such bridges , of which the foundations at least probably go back to ...
... structure was a pair of fire altars out of doors . The Iranians built many bridges , however , of which some survive from the time of Shapur I ( + III ) . Eight such bridges , of which the foundations at least probably go back to ...
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... structure . The weight of the roof was carried , not by a whole wall as in earlier structures , but by piers , which were incorporated in the outer wall . These piers functioned somewhat like the colonnades that had held up the roofs of ...
... structure . The weight of the roof was carried , not by a whole wall as in earlier structures , but by piers , which were incorporated in the outer wall . These piers functioned somewhat like the colonnades that had held up the roofs of ...
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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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