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... fact made of the remaining substance , lead . Leaden pipes were made by rolling a sheet of lead into a cylinder and soldering the edges . Small lead pipes , with an oval or elliptical cross - section , carried water from distributing ...
... fact made of the remaining substance , lead . Leaden pipes were made by rolling a sheet of lead into a cylinder and soldering the edges . Small lead pipes , with an oval or elliptical cross - section , carried water from distributing ...
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... fact that , in his work on catapults , this man gave his name as " Heron Ktesibiou . " Now , Ktesibiou means " of Ktesibios . " Following normal Greek usage , the whole name would mean " Heron the son of Ktesibios . " But the famous ...
... fact that , in his work on catapults , this man gave his name as " Heron Ktesibiou . " Now , Ktesibiou means " of Ktesibios . " Following normal Greek usage , the whole name would mean " Heron the son of Ktesibios . " But the famous ...
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... fact , however , knights wore only chain mail through + XII and + XIII . The complete suit of plate , topped off by a crested helm with a movable visor , belongs not to the High Middle Ages but to the Renaissance , when feudalism was ...
... fact , however , knights wore only chain mail through + XII and + XIII . The complete suit of plate , topped off by a crested helm with a movable visor , belongs not to the High Middle Ages but to the Renaissance , when feudalism was ...
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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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