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Chatto & Windus, 1980-10-01. Paperback. Good. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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Engineering in the Ancient World (Ancient Culture & Society) Unknown - 1980
by Landels, John G
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- Title Engineering in the Ancient World (Ancient Culture & Society)
- Author Landels, John G
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- Publisher Chatto & Windus, London
- Date 1980-10
- ISBN 9780701122225
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Engineering in the Ancient World [Ancient Culture and Society Series].
by Landels, J. G.; Holloway, Edgar (illustrator).
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1980. 1st p/b ed.. Paperback trade, good plus condition, black & white figures, top corner tip rear cover & last few pages lightly creased, pages lightly toned, top edge lightly foxed, some toning spine, minor edgewear, owner's written name & date. 224 pp. J. D. Landells provides a fascinating look at the great achievements of the Greeks and Romans in art, philosophy and culture which was matched by their prowess as engineers. The author shows how these machines were developed and made. He uses evidence from archaeological discoveries and literary sources and he uses his own experience of engineering to adduce certain arguments from the theory of physics and mechanics. The book is illustrated throughout by clear line drawings and diagrams by Edgar Holloway. The scarce first paperback edition.
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