The Guinness Book of Inventions
by Brown, G I
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition (ex-library)/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0851125468
- ISBN 13
- 9780851125466
- Seller
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King River, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Guinness Publishing, United Kingdom, 1996. Reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library)/Good. Size: Quarto 4to. 256 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Text and spine marked with Library stamps, library pocket inside book, stamps throughout and/or other library markings. Providing an overview of two millennia of technological achievement, this book traces the history of inventions - and their impact on society - from the development of iron-working to the computer age. It is divided into 15 thematic chapters, on materials, measurements, tools and devices, electricity, energy and power, engines, textiles, transport, light and sound, communication, computers, farming and food, medicine, warfare, and space. Special features focus on pioneering inventors who pushed forward the boundaries of human knowledge and whose technological innovations, from the wheel to the high-speed train and from the abacus to the desktop PC, have changed the lives of millions. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science & Technology; ISBN: 0851125468. ISBN/EAN: 9780851125466. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3158. . 9780851125466
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- Seller
- Great Southern Books (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 3158
- Title
- The Guinness Book of Inventions
- Author
- Brown, G I
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition (ex-library)
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0851125468
- ISBN 13
- 9780851125466
- Publisher
- Guinness Publishing
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- BZDB137 inventions, science, history, Science & Technology; ISBN: 0851125468 EAN: 9780851125466 Brown, G I The Guinness Book of Inventions
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