Ancient engineers' inventions : precursors of the present

• Main Authors: Rossi, Cesare, (Author), Russo, Flavio, 1947- (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: [Cham] : Springer, [2017]
• Edition: Second edition.
• Series: History of mechanism and machine science ; v. 33.
• Subjects: Engineering > History.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319444765; 9783319444758
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 420 pages : illustrations (some color))

This book describes inventions and designs of engineers from 300 B.C. to 1600 A.D., with a handful of exceptions from before and after. The inventions are documented by archaeological finds and range from those very well known to some hardly known at all.