Stronger than a Hundred Men : A History of the Vertical Water Wheel Paperback / softback
by Terry S. (Michigan Technological University) Reynolds
Part of the Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology series
Paperback / softback
Description
Like many apparently simple devices, the vertical water wheel has been around for so long that it is taken for granted.
Yet this "picturesque artifact" was for centuries man's primary mechanical source of power and was the foundation upon which mills and other industries developed.
Stronger than a Hundred Men explores the development of the vertical water wheel from its invention in ancient times through its eventual demise as a source of power during the Industrial Revolution.
Spanning more than 2000 years, Terry Reynolds's account follows the progression of this labor-saving device from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and America-covering the evolution of the water wheel itself, the development of dams and reservoirs, and the applications of water power.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:480 pages, 153 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication Date:26/02/2003
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- ISBN:9780801872488
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:480 pages, 153 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication Date:26/02/2003
- Category:
- ISBN:9780801872488
