How Mechanics Shaped the Modern World

This unique book presents a nontechnical view of the history of mechanics, from the Big Bang to present day. The impact of mechanics on the evolution of a variety of subjects is vividly illustrated, including astronomy, geology, astrophysics, anthropology, archeology, ancient history, Renaissance ar...

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Autor principal: Allen, David H.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Materias:
History.
Engineering.
History of Science.
Mechanics.
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01701-3
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Mechanics and Our Ancestors
  • The Greeks
  • The Romans
  • Mechanics in the Middle Ages
  • The Artistic Renaissance
  • Finding Our Way
  • Mechanics Reborn
  • Music and Measuring
  • Continua, Art and Structures
  • Weather
  • Life Cycles
  • The Quality of Our Lives
  • Mechanics Today
  • The Future of Mechanics.

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