Format:
Online-Ressource (xv, 1062 p)
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ill
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25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0415147921
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0415013062
Series Statement:
Routledge reference
Content:
Emanating from the prestigious Science Museum, London, this is the only one-volume encyclopaedia covering the entire field of the history of technology
Note:
Includes bibliographies
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Cover and spine title of paperback: An encyclopedia of the history of science
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Basic Tools, Devices and Mechanisms; MATERIALS; Non-Ferrous Metals; Ferrous Metals; The Chemical and Allied Industries; POWER AND ENGINEERING; Water, Wind and Animal Power; Steam and Internal Combustion Engines; Electricity; Engineering, Methods of Manufacture and Production; TRANSPORT; Roads, Bridges and Vehicles; Inland Waterways; Ports and Shipping; Rail; Aeronautics; Spaceflight; COMMUNICATION AND CALCULATION; Language, Writing, Printing and Graphic Arts
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Information: Timekeeping, Computing, Telecommunications and Audiovisual TechnologiesTECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY; Agriculture: The Production and Preservation of Food and Drink; Textiles and Clothing; Building and Architecture; The Domestic Interior: Technology and the Home; Public Utilities; Weapons and Armour; The Contributors; Index of Names; Index of Topics;
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
Print version Encyclopedia of the History of Technology
Language:
English
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