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Victorian Steam Locomotive: Its Design and Development 1804-1879(2015) DEMPSEY, G. D.,CLARK, D. KINNEARFirst published in 1879, this book has been identified as a lost publication and provides rare insight into the thinking of Victorian Engineers, written as a contemporary text.Vezava: Trda28,03 € -
History and Future of Technology(2021) AYRES, ROBERT U.Eminent physicist and economist, Robert Ayres, examines the history of technology as a change agent in society, focusing on societal roots rather than technology as an autonomous, self-perpetuating phenomenon. It evolved from a need to pump water out of cVezava: Trda84,21 € -
Golem(2012) COLLINS, HARRY M.,PINCH, TREVORThe very well-received first edition generated much debate, reflected in a substantial new Afterword in this second edition, which seeks to place the book in what have become known as 'the science wars'.Vezava: Mehka26,72 € -
Thrifty Science(2019) WERRETT, SIMONShows how early modern science involved many repurposing practices that would be considered green todayVezava: Trda69,50 € -
Thames Tideway Tunnel(2019) STRIDE, PHILPreventing another Great Stink – the legacy of Sir Joseph Bazelgette and the Thames Tideway TunnelVezava: Mehka28,04 € -
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Voyage of Thought(2017) WINTROUB, MICHAEL (UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY)Wintroub presents a micro-historical and cross-disciplinary analysis of the texts and contexts that informed the remarkable journey of the French ship captain, merchant, and poet, Jean Parmentier, from Dieppe to Sumatra in 1529. He explores the shifting aVezava: Trda62,56 € -
1800 Mechanical Movements, Devices and Appliances(2007) HISCOX, GARDNER DEXTERA fascinating compendium of early-20th-century mechanical devices, this expansive work ranges from basic levers to complex machinery. More than 1,800 engravings include simple illustrations and detailed cross-sections.Vezava: Mehka21,02 €
