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How mechanics shaped the modern world /

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This book presents an offbeat, nontechnical chronology of the history of mechanics, from the Big Bang to present day. It covers subjects ranging from Egyptian civilization, music and musical instruments, art, and climate dynamics and demonstrates how their evolution both impacted and was impacted by...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Allen, David H. (Author)
Corporate Author: Gale Group
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2014.
Series:Gale virtual reference library.
Subjects:
Mechanics > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Mechanics and our ancestors
  • 2. The Greeks
  • 3. The Romans
  • 4. Mechanics in the Middle Ages
  • 5. The artistic Renaissance
  • 6. Finding our way
  • 7. Mechanics reborn
  • 8. Music and measuring
  • 9. Continuum mechanics, art and structures
  • 10. Weather
  • 11. Life cycles
  • 12. The quality of our lives
  • 13. Mechanics today
  • 14. The future of mechanics.