Stronger Than a Hundred Men A History of the Vertical Water Wheel |
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| Author:
| Reynolds, Terry S. |
| Series title: | Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-7248-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2003 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $80.99 |
Book Description:
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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 ......
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 ......