Description |
1 online resource : illustrations. |
Series |
Make |
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Make (Sebastopol, Calif.)
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index.. |
Contents |
Let's Remake History; Part 1: Ancient Times; Chapter 1: The Cave Dwellers of Lascaux and the Oil Lamp; Chapter 2: Ptah-Hotep and the Bag Press; Chapter 3: Ctesibius and the Siphon; Chapter 4: Archimedes andt he Water Screw; Chapter 5: Heron of Alexandria and the Gin Pole; Part 2: The Hall of Medieval Makers; Chapter 6: The Medieval Blacksmith and the Oliver; Chapter 7: Levi ben Gershon and the Jacob's Staff; Part 3: The Inventions of the Early Modern Scientists; Chapter 8: Dame Juliana Berners and the Fishing Lure; Chapter 9: Willebrord Snell and Triangulation; Chapter 10: Otto von Guericke and the Vacuum PumpThe Inventor's Workshop; Further Reading; Index. |
Subject |
Inventors -- History.
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Industrial arts -- History.
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Inventeurs -- Histoire. |
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Métiers -- Histoire. |
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Industrial arts |
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Inventors |
Genre |
History
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Cover Title |
ReMaking history. Volume 1, Early makers |
Added Title |
Make : reMaking history : early makers |
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Early makers |
ISBN |
9781680450583 (electronic bk.) |
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1680450581 (electronic bk.) |
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9781680450569 (electronic bk.) |
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1680450565 (electronic bk.) |
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