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Understanding 9/11Engineering in the ancient world
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-232) and index
1. Power and Energy Sources -- Man-power -- Animal power -- Water power -- Wind power -- Steam power -- 2. Water Supplies and Engineering -- App. The sizes of measurement nozzles, and Frontinus' arithmetic -- 3. Water Pumps -- 4. Cranes and Hoists -- 5. Catapults -- 6. Ships and Sea Transport -- App. Methods of estimating the maximum speeds of oared vessels -- 7. Land Transport -- 8. The Progress of Theoretical Knowledge -- 9. The Principal Greek and Roman Writers on Technological Subjects -- Hero of Alexandria -- Vitruvius -- Frontinus -- Pliny -- App. The Reconstruction of a Trireme
1. Power and Energy Sources -- Man-power -- Animal power -- Water power -- Wind power -- Steam power -- 2. Water Supplies and Engineering -- App. The sizes of measurement nozzles, and Frontinus' arithmetic -- 3. Water Pumps -- 4. Cranes and Hoists -- 5. Catapults -- 6. Ships and Sea Transport -- App. Methods of estimating the maximum speeds of oared vessels -- 7. Land Transport -- 8. The Progress of Theoretical Knowledge -- 9. The Principal Greek and Roman Writers on Technological Subjects -- Hero of Alexandria -- Vitruvius -- Frontinus -- Pliny -- App. The Reconstruction of a Trireme
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