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Author Denny, Mark, 1953-

Title Ingenium : five machines that changed the world / Mark Denny.

Publication Info. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2007]
©2007

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  609 DENNY    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Non Fiction  609 DENNY    Check Shelf
Description xvi, 176 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Acknowledgments -- Timeline -- Introduction -- 1. Bow and arrow -- 2. Waterwheels and windmills -- 3. Counterpoise siege engines -- 4. Pendulum clock anchor escapement -- 5. Centrifugal governor -- 6. Inventiveness -- Further reading -- Index.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Inventions -- History.
Machinery -- History.
Force and energy -- Experiments.
Added Title Five machines that changed the world
ISBN 0801885868 alkaline paper
9780801885860 alkaline paper
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