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Greek and Latin technology (a sourcebook): annotated translations of Greek and Latin texts and documents

By John William , Sherwood , Andrew Neil; Oleson , John Peter; Humphrey

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1998
ISBN
9780415061360, 0415061369, 9780415061377, 0415061377
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4027081 bytes)
Pages
623\616
Time added
2019-04-05 08:17:55
Technology -- Greece -- History -- Sources;Technol

Description

Society and technology in antiquity: the literary sources on ancient technology archaeology as a source for the history of ancient technology glossary of weights, measures, and coinage the rise of humans and human technology. The sources of energy and basic mechanical devices: sources of energy basic machines mechanical gadgets agriculture food processing mining and quarrying metallurgy construction engineering hydraulic engineering. Household industry and factory production: metal-working wood-working textiles and leather ceramics and glass applied chemistry large-scale organized production. Transportation and Trade: land transportation sea transportation standards of trade. Record-keeping: time-keeping writing and book production military technology attitudes towards labour, innovation and technology.

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