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The History of Grinding
ISBN: 9780873352383 / Angielski / Twarda / 207 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An in-depth examination of the oldest engineering process, The History of Grinding begins at the start of agriculture and outlines how size reduction developed over the centuries(without completely immersing the reader in technical detail). Great technical achievements have led to the machines of today, which can grind solid particles at the rate of tens of thousands of tons per day. One certainty is the existence of the continuing need for size reduction to develop and fit the lifestyles of people both today and in the future.
Photos and illustrations gleaned from... An in-depth examination of the oldest engineering process, The History of Grinding begins at the start of agriculture and outlines...
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524,06 |
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Chasing the Glitter: Black Hills Milling, 1874-1959
ISBN: 9780971517110 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For those curious about the mine structures that dot the Black Hills landscape, this illustrated overview of mills and mineral-extraction processes will provide answers. The engineers and metallurgists who chased the glitter in the hard-rock ores made mining the region's number-one industry and influenced gold-recovery practices around the world.
For those curious about the mine structures that dot the Black Hills landscape, this illustrated overview of mills and mineral-extraction processes wi...
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122,40 |
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Essential Retro: The Vintage Technology Guide
ISBN: 9780973683813 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Join retrothing.com author James Grahame as he introduces you to some dazzling devices from years past. You'll encounter hundreds of vintage and neo-retro cameras, audio components, televisions, computers, video games, vehicles, toys, electronic musical instruments and mechanical gadgets. This is a fantastic opportunity to revisit a bygone age of elegant mechanics and hand-drawn design. Many brilliant old machines are hidden away in attics and garages throughout the world - forgotten movie cameras lie on dusty shelves beside obsolete computers and clever mechanical toys, all crying out to be...
Join retrothing.com author James Grahame as he introduces you to some dazzling devices from years past. You'll encounter hundreds of vintage and neo-r...
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96,86 |
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Reconstruction Designs of Lost Ancient Chinese Machinery
ISBN: 9781402064593 / Angielski / Twarda / 309 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ancient China was outstanding in mechanical technology before the 15th century. Numerous ingenious machines were invented. However, due to incomplete documentation and loss of finished objects, most of the original machines cannot be verified and many of the inventions did not pass down to later generations. This book, based on the author s research and teaching experiences over the last 20 years, is devoted to presenting an innovative methodology in the area of mechanical historiography for the systematic reconstruction design of ancient Chinese machines that have been lost to time. Its...
Ancient China was outstanding in mechanical technology before the 15th century. Numerous ingenious machines were invented. However, due to incomplete ...
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201,24 |
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Shafting, Pulleys, Belting and Rope Transmission
ISBN: 9781410202949 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1908, this handbook was intended to furnish the reader with practical help for the everyday handling of shafting, pulleys, and belting. They are allied in operation of plants and it is a pretty generally conceded fact that all three are much neglected by many operators.Amongst the topics included are shafting hints, truing up line shafting, practical kinks, practical methods of loosening pulleys, splicing leather belts, belt creep, rope drives, splicing rope, and wire rope transmission.
Originally published in 1908, this handbook was intended to furnish the reader with practical help for the everyday handling of shafting, pulleys, and...
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118,69 |
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Shaft Governors
ISBN: 9781410202956 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1908, this book is made up from material originally published in Power, together with some special articles which have been prepared to make it a complete handbook of the subject. Topics covered include evolution of the shaft governor, general definitions and rules, adjusting the Rites Inertia Governor, The Buckeye Engine Governor and its adjustment, straight-line engine governor, the ideal engine governor, the Fitchburg steam-engine governor, the American-Ball balanced automatic governor, Curtis steam turbine governors, and changing the speed of pendulum governors.
Originally published in 1908, this book is made up from material originally published in Power, together with some special articles which have been pr...
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77,65 |
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Engines and Innovation: Lewis Laboratory and American Propulsion Technology
ISBN: 9781410220387 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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86,28 |
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The History of the Telephone
ISBN: 9781421809526 / Angielski / Twarda / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reprint of a version published in 1910 in Chicago by A.C. McClurg.
Reprint of a version published in 1910 in Chicago by A.C. McClurg.
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116,32 |
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To Make a Spotless Orange: Biological Control in California
ISBN: 9781557532855 / Angielski / Twarda / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To Make A Spotless Orange is the story of science with a mission: the use of organisms to attack pests. Few states showed very little interest after the first commercial pesticides appeared in the late nineteenth century. In california alone, entomologists persevered in developing both the theory and practice of biological control. These entomologists were neither environmentalists nor health crusaders, but scientist s who believed that their method would be the cheapest and most effective in the long run.
To Make A Spotless Orange is the story of science with a mission: the use of organisms to attack pests. Few states showed very little interest after t...
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225,30 |
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Journey to the Moon
ISBN: 9781563471858 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first of its kind, Journey to the Moon details the history and design of the computer that enabled U.S. astronauts to land on the moon. The book recalls the history of computer technology, both hardware and software, and the applications of digital computing to missile guidance systems and manned spacecraft. The book also offers graphics and photos drawn from the Draper Laboratories' archives that illustrate the technology and related events during the Apollo project. Written for experts as well as lay persons, Journey to the Moon is the first book of its kind and a must for anyone...
The first of its kind, Journey to the Moon details the history and design of the computer that enabled U.S. astronauts to land on the moon. The book r...
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254,68 |
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The Superpower Odyssey: A Russian Perspective on Space Cooperation
ISBN: 9781563473197 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Using space exploration as a model, former Soviet cosmonaut candidate Yuri Karash delves into the competition between US and Russian/Soviet space programmes and the transition to co-operative efforts. He discusses the critical space policies and technological developments from 1957 to 1998. Leading up to the construction of the International Space Station, he offers his perspective mingled with historic photographs from the turbulent 1960s era.
Using space exploration as a model, former Soviet cosmonaut candidate Yuri Karash delves into the competition between US and Russian/Soviet space prog...
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208,15 |
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The Airplane: A History of Its Technology
ISBN: 9781563475252 / Angielski / Twarda / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Commissioned in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Powered Flight. The airplane is a system comprising aspects of aerodynamics, propulsion, flight dynamics, and structures. This book outlines the history of the technical development of the airplane. Richly illustrated, it moves the reader through time beginning with Leonardo da Vinci and forward to the present. In each chronological period, the various aspects of the synthesis of aerodynamics, propulsion, flight dynamics, and structures to the design of flying machines is described and critically evaluated.
Commissioned in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Powered Flight. The airplane is a system comprising aspects of aerodynamics, propulsion, fligh...
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313,46 |
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Twentieth Century Limited: Industrial Design in America 1925-1939
ISBN: 9781566398930 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Profusely illustrated with 150 photographs, Twentieth Century Limited pays tribute to the industrial designers and the way they transformed American culture.
Profusely illustrated with 150 photographs, Twentieth Century Limited pays tribute to the industrial designers and the way they transformed American c...
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171,42 |
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Encyclopedia of Military Technology and Innovation
ISBN: 9781573565578 / Angielski / Twarda / 331 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the Abrams M1 tank to the zeppelin, this essential reference details the invention and evolution of nearly 600 of the most important advances in military technology from prehistory to the present. International in scope, it covers weapons, ammunition, defenses, land vehicles, aircraft, ships, detection, stealth, gear, supplies, weapons of mass destruction, and much more. Whether researching such cutting-edge technologies as the B-2 Stealth Bomber, Patriot Missile, and the Roborat project or such historical topics as forts, Molotov cocktails, or the U-2, "Encyclopedia of Military... From the Abrams M1 tank to the zeppelin, this essential reference details the invention and evolution of nearly 600 of the most important advances ... |
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396,97 |
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Steam for the Million: A Popular Treatise on Steam and Its Application to the Useful Arts Especially to Navigation
ISBN: 9781589630475 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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87,57 |
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The Rocket Men: Vostok & Voskhod. the First Soviet Manned Spaceflights
ISBN: 9781852333911 / Angielski / Miękka / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is the first known work in the west dedicated to revealing the full story of the Vostok space missions, and the first fledgling steps off our planet. In Leaving the Planet authors Rex Hall and Dave Shayler review this Soviet demonstration of technological progress. The text examines both the developmental and operational aspects of the missions, which at the time were clouded in secrecy. This fascinating and important text features a significant amount of new material on the spacecraft, as well as the history, design and development of the launch vehicle. It also includes the full...
This book is the first known work in the west dedicated to revealing the full story of the Vostok space missions, and the first fledgling steps off ou...
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201,24 |
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Base Development 1965-1970
ISBN: 9781931839327 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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114,41 |
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Greek and Roman Mechanical Water-Lifting Devices: The History of a Technology
ISBN: 9789027716934 / Angielski / Twarda / 460 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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1207,67 |
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Into the Nano Era: Moore's Law Beyond Planar Silicon CMOS
ISBN: 9783540745587 / Angielski / Twarda / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Even as we enter the nanotechnology era, we are now encountering the 50th anniversary of the invention of the IC. Will silicon continue to be the pre-eminent material and will MooreTM's Law continue unabated, albeit in a broader economic venue, in the nanotechnology era? This monograph addresses these issues by a re-examination of the scientific and technological foundations of the micro-electronics era. By better assessing and understanding the past five decades of this era, it is proposed that a firmer foundation can be laid for the research that will ensue and possibly... Even as we enter the nanotechnology era, we are now encountering the 50th anniversary of the invention of the IC. Will silicon continue to be the p... |
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805,10 |
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Salyut: The First Space Station: Triumph and Tragedy
ISBN: 9780387735856 / Angielski / Miękka / 426 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This remarkable book is a unique insight into the people involved in the development of the Salyut space station and the crews assigned to operate it. It describes the rotation between the crews, analyses the decision to send the back-up crew on Soyuz 11 and recounts the intrigues and difficult relationships between all the personalities involved - politicians, CKBEM managers, designers, generals and cosmonauts. Biographies of the Soyuz 11 cosmonauts are published for the first time in English and the longest manned space mission of the time is described before Grujica Ivanovich gives a... This remarkable book is a unique insight into the people involved in the development of the Salyut space station and the crews assigned to operate ... |
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160,99 |
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