Mechanics of pre-industrial technology: an introduction to the mechanics of ancient and traditional material culture
Auteur :
Cotterell, Brian / Kamminga, Johan
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521428712
Date de publication :
24 avr. 1992
Dimensions :
24,8 x 18,8 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
605 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This is the first general account of the mechanics behind pre-industrial technology. The authors examine technology from the earliest stone tools of more than two million years ago to the erection of the statues of Easter Island which continued into the seventeenth century.