Greek and Roman technology a sourcebook of translated Greek and Roman texts
Society and technology in antiquity -- Literary sources for ancient technology -- Archaeology as a source for the history of technology -- Ancient weights, measures, and coinage -- The rise of humans and human technology -- Sources of energy and basic mechanical devices -- Sources of energy and prim...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Routledge
2020
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| Ausgabe: | Second edition |
| Schriftenreihe: | Routledge sourcebooks for the ancient world
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Society and technology in antiquity -- Literary sources for ancient technology -- Archaeology as a source for the history of technology -- Ancient weights, measures, and coinage -- The rise of humans and human technology -- Sources of energy and basic mechanical devices -- Sources of energy and prime movers -- Basic machines -- Mechanical gadgets -- Agriculture -- Food processing -- Mining and quarrying -- Mining -- Quarrying -- Metallurgy -- Sculpture -- Construction engineering -- Hydraulic engineering -- Household crafts, health and well-being, and workshop production -- Metal-working -- Wood-working -- Textiles and leather -- Ceramics and glass -- Applied chemistry -- Health and well-being -- Large-scale, organized production -- Transport and trade -- Land transport -- Navigation -- Standards of trade -- Record-keeping -- Time-keeping -- Writing and literacy -- Military technology -- Attitudes towards labour, innovation, and technology |
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| Beschreibung: | xviii, 753 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781138927896 978-1-138-92789-6 9781138927902 978-1-138-92790-2 |