1800 Mechanical Movements, Devices and Appliances Author: Gardner D. Hiscox | Language: English | ISBN:
0486457435 | Format: EPUB
1800 Mechanical Movements, Devices and Appliances Description
A fascinating compendium of early-twentieth-century mechanical devices, this wide-ranging work covers a variety of applications. More than 1,800 engravings — ranging from simple diagrams to detailed cross-sections — illustrate the workings of each item, from simple hooks and levers to complex machinery used in steam, motive, hydraulic, air, and electric power, navigation, gearing, clocks, mining, construction, and more.
Compiled as a ready reference for inventors, students of mechanics, artisans, and other workers, this volume features only minimal text. Its true value lies in its wealth of illustrated information, offering the quickest and most satisfactory method of conveying the exact conditions of mechanical action and construction.
- Series: Dover Science Books
- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Dover Publications; Enlarged 16th edition (February 27, 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0486457435
- ISBN-13: 978-0486457437
- Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
This book was originally published in 1899 and reprinted and enlarged in 16 editions between that date and 1921.
It has a line drawing and a short description of a wide variety of all sorts of the mechanical things, steam engines, valves, and other pieces of technology. This will be of tremendous value to anyone exploring some of the lost technology from 100 years ago.
The drawings are clear and the text very useful.
I really recommend picking this up by anyone interested in the history of steam technology.
By Terry Sofian
In order to cram that many mechanical bits into so few pages, the illustrations are frequently small, but intensely detailed. You'll find several of them on each page. This is great reference material for steampunk, sci-fi, and fantasy artwork, but since each device has only one illustration, it would be next to useless as a technical manual. There is a huge array of different devices - from tiny gears to giant steamworks - so as long as you're browsing for inspiration, this is a great book to have on hand.
By Julia A. Lichty
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