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Mechanics of Pre-industrial Technology

Author : Brian Cotterell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521428712
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (287 download)

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Download or read book Mechanics of Pre-industrial Technology written by Brian Cotterell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First general account of the mechanics behind pre-industrial technology, combining the skills of an engineer and an archaeologist.

Pre-Industrial Cities and Technology

Author : Colin Chant
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134636199
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book Pre-Industrial Cities and Technology written by Colin Chant and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-11-08 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This, the first book in the series, explores cities from the earliest earth built settlements to the dawn of the industrial age exploring ancient, Medieval, early modern and renaissance cities. Among the cities examined are Uruk, Babylon, Thebes, Athens, Rome, Constantinople, Baghdad, Siena, Florence, Antwerp, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Timbuktu, Great Zimbabwe, Hangzhou, Beijing and Hankou Among the technologies discussed are: irrigation, water transport, urban public transport, aqueducts, building materials such as brick and Roman concrete, weaponry and fortifications, street lighting and public clocks.

The Industrial Revolution: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Robert C. Allen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191016772
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Industrial Revolution: A Very Short Introduction written by Robert C. Allen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-16 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'Industrial Revolution' was a pivotal point in British history that occurred between the mid-eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries and led to far reaching transformations of society. With the advent of revolutionary manufacturing technology productivity boomed. Machines were used to spin and weave cloth, steam engines were used to provide reliable power, and industry was fed by the construction of the first railways, a great network of arteries feeding the factories. Cities grew as people shifted from agriculture to industry and commerce. Hand in hand with the growth of cities came rising levels of pollution and disease. Many people lost their jobs to the new machinery, whilst working conditions in the factories were grim and pay was low. As the middle classes prospered, social unrest ran through the working classes, and the exploitation of workers led to the growth of trade unions and protest movements. In this Very Short Introduction, Robert C. Allen analyzes the key features of the Industrial Revolution in Britain, and the spread of industrialization to other countries. He considers the factors that combined to enable industrialization at this time, including Britain's position as a global commercial empire, and discusses the changes in technology and business organization, and their impact on different social classes and groups. Introducing the 'winners' and the 'losers' of the Industrial Revolution, he looks at how the changes were reflected in evolving government policies, and what contribution these made to the economic transformation. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Engineering the Pre-Industrial Age

Author : Dick Parry
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 144561460X
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Engineering the Pre-Industrial Age written by Dick Parry and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dick Parry looks at the engineering developments of the medieval age. The story of engineering in the pre-industrial age, when men built everything by hand, with limited tools and techniques.

The Science and Engineering of Cutting

Author : Tony Atkins
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 0080942458
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Science and Engineering of Cutting written by Tony Atkins and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2009-07-15 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The materials mechanics of the controlled separation of a body into two or more parts – cutting – using a blade or tool or other mechanical implement is a ubiquitous process in most engineering disciplines. This is the only book available devoted to the cutting of materials generally, the mechanics of which (toughness, fracture, deformation, plasticity, tearing, grating, chewing, etc.) have wide ranging implications for engineers, medics, manufacturers, and process engineers, making this text of particular interest to a wide range of engineers and specialists. - The only book to explain and unify the process and techniques of cutting in metals AND non-metals. The emphasis on biomaterials, plastics and non-metals will be of considerable interest to many, while the transfer of knowledge from non-metals fields offers important benefits to metal cutters - Comprehensive, written with this well-known author's lightness of touch, the book will attract the attention of many readers in this underserved subject - The clarity of the text is further enhanced by detailed examples and case studies, from the grating of cheese on an industrial scale to the design of scalpels

Fractures in Knapping

Author : Are Tsirk
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1784910236
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (849 download)

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Download or read book Fractures in Knapping written by Are Tsirk and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2014-11-17 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for students and practitioners of not only knapping, lithic technology and archaeology, but also of fractography and fracture mechanics. In general, understanding of fractures provides a sounder basis for lithic analysis, and use of more recent scientific tools opens new avenues for lithic studies.

Fractography

Author : Derek Hull
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521646840
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (468 download)

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Download or read book Fractography written by Derek Hull and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-09-23 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An advanced 1999 text for those working in materials science and related inter-disciplinary subjects.

Squeezing Minds From Stones

Author : Karenleigh A. Overmann
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190854626
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Squeezing Minds From Stones written by Karenleigh A. Overmann and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cognitive archaeology is a relatively new interdisciplinary science that uses cognitive and psychological models to explain archeological artifacts like stone tools, figurines, and art. Squeezing Minds From Stones is a collection of essays from early pioneers in the field, like archaeologists Thomas Wynn and Iain Davidson, and evolutionary primatologist William McGrew, to 'up and coming' newcomers like Shelby Putt, Ceri Shipton, Mark Moore, James Cole, Natalie Uomini, and Lana Ruck. Their essays address a wide variety of cognitive archaeology topics, including the value of experimental archaeology, primate archaeology, the intent of ancient tool makers, and how they may have lived and thought.

Posing Questions for a Scientific Archaeology

Author : Terry L. Hunt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313000875
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Posing Questions for a Scientific Archaeology written by Terry L. Hunt and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2001-06-30 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although many believe that archaeological knowledge consists simply of empirical findings, this notion is false; data are generated with the guidance of theory, or some sense-making system acting in its place whether researchers recognize this or not. Failure to understand the relationship between theory and the empirical world has led to the many debates and frustrations of contemporary archaeology. Despite years of trying, the atheoretical, empiricist foundations of archaeology have left us little but a history of storytelling and unsatisfying generalizations about historical change and human diversity. The present work offers promising directions for building theoretically defensible results by providing well-designed case studies that can be used as guides or exemplars. Evolutionary theory, in at least some form, is the foundation for a scientific archaeology that will yield scientific explanations for historical change.

Fracture Research in Retrospect

Author : H.P. Rossmanith
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9789054106791
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Fracture Research in Retrospect written by H.P. Rossmanith and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the historical development of the engineering discipline of fracture mechanics from early times to the scientific treatment of the subject in the 20th century. Most papaers do not require a mathematical background to understand them.

Understanding Chipped Stone Tools

Author : Brian Hayden
Publisher : Eliot Werner Publications
ISBN 13 : 1734281871
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Chipped Stone Tools written by Brian Hayden and published by Eliot Werner Publications. This book was released on 2022-06-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a unique and engaging book on prehistoric stone tools. It advocates an experiential approach in which analysts try to understand stone tool designs from the users' perspectives, and employs a universal logic of designing tools to solve practical problems and evaluating various possible solutions. However, to do so it is also necessary to understand how stone can be mechanically modified to serve specific functions. The author enlists a rich array of ethnographic observations and considerable background as a flintknapper to show the basic ways in which stones can be flaked and modified and what these characteristics can reveal about prehistoric problem-solving strategies and design constraints. This is an invaluable primer for anyone contemplating the study of prehistoric stone tools."

An Introduction to Archaeological Chemistry

Author : T. Douglas Price
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441963766
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Archaeological Chemistry written by T. Douglas Price and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-10-17 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeological chemistry is a subject of great importance to the study and methodology of archaeology. This comprehensive text covers the subject with a full range of case studies, materials, and research methods. With twenty years of experience teaching the subject, the authors offer straightforward coverage of archaeological chemistry, a subject that can be intimidating for many archaeologists who do not already have a background in the hard sciences. With clear explanations and informative illustrations, the authors have created a highly approachable text, which will help readers overcome that intimidation. Topics covered included: Materials (rock, pottery, bone, charcoal, soils, metals, and others), Instruments (microscopes, NAA, spectrometers, mass spectrometers, GC/MS, XRF & XRD, Case Studies (Provinience, Sediments, Diet Reconstruction, Past Human Movement, Organic Residues). The detailed coverage and clear language will make this useful as an introduction to the study of archaeological chemistry, as well as a useful resource for years after that introduction.

Physics And Culture

Author : Brian Cotterell
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 1786343789
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book Physics And Culture written by Brian Cotterell and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The role of physics in our culture is examined from the time of Newton to the present day. It has three parts: an introduction to physics and two parts covering the roles of Newtonian and Modern/Postmodern physics. It is shown how popularization enabled physics to become part of our culture, while the topics discussed include religion, philosophy, politics, literature, the visual arts, and music. An underlying theme is that physics is an intimate part of our culture which, together with the other sciences, has had a wide general influence that cannot be ignored.The book has been written for all that are genuinely interested in culture. It is well referenced and illustrated, and suitable for the general public, students and academics who are interested in bridging the sciences and humanities in today's era of specialization.

Understanding Stone Tools and Archaeological Sites

Author : Brian Patrick Kooyman
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826323330
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (233 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Stone Tools and Archaeological Sites written by Brian Patrick Kooyman and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers manufacturing techniques, lithic types and materials, reduction strategies and techniques, worldwide lithic technology, production variables, meaning of form, and usewear and residue analysis.

Robert Hooke and the English Renaissance

Author : Paul Welberry Kent
Publisher : Gracewing Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780852445877
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book Robert Hooke and the English Renaissance written by Paul Welberry Kent and published by Gracewing Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume pays tribute to Hooke's considerable achievements in a range of scientific endeavours, and shows how he was to influence science and scientists in the centuries that followed with inventions that are still of importance today."--BOOK JACKET.

The Exploitation of Raw Materials in Prehistory

Author : Xavier Terradas Batlle
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527505235
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book The Exploitation of Raw Materials in Prehistory written by Xavier Terradas Batlle and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection presents state-of-the-art approaches to the use of inorganic raw materials in the period known as prehistory. It focuses on stone-tools, adornments, colorants and pottery from Europe, America and Africa. The chapters intimately merge archaeology, anthropology, geology, geography, physics and chemistry to reconstruct past human behaviour, economy, technology, ecology, cognition, territory and social complexity. The book represents a framework of raw material investigation for those working in science, regardless of the time period, region of the world or materials they are studying.

Time in World History

Author : Peter Stearns
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000765350
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Time in World History written by Peter Stearns and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Peter Stearns presents the fascinating concept of time through a global historical lens. Covering both calendrical time and clock time, the volume shows how significant changes in conceptions of time are in world history, as they translate many key historical developments from religion to industrialization, into daily experience. The book explores why and how early societies became interested in measuring time, as well as explaining the causes and ongoing consequences of the modern sense of time. The author compares different societies and cultures in their attitudes and approaches to time and describes the role of globalization in its development. The volume offers many examples and illustrations to aid readers in their understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of various constructions of time, both in the past and among different groups of people today. Time in World History will be of interest to students of world history and sociology, introducing readers to historical forces that continue to shape their lives quite directly.