Stronger Than a Hundred Men: A History of the Vertical Water Wheel

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JHU Press, 1983 - 453 pàgines

Like many apparently simple devices, the vertical water wheel has been around for so long that it is taken for granted. Yet this "picturesque artifact" was for centuries man's primary mechanical source of power and was the foundation upon which mills and other industries developed.

Stronger than a Hundred Men explores the development of the vertical water wheel from its invention in ancient times through its eventual demise as a source of power during the Industrial Revolution. Spanning more than 2000 years, Terry Reynolds's account follows the progression of this labor-saving device from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and America-covering the evolution of the water wheel itself, the development of dams and reservoirs, and the applications of water power.

 

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THE VERTICAL WATER WHEEL IN ANTIQUITY
9
CHAPTER 2
18
THE WATER WHEEL IN THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD
47
CHAPTER 3
132
CHAPTER 4
196
CHAPTER 5
218
210
261
THE EMERGENCE OF THE IRON INDUSTRIAL WATER WHEEL C1750
266
THE DECLINE OF THE VERTICAL WATER WHEEL
321
Notes
351
233
368
Bibliography
399
Illustration Credits
431
Index
441
Copyright

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Stronger Than a Hundred Men: A History of the Vertical Water Wheel
Terry S. Reynolds
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Sobre l'autor (1983)

Terry S. Reynolds is a professor of history at Michigan Technological University. He is a past president of the Society for the History of Technology, twice winner of the Society for Industrial Archaeology's Norton Prize, and author or editor of seven books dealing with the history of technology.

Informació bibliogràfica

TítolStronger Than a Hundred Men: A History of the Vertical Water Wheel
Volum 7 de Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History Series
Edició 7 de Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology
AutorTerry S. Reynolds
Edicióil·lustrada, reimpresa, revisada
EditorJHU Press, 1983
ISBN0801872480, 9780801872488
Nre. de pàgines453 pàgines
  
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