Mechanisms in Ancient Chinese books with illustrations

This book presents a unique approach for studying mechanisms and machines with drawings that were depicted unclearlyin ancient Chinese books. The historical, cultural and technical backgrounds of the mechanisms are explained, and various mechanisms described and illustrated in ancient books are intr...

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Main Author: Hsiao, Kuo-Hung,
Other Authors: Yan, Hong-Sen, 1951-, SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2014.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrations.
Series: History of mechanism and machine science ; v. 23.
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