Greek and Roman Mechanical Water-Lifting Devices : : The History of a Technology / / Joseph Oleson.

Water is fundamental to human life, and the ways in which a society uses it can tell us a great deal about a people. The ancient Greeks and Romans had at their disposal several mechanical water-lifting devices. The water-screw, the force pump, the compartmented wheel, and the bucket-chain were devel...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2020]
©1984
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:Heritage
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Physical Description:1 online resource (624 p.)
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