Engineering In the Ancient World Rev Edition

Engineering In the Ancient World Rev Edition by J.G. Landels. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780760703175.

Within the limitations of power available to them, ancient Greeks and Romans made remarkable machines--which were not improved on until the Industrial Revolution. Perhaps the greatest achievement of the Romans was their water engineering, with aqueducts to carry water for miles to feed their municipal plumbing systems. Landels draws on evidence from archaeological discoveries and literary sources, as well as his own experience of engineering, to show how these machines were developed