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Greenpoint Books 1800 Mechanical Movements Devices and Appliances (16th enlarged edition) by Gardner D Hiscox
This extraordinary compendium of earlytwentiethcentury mechanical devices covers a seemingly inexhaustible variety of technological applications. Compiled as a ready reference for inventors engineers students of mechanics and artisans this volumes 1800 engravings from simple diagrams to detailed crosssections provide a wealth of illustrated information offering quick clear and satisfying explanations of the applications and innerworkings of a vast assortment of mechanical devices which appeared during the heyday of mechanical invention. These range from simple hooks and levers to complex machinery used in steam hydraulic air and electric power as well as navigation gearing clocks and much more.show more