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Author:
Böckler, Georg Andreas, fl. 1648-1685.
Call No. [Page No.]: TJ144.B7 1662 [p. 139]
Publisher: Coloniæ Agrippinæ : sumptibus P. Principis, 1662.
Document Type: Rare book
Category: Rare Book Collection
Date: 1662
Pagination: 55
Location: Rare Folio
Notes:
Full title: Theatrum machinarvm novvm : exhibens aqvarias, alatas, ivmentarias, manuarias : pedibus, ac ponderibus versatiles, plures et diversas molas : variis frumentis commolendis, chartæ, & nitrato pulveri apparando, diversis tundendis, serrandis, terebrandis, panno constipando, decorando ... Engineering in the 17th century attempted to replicate the movement of man. Machines were designed to benefit daily work. Bockler's book illustrates the theory and application of perpetual motion machines. Although at this time few people in Europe were literate, the graphic content in Bockler's copperplate engravings could be easily understood.
Treasure record edited by Hamilton Library at 2010-07-28 15:17:10
Call No. [Page No.]: TJ144.B7 1662 [p. 139]
Publisher: Coloniæ Agrippinæ : sumptibus P. Principis, 1662.
Document Type: Rare book
Category: Rare Book Collection
Date: 1662
Pagination: 55
Location: Rare Folio
Notes:
Full title: Theatrum machinarvm novvm : exhibens aqvarias, alatas, ivmentarias, manuarias : pedibus, ac ponderibus versatiles, plures et diversas molas : variis frumentis commolendis, chartæ, & nitrato pulveri apparando, diversis tundendis, serrandis, terebrandis, panno constipando, decorando ... Engineering in the 17th century attempted to replicate the movement of man. Machines were designed to benefit daily work. Bockler's book illustrates the theory and application of perpetual motion machines. Although at this time few people in Europe were literate, the graphic content in Bockler's copperplate engravings could be easily understood.
Treasure record edited by Hamilton Library at 2010-07-28 15:17:10