Over five hundred mechanisms and devices from the first century of the Industrial Revolution. Starting from simple pulleys and levers, this classic book works i

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This is the classic about mechanical things and devices, using simple drawings to explain 507 of the small components that constitute complex machinery. Left-ha

Reprint. Originally published: London: E. & F. Spon, 1890, under the title: TheEngineer's sketch-book of mechanical movements, devices, appliances, contrivances

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