ANCIENT GREEK GADGETS AND MACHINES Brumbaugh, Robert Sherrick
489 Thomas Y. Crowell 1966 Very Good- in Good dust jacket Hardcover Dustjacket has suffered water damage and has a rippling effect. Dustjacket has a couple of small pieces missing. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. Slight water damage to back board of book. Former owner's bookplate. ; Brumbaugh describes a wide variety of inventions, which span the centuries from the Minoan-Mycenaean to the Hellenistic eras. Scores of diagrams and photographs, many specially gathered from museums in Greece, accompany the text. Among the most impressive of the ancient gadgets and machines are steam engines, catapaults, and war machines, and an astronomical "computer" dating back to AD 65. ; 152 pages $30.00USD Click here to order or message the dealer
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