The Cylinder: Kinematics of the Nineteenth Century Volume 9

(Part of the FlashPoints Series)

by Helmut Müller-Sievers

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The Cylinder investigates the surprising proliferation of cylindrical objects in the nineteenth century, such as steam engines, phonographs, panoramas, rotary printing presses, silos, safety locks, and many more. Examining this phenomenon through the lens of kinematics, the science of forcing motion, Helmut M ller-Sievers provides a new view of the history of mechanics and of the culture of the industrial revolution, including its literature, that...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520270770

ISBN13:9780520270770

Release Date:March 2012

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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