Stronger than a hundred men : a history of the vertical water wheel

Author(s)

• Reynolds, Terry S.

Bibliographic Information

Stronger than a hundred men : a history of the vertical water wheel

Terry S. Reynolds

（John Hopkins studies in the history of technology, new ser., no. 7）

Johns Hopkins University Press, c1983

Note

Bibliography: p. 399-430

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Like many apparently simple devices, the vertical water wheel has been around for so long that it is taken for granted. Yet this "picturesque artifact" was for centuries man's primary mechanical source of power and was the foundation upon which mills and other industries developed.Stronger than a Hundred Men explores the development of the vertical water wheel from its invention in ancient times through its eventual demise as a source of power during the Industrial Revolution. Spanning more than 2000 years, Terry Reynolds's account follows the progression of this labor-saving device from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and America-covering the evolution of the water wheel itself, the development of dams and reservoirs, and the applications of water power.

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Details

• NCID: BA13790351
• ISBN:
  • 0801825547
• LCCN: 82015346
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Baltimore
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 453 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : TJ860
  • DC19 : 621.2/1/09
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Water-wheels -- History
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA01224801