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Water Engineering in Ancient Civilizations: 5,000 Years of History

Water Engineering in Ancient Civilizations: 5,000 Years of History

by Viollet, Pierre-Louis
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Water professionals, engineers, scientists, and students will find this book fascinating and invaluable to their understanding of the fundamental role of water engineering in the development of civilization. The book abounds with descriptions of hydraulic techniques in the civilizations of the classical era and the Middle Ages, including illustrations and translated descriptions of ancient observers and authors. The work is unique in offering an engineer's perspective not only on the history of water technology, but also demonstration of the genesis of ideas and the transmissions of ideas and technology from one age and civilization to the next.

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Pub dateJul 1, 2007
ISBN-109078046058
ISBN-139789078046059
LanguageEnglish
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