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Mechanics of pre-industrial technology : an introduction to the mechanics of ancient and traditional material culture / Brian Cotterell, Johan Kamminga

por Cotterell, Brian

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Editor: Cambridge [etc.] : Cambridge University Press, 1990
Descripción Física: XV, 304 p. : il.; 25 cm
Otros Autores: Kamminga, Johan
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41/101 1299 Libros modernos desde 1900
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1. INTRODUCTION. - Invention and diffusion. - Theories of cultural evolution. - Artifact sophistication and complexity. - The development of mechanical science. - Mechanics of material culture. * Methods of mechanical analysis. * Mechanical experimentation. * Definitions and units. 2. BASIC MECHANICS. - Space and time. - Mass. - Force. - The laws of motion. - The main sources of force in pre-industrial technology. * Muscular force. * Gravitational force. * Frictional force. - Scalars and vectors. - Acceleration. - Workd and energy. - Power. - Equilibrium and stability. 3. FLUIDS AND SOLIDS. - Fluids. * Concept of pressure. * The motion of ideal fluids. * The siphon. * The water-wheel. * Viscous flow. * Water-clocks. - Solids. * Stress and strength. * Deformation and strain. * Stress-strain relationships. * Resilience and strain energy. 4. MACHINES. - The lever. * The moment of a force. * Lever systems of animals. * Lifting with a lever. * The beam press. * The balance. - The inclined planed. - The pullery. - The winch and capstan. - The screw. - The gear wheel. - The wedge. 5. STRUCTURES. - Suspension. - Column and lintel construction. * Beams. - Trusses. - Arches and domes. * Arches. * Domes. 6. STONE TOOLS. - The stone materials. - Flaked stone tools. * Fracture mechanics. - The initiation phase of flake formation. * The propagation phase of flake formation. * Flake surface markings. - Ground stone tools. * The mechanics of abrasion. - Use-wear on stone tools. 7. PROJECTILES. - The motion of projectiles. - The spear. * The spearthrower. * The stability of a spear. - The boomerang. - The boew and arrow. * The composite bow. * The archer's paradox. - Torsion catapults. 8. LAND TRANSPORT. - The mechanics of walking. - Pack transport. - Wheeled vehicles. * Friction of rollers and wheels. * The dished wheel. * Animal ability and harness. * The wheelbarrow. - Moving the colossi. * Lubrication. * Rollers. * Ropes. * Easter Island statues. * Classical Greece and Rome. 9. WATER TRANSPORT. - Buoyancy. - Lateral stability. - Propulsion. * Oars. * Sails. - Water resistance. - The performance of the Trireme. - Steering and directional stability. 10. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. - The nature of sound. - The pitch and quality of a musical note. - Harmony and musical scales. - Musical instruments. * Chordophones, or stringed instruments. * Aerophones, or wind instruments. * Idiophones, or percussion instruments other than drums. * Membranophones, or drums. 11. EPILOGUE. - Appendix I Glossary of mechanical terms. - Appendix II Symbols. - Appendix III Useful mathematical formulas. - References. - Index.

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1. INTRODUCTION. - Invention and diffusion. - Theories of cultural evolution. - Artifact sophistication and complexity. - The development of mechanical science. - Mechanics of material culture. * Methods of mechanical analysis. * Mechanical experimentation. * Definitions and units. 2. BASIC MECHANICS. - Space and time. - Mass. - Force. - The laws of motion. - The main sources of force in pre-industrial technology. * Muscular force. * Gravitational force. * Frictional force. - Scalars and vectors. - Acceleration. - Workd and energy. - Power. - Equilibrium and stability. 3. FLUIDS AND SOLIDS. - Fluids. * Concept of pressure. * The motion of ideal fluids. * The siphon. * The water-wheel. * Viscous flow. * Water-clocks. - Solids. * Stress and strength. * Deformation and strain. * Stress-strain relationships. * Resilience and strain energy. 4. MACHINES. - The lever. * The moment of a force. * Lever systems of animals. * Lifting with a lever. * The beam press. * The balance. - The inclined planed. - The pullery. - The winch and capstan. - The screw. - The gear wheel. - The wedge. 5. STRUCTURES. - Suspension. - Column and lintel construction. * Beams. - Trusses. - Arches and domes. * Arches. * Domes. 6. STONE TOOLS. - The stone materials. - Flaked stone tools. * Fracture mechanics. - The initiation phase of flake formation. * The propagation phase of flake formation. * Flake surface markings. - Ground stone tools. * The mechanics of abrasion. - Use-wear on stone tools. 7. PROJECTILES. - The motion of projectiles. - The spear. * The spearthrower. * The stability of a spear. - The boomerang. - The boew and arrow. * The composite bow. * The archer's paradox. - Torsion catapults. 8. LAND TRANSPORT. - The mechanics of walking. - Pack transport. - Wheeled vehicles. * Friction of rollers and wheels. * The dished wheel. * Animal ability and harness. * The wheelbarrow. - Moving the colossi. * Lubrication. * Rollers. * Ropes. * Easter Island statues. * Classical Greece and Rome. 9. WATER TRANSPORT. - Buoyancy. - Lateral stability. - Propulsion. * Oars. * Sails. - Water resistance. - The performance of the Trireme. - Steering and directional stability. 10. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. - The nature of sound. - The pitch and quality of a musical note. - Harmony and musical scales. - Musical instruments. * Chordophones, or stringed instruments. * Aerophones, or wind instruments. * Idiophones, or percussion instruments other than drums. * Membranophones, or drums. 11. EPILOGUE. - Appendix I Glossary of mechanical terms. - Appendix II Symbols. - Appendix III Useful mathematical formulas. - References. - Index.

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