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A Brief Illustrated History of Machines and MechanismsChinese Inventions and Machines

A Brief Illustrated History of Machines and Mechanisms: Chinese Inventions and Machines [For over 2,000 years Chinese society was pre-eminent in technological development. It was only at the beginning of the fifteenth century that it began to decline and was passed by Europe. Its technology began with agricultural, textile, and war machines; it was enhanced with hydraulic machines; and it was completed with the ingenious clocks and automatons that were built while the rest of the world was just waking up.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Brief Illustrated History of Machines and MechanismsChinese Inventions and Machines

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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Copyright
© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010
ISBN
978-90-481-2511-1
Pages
19 –42
DOI
10.1007/978-90-481-2512-8_2
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Abstract

[For over 2,000 years Chinese society was pre-eminent in technological development. It was only at the beginning of the fifteenth century that it began to decline and was passed by Europe. Its technology began with agricultural, textile, and war machines; it was enhanced with hydraulic machines; and it was completed with the ingenious clocks and automatons that were built while the rest of the world was just waking up.]

Published: Feb 24, 2010

Keywords: Hydraulic Turbine; Hydraulic Machine; Heavenly Body; Differential Gear; Hydraulic Machinery

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