num_pages: 416
description: A fascinating compendium of early-twentieth-century mechanical devices this wide-ranging work covers a variety of applications. More than 1800 engravings  ranging from simple diagrams to detailed cross-sections  illustrate the workings of each item from simple hooks and levers to complex machinery used in steam motive hydraulic air and electric power navigation gearing clocks mining construction and more.Compiled as a ready reference for inventors students of mechanics artisans and other workers this volume features only minimal text. Its true value lies in its wealth of illustrated information offering the quickest and most satisfactory method of conveying the exact conditions of mechanical action and construction.
language: English
title: 1800 Mechanical Movements, Devices and Appliances
publisher: Dover Publications