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The How and Why of Mechanical Movements: Exactly How Machines Work: Engines, Turbines, Transmissions, Brakes, Clutches, Rockets, Atomic Generators, Gyroscopes, Guidance Systems
The How and Why of Mechanical Movements Exactly How Machines Work Engines Turbines Transmissions Brakes Clutches Rockets Atomic Generators Gyroscopes Guidance Systems Author:Harry Walton This book is a wonderful introduction to mechanics for poets. It goes from the simplest kinds of machines (levers, inclined planes, wheels) to gyroscopes. Each chapter shows what kinds of inventions use these machines in combination with others of its kind or with different simple machines. All kinds of modern machines are laid out and made comp... more »rehensible. A wonderful cure for taking modern life for granted!« less