A fascinating compendium of early-20th-century mechanical devices, this expansive work ranges from basic hooks and levers to complex machinery used in steam, motive, hydraulic, air, and electric power, navigation, gearing, clocks, mining, and construction. More than 1,800 engravings include simple illustrations and detailed cross-sections. Reprint of 1800 Mechanical Movements Devices and Appliances, The Norman W. Henley Publishing Co., New York, 1921.
507 Mechanical Movements: Mechanisms and Devices by Henry T. Brown This 1868 collection features simplified illustrations of the mechanisms used in hydraulics, steam engines, pneumatics, presses, horologes, and other machines. Captioned drawings depict the movements of each mechanism.
A Short History of Technology: From the Earliest Times to A.D. 1900 by T. K. Derry, Trevor I. Williams Highly readable, profusely illustrated survey relates technology to history of every age: food production, metalworking, mining, steam power, transportation, electricity, much more. 354 black-and-white illustrations. 1961 edition.
Engineering in History by Richard Shelton Kirby Broad, nontechnical survey of history's major technological advances: birth of Greek science, Industrial Revolution, electricity and applied science, 20th-century automation, much more. 181 illustrations. "Excellent." — Isis.
Mechanical Appliances, Mechanical Movements and Novelties of Construction by Gardner D. Hiscox This engrossing visual narrative profiles hundreds of mechanical devices. Nearly 1,000 detailed illustrations — including steam-powered appliances, spring-powered devices, and other machinery — are accompanied by informative descriptions.
