Reconstruction Designs of Lost Ancient Chinese Machinery
Hong-Sen Yan, "Reconstruction Designs of Lost Ancient Chinese Machinery"
English | 2007 | ISBN: 1402064594 | PDF | pages: 317 | 12,4 mb
English | 2007 | ISBN: 1402064594 | PDF | pages: 317 | 12,4 mb
South pointing chariots, walking machines and the astronomical mechanical clock are all used as illustrated examples in this fascinating and unique study of lost machinery in ancient China. This is the first book of its kind, combining creative mechanism design methodology with mechanical evolution and variation theory to set out how some ancient designs can be recreated. Furthermore the book reflects on how age-old wisdoms could stimulate stunning new machinery in the future.
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