Re:Human-powered cranes and lifting devices (2010)
by tdeck on Friday March 16, 2018 @03:41AM
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For a shorter read I recommend The Medieval Machine by Jean Gimpel. It's a bit old now but tells an interesting story, turns out there was a lot more industrial machinery in the 13th century than we tend to think.
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Re:Human-powered cranes and lifting devices (2010)
by dredmorbius on Friday March 16, 2018 @03:46AM
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Definitely not the shortest read, my suggestion. Though it turns up on LibGen.
James Burke's Connections traces much of this historry, as does Vaclav Smil's Energy and Civilization.
The Singer ref should reward multiple interests, and can be dipped into at leisure.