Ancient machines : from wedges to waterwheels /

Woods, Michael, 1946-

Ancient machines : from wedges to waterwheels / by Michael Woods and Mary B. Woods. - Minneapolis : Runestone Press, c2000. - 88 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm. - Ancient technology .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 85) and index.

Discusses the invention of six simple machines in various ancient civilizations from the Stone Age to the fall of the Roman Empire.

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Simple machines--Juvenile literature.
Machinery--History--Juvenile literature.
Simple machines.
Machinery--History.

TJ147 / .W66 2000

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