Published Resources Details

Book

Author
Burstal, Aubrey F.
Title
Simple working models of historic machines; easily made by the reader
Imprint
Edward Arnold, London, 1968, 79 pp
Url
https://archive.org/details/simpleworkingmod00burs
Description

35 machines are divided into six general groups: ancient machine tools, lifting devices, mechanisms, machines for pumping and water raising, blowing machines, and heat engines.

Abstract

This book is intended for all those who like to experiment and make things work, from the schoolboy upwards. It will help them to experience the pleasure and satisfaction of making things with their own hands.

People

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This Edition: 2026 August - Bibliographies
Larneuk - Gariwerd calendar - Pre-spring: late July to August - season of nesting birds
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Publisher: Swinburne University of Technology.

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