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Beschreibung
Automata and mechanical toys delight children and adults alike with the beauty of their design and the excitement of their movement. This book explains how the mechanisms work and celebrates many leading makers. Topics covered include: *History of automata & mechanical toys including the early inventors from Hero of Alexandria, through the mechanical marvels of the eighteenth & nineteenth centuries, to contemporary automata.*Advice on how to get started; tools and materials required and techniques explained.*Step-by-step instructions with clear colour photographs.
Automata and mechanical toys delight children and adults alike with the beauty of their design and the excitement of their movement. This book explains how the mechanisms work and celebrates many leading makers. Topics covered include: *History of automata & mechanical toys including the early inventors from Hero of Alexandria, through the mechanical marvels of the eighteenth & nineteenth centuries, to contemporary automata.*Advice on how to get started; tools and materials required and techniques explained.*Step-by-step instructions with clear colour photographs.
Über den Autor
By Rodney Peppe
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781861265104
ISBN-10: 1861265107
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Peppe, Rodney
Hersteller: Crowood Press (UK)
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 267 x 226 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: Rodney Peppe
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.08.2002
Gewicht: 0,842 kg
Artikel-ID: 103756140

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