Pre-Industrial Cities and Technology

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Geography, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Human Geography
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Author: Colin Chant, David Goodman ISBN: 9781134636198
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: November 8, 2005
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Colin Chant, David Goodman
ISBN: 9781134636198
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: November 8, 2005
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This, the first book in the series, explores cities from the earliest earth built settlements to the dawn of the industrial age exploring ancient, Medieval, early modern and renaissance cities. Among the cities examined are Uruk, Babylon, Thebes, Athens, Rome, Constantinople, Baghdad, Siena, Florence, Antwerp, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Timbuktu, Great Zimbabwe, Hangzhou, Beijing and Hankou Among the technologies discussed are: irrigation, water transport, urban public transport, aqueducts, building materials such as brick and Roman concrete, weaponry and fortifications, street lighting and public clocks.

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This, the first book in the series, explores cities from the earliest earth built settlements to the dawn of the industrial age exploring ancient, Medieval, early modern and renaissance cities. Among the cities examined are Uruk, Babylon, Thebes, Athens, Rome, Constantinople, Baghdad, Siena, Florence, Antwerp, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Timbuktu, Great Zimbabwe, Hangzhou, Beijing and Hankou Among the technologies discussed are: irrigation, water transport, urban public transport, aqueducts, building materials such as brick and Roman concrete, weaponry and fortifications, street lighting and public clocks.

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