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Autore |
Nagelhout Ryan |
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Titolo |
Earth borers / / by Ryan Nagelhout |
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New York : , : Gareth Stevens Publishing, , 2017 |
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�2017 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations, maps |
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Collana |
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Technology Takes on Nature |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Earthmoving machinery |
Excavating machinery |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Saving Bertha -- Going Under -- Protecting the Tunnel -- Launching Bertha -- Watching Closely -- Under the Alps -- The Chunnel -- Digging into Trouble -- Scrap or Bury? -- Pushing Through -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this book, readers will dig deep underground with these massive machines to learn how they chew up rocks and dirt and help engineers build new things far below Earth's surface. |
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