Autore |
Rovida Edoardo
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Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
New York, : Springer, 2013
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Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (253 p.)
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Disciplina |
700
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Collana |
History of mechanism and machine science
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Soggetto topico |
Machinery - Drawings - History
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ISBN |
1-283-94645-9
94-007-5407-8
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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Nota di contenuto |
1. Introduction: State of the art -- Some preliminary considerations about the history of drawing -- Conclusions -- 2. Motivation of the history of technique: Culture -- Technique -- Aesthetics -- Ethic -- 3. The first steps: Introduction -- Prehistoric Age -- Ancient times -- Middle Ages -- Conclusions -- 4. Renaissance: General considerations -- The authors -- Introduction -- Examples -- The first steps of the scientific documentation -- The first “technical” drawings -- Some conclusions -- 5. The 18th Century: Introduction -- Gaspard Monge -- The orthographic projections -- The first application of orthographic projections -- The encyclopedic books -- The drawing as didactic and popular tool -- The drawing as documentary tool for scientists -- The drawing instruments -- 6. The 19th Century: Introduction -- The first modern industries -- First steps of the institutionalized teaching -- The drawing as documentation tool for scientists -- The drawing as tool for scientific-technical divulgation -- Drawing instruments -- 7. The 20th Century: Introduction -- Drawing standards -- Historical background -- Standardization Institutions -- Drawing standards -- Development of industry -- Industries born in 20th Century -- Examples of drawings of 19th Century -- Development of technical schools -- General characters -- Fundamental steps -- Since 1900 to 1920 -- Since 1920 to 1950 -- Since 1950 to 1970 -- Since 1970 until today -- Application of the computer -- Drawing instruments -- 8. Archives of historical drawings: Role of archives of historical drawings -- Steps to realize an historical archive -- Examples applied to the car suspensions -- General considerations -- Structure of the data base -- 9. The critical observation of historical drawings: Technicians, engineers and designers -- Standardization organizations -- Teachers and students -- Historians -- The lesson of historical heritage -- Index.
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Record Nr. | UNINA-9910437890103321 |