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Title:

Architecture and engineering.

Publisher:

World Book,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports. ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Architecture and technology--Juvenile literature.
Architecture--Technological innovations--Juvenile literature.
Architecture.

Other Authors:

World Book, Inc.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.

Contents:

Pyramids -- Pagodas -- Cantilevers -- City planning -- Aqueducts -- Dams -- Arches -- Domes -- Drawbridges -- Truss support -- Suspension bridges -- Tunnels -- Flush toilet -- Modern sewerage systems -- Central heating -- Air conditioning -- Electric elevators -- Skyscrapers -- Solar heating -- Important dates in architecture and engineering.

Summary:

"An exploration of the transformative impact of inventions and discoveries in the fields of architecture and engineering. Features include fact boxes, sidebars, biographies, and a timeline, glossary, list of recommended reading and Web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

Inventions and discoveries

ISBN:

0716603802 (set)
9780716603801 (set)
0716603861
9780716603863

OCLC:

(OCoLC)254528775

LCCN:

2008040644

Locations:

FYPI314 -- Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch (Asbury)

MNPB553 -- Bancroft Public Library (Bancroft)

FCPB384 -- Dike Public Library (Dike)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)