James Napier 
The Ancient Workers and Artificers in Metal [PDF ebook] 
From References in the Old Testament and Other Ancient Writings

A complete introduction to the field, Ergonomics: Foundational Principles, Applications and Technologies discusses scientific principles, research, applications, and emerging trends in technology. Co …

This updated second edition summarizes screening equipment options available for industrial and municipal water and wastewater treatment. It provides a consolidated source of basic design and applica …

No one really knows where nanotechnology is leading, what its pursuit will mean, and how it may affect human and other forms of life. Nevertheless, its research and development are moving briskly int …

Modeling and Control of Precision Actuators explores new technologies that can ultimately be applied in a myriad of industries. It covers dynamical analysis of precise actuators and strategies of des …

Although the emergence of virtual reality (VR) goes back to the 1960s, with the recent availability of low-cost and high-accuracy systems it has become increasingly prevalent in a wide variety of are …

Before deciding whether or not a new piece of technology has credibility, institutions that specialize in the health sciences demand to see extensive documentation of it being used in clinical practi …

A linear discriminant analysis program based on Mahalanobis distance is developed using MATLAB to classify apples based on colour. This method assumes that the reference data is distributed in a mult …

As machining processes become more advanced, so does the science behind them. This book emphasizes these scientific developments in addition to the more widely covered technological aspects, providin …

“Essential reading.“ Bernice Lee, Chatham House “Lays out the energy security landscape with a commendable clarity that I have not seen elsewhere. It could help save the world.“ Science, People & …