An Encyclopaedia of the history of technology / edited by Ian McNeil

London : Routledge, 1990. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 1062 pp.: illustrations. Contents; Introduction: Basic tools, devices and mechanisms / Ian McNeil -- Part one: Materials -- Non-ferrous metals / A.S. Darling -- Ferrous metals / W.K.V. Gale -- The chemical and allied industries / Lance Day -- Part two: Power and engineering -- Water, wind and animal power / J. Kenneth Major -- Steam and internal combustion engines / E.F.C. Somerscales -- Electricity / Brian Bowers -- Engineering, methods of manufacture and production / A.K. Corry -- Part three: Transport -- Roads, bridges and vehicles / Ian McNeil -- Inland waterways / John Boyes -- Ports and shipping / A.W.H. Pearsall -- Rail / P.J.G. Ransom -- Aeronautics / J.A. Bagley -- Spaceflight / John Griffiths -- Part four: Communication and calculation -- Language, writing, printing and graphic arts / Lance Day -- Information: timekeeping, computing, telecommunications and audiovisual technologies / Herbert Ohlman -- Part five: Technology and society -- Agriculture: the production and preservation of food and drink / Andrew Patterson -- Textiles and clothing / Richard Hills -- Building and architecture / Doreen Yarwood -- The domestic interior: technology and the home / Doreen Yarwood -- Public utilities / R.A. Buchanan -- Weapons and armour / Charles Messenger. Subjects; Technology History. Military Equipment. Manufacturing industries. Transportation. Metals. Engineering. Electric power generation. Construction industry.