| Description |
xxiv, 768 pages : illustrations, 1 map, facsimiles, portraits, diagrams ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Chronology -- 3. Prehistoric times - before 3500 B.C. -- 4. The early civilizations -- 5. The Greek and Roman period -- 6. The Middle Ages -- 7. The Reenaissance -- 8. Towards the Industrial Revolution - early scientific studies of friction -- 9. The Industrial Revolution -- 10. Mineral oil and scientific studies of lubrication A.D. 1850-1925 -- 11. Towards Tribology 1925 - the present -- 12. Towards the Millennium, 1977-1997 -- Men of Tribology |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: London : Longman, 1979 |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 703-747. - Includes indexes |
| Subject |
Tribology -- History.
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| ISBN |
186058070X |
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