Other technologies and applied sciences

This vintage book contains part I of a complete survey of the artistic working of iron in Great Britain from the earliest times until 1922.

This is a vintage guide to leather working by Australian writer Paul N.

"e;The Clockjobber's Handybook"e; is a 1889 work by Australian writer Paul Hasluck that focuses on the care and maintenance of watches and timepieces.

"e;A Handbook of Horse-Shoeing"e; is a detailed guide to horseshoeing, with chapters on history, anatomy, determining common ailments, curing them, treating them, prevention, etc.

"e;Facts about Honey"e; is a simple guide to honey, exploring what honey is, how it is taken from bees, its nutritional value, and more.

This book is a complete and novice-friendly guide to constructing working model boats, with information on designing, tools, equipping with engines, and much more.

This volume contains a comprehensive guide to the honey plants of America, together with information on those which are of special value to the beekeeper as sources of pollen.

This book contains a comprehensive introductory guide to bee-keeping, being a complete index and reference book on all practical subjects connected with bee culture - in both common and movable-comb hives.

In this early work on one of the most attractive crafts that man has developed, special attention is paid to the many details of leathercraft needed by the beginner if he wishes to produce attractive pieces of work.

This antique comprises a detailed treatise on the uses of Apis Mellifica - or, the poison of the honey bee - in the treatment of human illnesses and ailments.

This antique book is intended for the use of those who wish to keep bees, but who lack the requisite information.

This vintage book is a complete guide to building, rigging, and sailing self-acting model yachts.

Originally published in the 1930s.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

This book is a collection of vintage articles on the subject of installing miniature steam engines in model vehicles.

This text comprises a wonderfully detailed and expansive handbook for crafting in a variety of common mediums, including metal, leather, wood, rope, yarn, pottery, and stone.

This volume contains a curated collection of classic articles on sailing yachts, with information on subjects including flags, nautical etiquette, maintaining yachts, equipment, and many other related aspects.

This vintage book is a comprehensive manual on the building of model clipper ships, with information on constructing everything from the simplest waterline types to fine scale models fit for exhibition.

This vintage book is a complete and beginner-friendly guide to building boats, with information on the design and construction of a rowing "e;flattie"e;, a V-bottomed sailing dinghy, a moulded pram, and more.

This fascinating book contains a complete treatise on beekeeping as a profitable enterprise.

This antique text contains a detailed guide to bee-keeping, and will appeal to the more advanced beekeeper as well as to the novice.

The acclaimed naval historian presents an authoritative study of how the 1930 Treaty of London influenced warship design in the years before WW2.

Naval Engineering: Principles and Theory of Gas Turbine Engines is a technical publication for professional engineers to assist in understanding the history and development of gas turbine engines including the thermodynamic processes known as the Brayton cycle.

In the early days of shipping and international maritime trade many more casualties occurred at sea.

In a complex and changing world, current scientific approaches to problem solving have drastically evolved to include complexity models and emerging systems.

Technological advancements are often regarded as positive, as they are usually expected to make life and business easier.

Technological advancements are often regarded as positive, as they are usually expected to make life and business easier.

Collected here in this 4-in-1 omnibus are the most important books ever written on the art of war: 'The Art of War' by Sun Tzu; 'On War' by Carl von Clausewitz; 'The Art of War' by Niccolò Machiavelli, and 'The Art of War' by Baron De Jomini.

THE science which has to do with nature clearly concerns itself for the most part with bodies and magnitudes and their properties and movements, but also with the principles of this sort of substance, as many as they may be.

Collected here in one omnibus edition are Niccolò Machiavelli''s most import works, The Art of War and The Prince.

Niccolò Machiavelli considered this book his greatest achievement.

Antoine-Henri Jomini was the most celebrated writer on the Napoleonic art of war.

This is the most important book ever written about warfare and conflict.

The original 1983 manuscript written by Eugene Alvarez, who is the primary author of this book, included the years 15621983.

The true story about a shipwreck discovery, exciting explorations, broken alliances, and returning a lost piece of Alaskan history.

"e;Uncovers a centuries-long story of obsession that often included murder, gun fights, deadly accidents, overnight fortunes and even cannibalism.

The co-founder of Baidu explains how AI will transform human livelihood, from our economy and financial systems down to our daily lives.

Have you ever wondered why levers and pulleys make it easy to lift heavy objects?

Written by one of the foremost firearms experts of the twentieth century, Charles Edward Chapels Guns of the Old West is an exhaustively researched document that not only boasts a significant collection of antique Western guns, but also categorizes the firearms into easy-to-reference sections.

You dont need to be a trained soldier to fully appreciate this edition of the U.

'No other person who has flown in space has captured the experience so vividly' - New York Times Book Review In July 1969, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon.

As humans continue to degrade and destroy our planet s resources, leading to predictions of total ecological collapse, some (such as the entrepreneur Elon Musk) now suggest that a human colony elsewhere may be our species best hope for survival.

A handy field guide for the optimum stargazing experience, whether you're travelling, camping, or in your own backyard!

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