The John Hopkins University Press Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 2003 Book condition, Etat : Très Bon paperback, editor's grey wrappers, illustrated by a color figure small In-4 1 vol. - 348 pages
many black and white text-figures Contents, Chapitres : Contents, Preface, xiv, Text, 334 pages - Chaotic clocks - Aerodymagic - Sounds interesting - Jolly boating - Transports of deligh - Centripetal force and centrifugal projectiles - Exotic amplification - Vibrations, rotations, and chance - Maverick measurement - Curious communications - Unusual actuators - Electrochemical magic - Hints and tips - Suggested reading - Index fine copy, no markings
Princeton University Press Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 2001 Book condition, Etat : Très Bon paperback, editor's blue and white wrappers, illustrated by a color figure of an electric car small In-4 1 vol. - 269 pages
many black and white text-figures Contents, Chapitres : Contents, Project ratings, Preface, xvi, Text, 253 pages - Kinetic curiosities (Hovering rings - Dynabrolly - Gravity reversal - Maypole drill - Rotarope) - String string things (String nutracker - Twisted sirews) - Strong nothing (Bacuum muscles - Vacuum bazooka) - Sounds peculiar (String radio - Mole radio - Bat doppler) - Transmissions with omissions (Toothless gearwheels - Flying pulleys) - Clocks without cuckoos or quartz (The crank and the pendulum - A symphony of siphons - Bernoulli's clock) - Curious conveyances : Dougall or vibrocraft - Follow the sunbeam - Duchelicon - Fishy beat - Rotarudder - Cable yacht) - Antedeluvian electronics (Bear amplifier - Tornado transistor) - Electric water (Meltdown alarm - Electric raimbow jelly) - Internal inventions (Binary match - Ultimate Bunsen burner) - Useful materials and components - Units - Bibliography and index fine copy, no markings