History of Technology Volume 14.

Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Editorial -- The Contributors -- Notes for Contributors -- Aero-engine Production in the Third Reich -- Aero-Engine Production Until 1933 -- Aero-Engine Production Under National Socialist Rule -- Attempts To Increase Aero-Engine Production -- Labour Conditions And Productivity -- Problems Of Aero-Engine Production After 1942 -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Notes and References -- Chaleur et Chauffage: L'introduction du Confort à Paris sous la Restauration (English summary by GH-S) -- Summary -- Resume -- Introduction -- La Propagation De La Chaleur -- Cheminees -- Theorie Des Cheminees -- Les Combustibles -- Les Appareils -- Les Casernes -- Conclusion -- Notes et References -- The Birth and Demise of a Medieval Windmill -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Windmill At Turweston, Buckinghamshire -- Planning And Siting Of The Mill -- Construction Of The Windmill -- The Early Operation Of The Mill, 1303-1316 -- The Decline Of The Mill, 1316-1338 -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Acknowledgements -- Notes and References -- The South-pointing Chariot in Rome: Gearing in China and the West -- Summary -- Introduction -- The Origin Of The South-Pointing Chariot -- The Differential -- Translating The Historia Augusta -- Ancient And Medieval Gear Wheels -- Transmission Of The Idea -- Early Chinese Gearing -- Conclusion -- Notes and References -- The Development and Use of the Tubular Beam, 1830-1860 -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Great Victoria Bridge -- Stephenson And Fairbairn -- The Introduction Of The Tubular Beam -- Criticism Of The Tubular Beam -- The Demise Of The Tubular Beam -- Conclusion -- Notes and References -- Some Designs of Jerónimo de Ayanz (c. 1550-1613) relating to Mining, Metallurgy and Steam Pumps -- Introduction -- Life Of Jerónimo De Ayanz.

A General View Of Ayanz's Inventions -- Exploitation Of The 'Negrillo' Ores Of The Potosí Mines -- The Ventilation Of Mines By Means Of Steam -- Steam Engines For Raising Water And Draining Mines -- Notes and References -- Peenemünde and Los Alamos: Two Studies -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Los Alamos And Peenemünde: A Sense Of Perspective -- The War Years -- After The War -- Los Alamos And Peenemunde: A Reflection -- Notes and References -- Reflections on Two Conferences: ICOHTEC XIX and MASTECH -- Announcement: The Georgius Agricola Commemorations, 1994 -- Aim Of The Agricola Commemorations -- Form Of Organization Of The Committee -- Contents of Former Volumes.

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