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The way things work / David Macaulay.

By:

Macaulay, David [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1988Description: 384 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Audience:

General

ISBN:

0395428572

Subject(s):

Technology

DDC classification:

Summary: Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines including a lawn sprinkler, pneumatic drill, electric guitar, and a smoke detector.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	John Tomay Memorial Library	ANF	600 MAC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	3GTPL00011098R

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Includes index.

Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines including a lawn sprinkler, pneumatic drill, electric guitar, and a smoke detector.

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