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Re: Machine Building Ideas Videos and Books
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Date: 
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 23:28:50 GMT
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David Macaulay has a book and a CDROM both titled "The New the Way Things
Work".  Most public libraries have the book.  The CDROM probably has more
motion and content to offer.  Amazon describes the CDROM at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/078943895X/qid=932426420/sr=1-2/002-4
677481-9280858
Wonder if the CDROM shows the differential gear illustration in motion?
Quick, somebody write to Macaulay with instructions to illustrate the
movement of the adder subtractor dual differential gear assembly in his
next revision of the CDROM.

Matthew Miller <mattdm@mattdm.org> wrote in article
<slrn7p1anb.his.mattdm@jadzia.bu.edu>...
Miles Gentry <gentrym@gte.net> wrote:
After you master some simple machines, you should look at a book titled
Mill by David Macaulay.  It clearly illustrates the construction of • several

Actually, you should look at just about any book by David Macaulay.
Especially "How Things Work".

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  Re: Machine Building Ideas Videos and Books
 
(...) Actually, you should look at just about any book by David Macaulay. Especially "How Things Work". (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)

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