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Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements: Embracing All Those Which Are Most Important in Dynamics, Hydraulics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, Steam Engines... | 
 enlarge | Author: Henry T. Brown
Publisher: Astragal Press
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 335144
Media: Paperback
Pages: 122
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.4
ISBN: 1879335638
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.8
EAN: 9781879335639
ASIN: 1879335638
Publication Date: April 1, 1995
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Book Description
Over five hundred simple mechanical movements from America's first one hundred years of the Industrial Revolution. For those who share an interest in mechanical things, this book is addictive. Through the use of simplified, concise drawings, here are 507 of the small components which make up complex machinery in areas as diverse as C.R. Otis's safety stop for the elevator, Pickering's governor for a steam engine, Arnold's escapement for watches, compound parallel rules, piston rod guides, the grasshopper beam engine and a self recording level for surveyors. The list goes on and on in fascinating variety, with each movement explained and illustrated.
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Good, but could be better. May 12, 2008
Andrew G. (Georgia, USA)
Keep in mind that this book 1) is paperback, 2) measures 6 1/4 inches wide by 7 1/8 inches tall, and 3) most every illustration is less than 2" square. All the illustrations are clear - printed in a grid on the left handside with a SHORT explanation of what it does on the right. The movements are described, but a lot of them leave me wondering what the heck you'd use them for in the real world. Certainly not as detailed of a book as I was expecting, but a nice LITTLE reference. On with a search for something more detailed!
 just o.k. May 11, 2008
Frank C. Strunk III (st. petersburg)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The illustrations are well done, many of the mechanisms are repeated. The descriptions are dated. All in all, I would not buy this book again.
 It is just important. April 28, 2008
Mark J. Runge (Sunshine State, USA)
What more can be said about this essential book for all gizmologists? This is a great book just to get the brain working.
A great little collection for the curious April 28, 2008
Paul Minty (Melbourne, Australia)
This is a great collection of mechanisms for the curious. There is no kinematic, static or dynamic analysis; nor is it a source book for contemporary mechanism design. Instead there is an inspiring collection of mechanical innovation from the boom era of mechanical design.
I have seen far, far, larger collections (well over 5,000 items) in academic treatises and a modern mechanism sourcebook may be more useful to the busy mechanical inventor - but there is still a lot of value in having this gem to hand.
Dover has again produced a clear (though small) and robust paperback version of an old classic at a very attractive price.
Sad April 5, 2008
D. A. Murray (US)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
well... it is what it says it is. I was under-whelmed. This is just a reprinting of old old patent drawings with very incomplete descriptions of the mechanisms described. In fact all of this is duplicated in "1800 Mechanical Movements Devices and Appliances" down to the word for word copy of the descriptions.
Most of the diagrams are self explanatory; of those that aren't, very brief 1902 style descriptions which are probably abridged versions of the original patent application are only a little helpful. The rest (about 15 percent) still don't make sense.
I was disappointed and I only paid 5 dollars for it.
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