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Explorations in the History of Machines and Mechanisms

Proceedings of HMM2012

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Teun Koetsier

    1. , Department of Mathematics, VU University, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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  2. Marco Ceccarelli

    1. , Laboratory of Robotics & Mechatronics, University of Cassino, Cassino, Italy

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  • Unique collection of articles on aspects of historical engineering

Part of the book series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science (HMMS, volume 15)

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Table of contents (40 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-18
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  2. Section I: History of Institutions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. A Social Network Model for Innovation in Early Aviation History

      • Francis C. Moon
      Pages 3-19

    3. Franz Reuleaux and the Rhenish Roots of Mechanism Theory

      • Reinhard Braune, Burkhard Corves
      Pages 21-38

    4. The Birth of the Moscow School of Applied Mechanics in the 2nd Half of the 19th Century and the Early 20th Century

      • Vera Chinenova, Alexander Golovin, Irina Tyulina
      Pages 39-53

    5. Royal Manufactures Promoted by the Spanish Crown during the 18th and 19th Centuries: An Approach to European Industrialisation

      • Javier Echávarri Otero, E. de la Guerra Ochoa, E. Chacón Tanarro, J. L. Muñoz Sanz, E. Bautista Paz, J. R. Álvarez Redondo et al.
      Pages 55-68

    6. The Influence of the Society of Jesus on the Spread of European Mechanical Knowledge in China in the XVIth and XVIIth Centuries

      • Michela Cigola
      Pages 69-79

  3. Section II: Biographical Contributions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. Jang Yeong-sil: Inventor of the Striking Clepsydra during the Reign of King Sejong in Joseon

      • Nam Moon-hyon
      Pages 83-105

    3. Kurt Rauh: Saxon Mechanism Theory Brought to Aachen

      • Burkhard Corves
      Pages 107-121

    4. About Karl Hoecken and Some of His Works on Mechanisms

      • Hanfried Kerle
      Pages 123-134

    5. Gioacchino Russo – A Versatile Scientist

      • Francesco Petrone, Viviana Russo
      Pages 135-144

    6. Applied Mechanics: The Information Sheets of Professor Leonid Smirnov

      • Alexander Golovin, Anastacia Golovina
      Pages 145-158

    7. Konstantin Frolov Continuing the Soviet School Traditions on MMS (Mechanism and Machine Science)

      • Olga V. Egorova, Gennady A. Timofeev
      Pages 159-169

    8. Francisc Viliam Kovács – Leader in the Development of Mechanisms and Robotics in Romania

      • Erwin-Christian Lovasz, Dan Perju, Inocenţiu Maniu, Corneliu Rădulescu, Valentin Ciupe
      Pages 171-182

  4. Section III: History of Technical Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. An Examination of the Mechanisms of Movement in Heron of Alexandria’s On Automaton-Making

      • Finlay McCourt
      Pages 185-198

    3. The Mystery of the Defense Chain Mechanism of Constantinople

      • Junichi Takeno, Yoshihiko Takeno
      Pages 199-211

    4. Structural Synthesis of the Ancient Chinese Zhuge Repeating Crossbow

      • Kuo-Hung Hsiao, Hong-Sen Yan
      Pages 213-228

    5. Clocks and Dials with Automata: The Mosaic of Qasr El-Lebya

      • Helen Fragaki
      Pages 229-250
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About this book

This book contains the proceedings of HMM2012, the 4th International Symposium on Historical Developments in the field of Mechanism and Machine Science (MMS). These proceedings cover recent research concerning all aspects of the development of MMS from antiquity until the present and its historiography: machines, mechanisms, kinematics, dynamics, concepts and theories, design methods, collections of methods, collections of models, institutions and biographies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Mathematics, VU University, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Teun Koetsier

  • , Laboratory of Robotics & Mechatronics, University of Cassino, Cassino, Italy

    Marco Ceccarelli

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Explorations in the History of Machines and Mechanisms

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of HMM2012

  • Editors: Teun Koetsier, Marco Ceccarelli

  • Series Title: History of Mechanism and Machine Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4132-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Netherlands 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-4131-7Published: 07 April 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9944-8Published: 09 May 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-4132-4Published: 05 April 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1875-3442

  • Series E-ISSN: 1875-3426

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 594

  • Topics: Machinery and Machine Elements, History of Science, Materials Science, general

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