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020 _a9781107280793 (ebook)
020 _z9781108070607 (paperback)
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050 4 _aTL240
_b.B4 2014
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100 1 _aBeaumont, W. Worby
_q(William Worby),
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aMotor vehicles and motors :
_btheir design, construction and working by steam, oil and electricity.
_nVolume 1 /
_cW. Worby Beaumont.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2014.
300 _a1 online resource (xvi, 636 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCambridge library collection. Technology
500 _aOriginally published in London by Constable in 1900.
520 _a'Cheap or rapid or convenient road transport for man and goods is one of the most important of all contributions to national comfort and prosperity.' An early evangelist for the automobile, William Worby Beaumont (1848-1929) drew on his engineering background to produce the first volume of this work in 1900, when motor vehicles were still relatively new to British roads. Rapid developments in the automotive industry prompted the publication of a second volume in 1906. Replete with technical drawings and photographs, the work describes in great detail the design, construction and operation of the earliest motor vehicles, including those powered by steam, electricity and fuels derived from oil. Volume 1 traces the development of the automobile, from various attempts to produce steam vehicles light enough to run on roads through to the advances of Daimler and Benz. It also includes an overview of attempts to harness electrical power to propel road vehicles.
650 0 _aAutomobiles
_xDesign and construction.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781108070607
830 0 _aCambridge library collection.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107280793
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