Henley's Encyclopaedia of Practical Engineering and Allied Trades, Vol. 1
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2022
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Print on Demand. This book is an unparalleled source of information dedicated to civil and mechanical engineering that illuminates the practices used in these fields. It presents a depth of knowledge essential to both experienced engineers and students alike. With its comprehensive insights, this book covers the vast spectrum of engineering disciplines, taking a multifaceted approach by incorporating various specializations within each subject area. It encompasses traditional engineering practices while also exploring advancements at the cutting edge of research and development. The author's accessible language and detailed explanations break down complex concepts, distilling them into an understandable format. This book stands as an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to expand their understanding of the intricacies of engineering and its indispensable role in shaping our world. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.…
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- Title
- Henley's Encyclopaedia of Practical Engineering and Allied Trades, Vol. 1
- Author
- Joseph Gregory Horner
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- New
- Book Type
- print-on-demand item
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- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0282268529
- ISBN 13
- 9780282268527
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- General Engineering
The publication of this comprehensive work, intended to cover the entire practice of civil and mechanical engineering, is justified by the present conditions of that practice. Men in the offices and shops, in active professional and commercial work, and students in the schools are all to a great extent hampered by the ever extending character of engineers' work, and its intensified specialisation. The term engineering alone has now too vague a meaning to denote anything definite, without some qualifying prefix. The vast profession, or industry, or craft, is subdivided into more than a hundred well-defined and separate fields, and many of these are broken up into still more specialised departments. It is thus a fact, that competent and experienced engineers who have devoted their whole lives with absolute singleness of purpose to their chosen pursuits, cannot possibly intimately know the practice of more than a few of the related sections. Every great industry in which motors and machines are used is now catered for by manufacturers who mostly confine their business to the demands of a single industry, and in which alone their experience lies. Of all outside that, their knowledge is in a sense that of amateurs.
What is true of the individual fields of action 18 true also of the separate crafts which are carried on in the separate shops and sub-departments of a single big works. The divisions between these, following the passing of the old race of mill wrights, grow sharper, more stringent, and more minute as time goes on. A workman is no longer a turner, or a machine hand, or a boilermaker, or a moulder, but he is a man doing one sub-section of work, or an attendant of one kind of machine. He is also either a mechanic, or a machine-minder. His speciality is thus as well defined as that of the group of manufactures carried on in the firm of which he forms a unit.
This intensity of specialisation produces narrow views, and narrow ideals, and tends to induce only a languid interest in the related work that lies beyond. It renders the acquisition of minute knowledge in 'the other fields very difficult. Especially on those of limited means do these conditions press hardly. The mass of technical literature is too great to be purchased or even assimilated, neither is it essential except to a few. The requirements of most people are met by a special knowledge in one branch, and a general acquaintance with others related thereto. Hence the popularity enjoyed by encyclopaedias of a literary and scientific cast.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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