International Symposium on History of Machines and MechanismsProceedings HMM 2000

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 Introduction
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   Chapter 2 Mechanism and Machine Science: its History and its Identity
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   Chapter 3 IFToMM from a Personal Perspective
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   Chapter 4 Past, Present and Possible Future
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   Chapter 5 Role and Activities of Scientists of the USSR and Russia in the History of Formation and Development of IFToMM
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   Chapter 6 Early Years and Future Prospects
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   Chapter 7 IFToMM and CISM a History of Cooperation
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   Chapter 8 The Evolution of Machine and Mechanism Science in Light of the World Congresses on TMM
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    Chapter 9 On the Spring Configurations of Ancient Chinese Locks
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    Chapter 10 Evolution of the Machines for the Corn Tortillas Production
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    Chapter 11 Distribution of Axial Load on Bolt and Nut Threads
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    Chapter 12 Some Developments of Machines and Mechanisms in Mexico
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    Chapter 13 The Dancing Machine: The Secret of Raising Water Uphill
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    Chapter 14 The Development of Water-powered Machines of China in 10~14 th Century
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    Chapter 15 Research on the Perfect Water-Powered Astronomical Instrument of Ancient China — The Astronomical Clock Tower
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    Chapter 16 Comparison between the Escapement Regulators of Su Song’s Clock-Tower and Modern Mechanical Clocks
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    Chapter 17 Ancient Egyptian Chariots Design and Functional Aspects
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    Chapter 18 The Windgenerator of Electric Power with Inertia Accumulater which was Constructed by A.G.Ufimtzev
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    Chapter 19 E. Borel’s and R. Bricard’s Papers on Displacements with Spherical Paths and their Relevance to Self-motions of Parallel Manipulators
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    Chapter 20 On Grassmann’s Products and Clifford’s Dual Unit
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    Chapter 21 Animal Kinematics — A Review of a Study of Franz Reuleaux about Restrained Animal Motions
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    Chapter 22 The Search for the Fundamental Principles of Mechanism Design
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    Chapter 23 Italian Kinematic Studies in XIXth Century
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    Chapter 24 Mechanisms Actuating by Shock Used in Romanian Traditional Folk Techniques
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    Chapter 25 Iron Age of Ancient India
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    Chapter 26 Modern History of Piezomechanics in Lithuania
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    Chapter 27 IFToMM-Syrom Symposia on TMM: An Historical Overview
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    Chapter 28 Some Remarks on the German School of Mechanisms- Practical Applications
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    Chapter 29 A History of Ancient Mechanics: From Aristotle to Pappus
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    Chapter 30 Evolution of Theory of Mechanisms and Machines from G. Monge to Present Day and Modern Problems of TMM Training in Technical University
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    Chapter 31 Development of ‘Course of Machines’ at the Ecole Polytechnique from Its Origin to the Middle of the XIX-th Century
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    Chapter 32 A New Angle of View in Machinery History Studies —Drawing Up Evolution Pedigree and Innovation
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    Chapter 33 A Historical Review of the Evolution of the Theory on Balancing of Mechanisms
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    Chapter 34 The Original Technologies in Old Japan
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    Chapter 35 A Short Historical Report on Biomechanics of the Human Spine
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    Chapter 36 Ironwork of Teixois-Taramundi (Asturias), Spain
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    Chapter 37 Development of Scientific Bases of Forecasting and Reliability Increasement of Mechanisms and Machines — One of the Key Problems of Engineering Science
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    Chapter 38 Drawings of Automatas in Middle Age
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    Chapter 39 Clock-Work Mechanisms of the Automatic Striking Clepsydra Jagyungnu [1]
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    Chapter 40 Von Kempelen’s Chess-Playing Pseudo-Automaton and Zu Racknitz’s Explanation of Its Controls, in 1789
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    Chapter 41 Position Control of Underactuated Manipulators: A State-of-the-Art Review and the Road Ahead
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    Chapter 42 A Brief History of Biomimetic Robotics
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    Chapter 43 A Historical Perspective of Robotics