Mechanick Exercises, or the Doctrine of Handy-Works
English
1683
320 pages
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Step into the workshop of the Enlightenment with the first-ever English 'how-to' manual for the mechanical arts. Joseph Moxon, a Fellow of the Royal Society and hydrographer to the King, reveals the secrets of smithing, joinery, and turning, proving that the tools of the craftsman are the true engines of scientific progress.
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