Explorations in the History and Heritage of Machines and Mechanisms: Proceedings of the 2018 HMM IFToMM Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms

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 Mechanics (Machines) in Ishaq Efendi, the Chief Instructor of Military School in the Ottomans  (Melek Dosay Gökdoğan)....Pages 3-16
 Giuseppe Ceredi. A Hydraulic Engineer in 16th-Century Italy  (L. Traetta)....Pages 17-27
 The Innovation Process of the First Curved Mold Caster in China  (L. F. Lei, Y. B. Fang, W. Qian)....Pages 28-40
 Shen Hong: A Legendary Engineer of China’s Modern Machinery Industry  (L. Sun)....Pages 41-52
 Jan Oderfeld (1908–2010): Retrospective Memories of the Past  (Janusz Wawrzecki)....Pages 53-63
 An Overview on the Studies of the History of Machinery in China  (Baichun Zhang, Yexin Liu)....Pages 64-73
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 History of Human Powered Oil Expeller: A Literature Review  (S. M. Sheikh, K. S. Zakiuddin)....Pages 77-88
 Literature Review on the Developments of Rice Milling Machines  (M. Sohail Pervez, K. S. Zakiuddin)....Pages 89-100
 Modeling an Antique Grinding Mill of Guanajuato Silver Mines  (Juan Carlos Jauregui-Correa, Omar Escamilla-Gonzalez)....Pages 101-112
 The Hydraulic Tilt Hammer in Ancient China  (Xiaolei Shi)....Pages 113-122
 Reconstruction and Analysis of Zhan’s Sand Clock in the 14th Century  (Y. H. Chen, Marco Ceccarelli, Hong-Sen Yan)....Pages 123-133
 Exploration of Ancient Machinery: From Reconstruction Research to Exhibition and Science Education  (J. L. Lin, Y. H. Chen, K. H. Hsiao, J. F. Huang)....Pages 134-143
 Relationships Between Paper Mills and Technological Evolution of Paper Production  (S. Gargaro, M. Cigola, A. Gallozzi, R. Catuogno)....Pages 144-159
 Light Drawings: Representation and Design  (E. Chiavoni)....Pages 160-171
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 Mechanisms in Heron’s Automata as Technological Transfer and Cultural Means  (R. Bragastini, M. Ceccarelli)....Pages 175-186
 Analysis and Reconstruction of a Platform with Ball Bearings in Roman Ships of Nemi Lake  (M. Ceccarelli, P. G. Molari, S. Ceccarelli, C. Conti, G. Martines)....Pages 187-198
 Application and Influence of Flap Valve Mechanism on Ancient Bellows  (X. Huang, L. F. Li)....Pages 199-212
 Historical and Technological Study of the 26 and 30 Mechanisms of “The Book of Secrets” by Ibn Khalaf al-Muradi  (S. Torres-Garrido, R. Lopez-Garcia, D. Carou-Porto, R. Dorado-Vicente)....Pages 213-226
 The Astrolabe: A Mechanism for Reading the Stars  (B. Aterini)....Pages 227-242
 Mathematical Instruments Used in the Military Engineering Academies of the Ottomans  (Irem Aslan Seyhan)....Pages 243-258
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 Transfer of Modern High Draft Technology to China  (X. Su)....Pages 261-271
 A Brief Introduction to the Steam Locomotives Made in China  (Zhizhong Zhang)....Pages 272-283
 From the Unimate to the Delta Robot: The Early Decades of Industrial Robotics  (A. Gasparetto, L. Scalera)....Pages 284-295
 Towards GIM, the Global Intelligent Machine  (Teun Koetsier)....Pages 296-309
 Historical Development of BHR Humanoid Robots  (Qiang Huang, Tianqi Yang, Wenxi Liao, Weimin Zhang, Zhangguo Yu, Xuechao Chen et al.)....Pages 310-323
 Teaching Wonder (From 3rd Century BCE to 21st Century CE)  (N. Ambrosetti)....Pages 324-337
 The Scientific Background of the Russian Revolution and Some Origins of TMM  (A. R. E. Oliveira)....Pages 338-349
Back Matter ....Pages 351-352