History of Technology Volume 17: Volume 17, 1995

Cover\nHalf-title\nTitle\nCopyright\nContents\nEditorial\nIn Memory of Dr Joseph Needham (1901-1995)\nThe Contributors\nNotes for Contributors\nHeron of Alexandria\'s On Automaton-Making\n	Abstract\n	Introduction\n	On Automaton-Making\n	Notes and References\n	Acknowledgements\nArchimedes the Engineer\n	Introduction\n	Launching The Great Ship\n	Moving The Earth\n	The Planetarium Or Sphere\n	Archimedean Screw\n	Archimedes And The Arts Of War\n	Archimedes\' Attitude To Engineering\n	Commentary\n	Notes and References\nMoriscos and Marranos as Agents of Technological Diffusion\n	I\n	II\n	III\n	IV\n	V\n	Notes and References\nVariations on Mass Production: The Case of Furniture Manufacture in the United States to 1940\n	Notes and References\nSpace, Time and Innovation Characteristics: The Contribution of Diffusion Process Theory to the History of Technology\n	Introduction\n	Social Process Theory\n	Social Science Theory And The History Of Technology\n	The Innovation And Diffusion Process\n	Notes and References\nThe German Miners at Keswick and the Question of Bismuth\n	Abstract\n	Introduction\n	Early References To Bismuth\n	Local Occurrence Of Bismuth\n	Smelting Of The Copper Ores\n	A Miner Called Fechtenbach\n	Early Uses Of Bismuth\n	Notes and References\nJean Errard (1554-1610) and His Book of Machines: Le Premier Livre des instruments mathematiques mechaniques of 1584\n	Abstract\n	Notes and References\nFrom the Imperial-Royal Collection of Manufactured Products to the Museum of Technology and Industry in Vienna\n	Abstract\n	Introduction\n	The Beginnings Of The Collections\n	Other Forerunners Of The Museum Of Technology And Industry\n	The Idea Of A Technisches Museum Fur Industrie Und Gewerbe And Its Final Realization\n	The Equipment Of The Museum\n	Public Activities And Numbers Of Visitors\n	The Research Institute For The History Of Technology\n	Archives, Library And Inventory Of Collections\n	Notes and References\nCranks and Scholars\n	Notes and References\nContents of Former Volumes