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A simple history of the steam engine / by Storer, J. D.(CARDINAL)123310;
Bibliography: page 10.
Subjects: Steam-engines;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How to service and repair small gas engines / by Lindsley, E. F.(CARDINAL)524523;
Subjects: Spark ignition engines;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Forsyth General Hospital,Winston-Salem, N.C. / by Lashmit, James, Brown & Pollock, architects, and engineers.;
Subjects: Forsyth General Hospital (Winston-Salem, N.C.); Hospitals;
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The science of Leonardo : inside the mind of the great genius of the Renaissance / by Capra, Fritjof.(CARDINAL)332568;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-307) and index.1: Leonardo, the man -- Infinite grace -- The universal man -- The Florentine -- A well-employed life -- 2: Leonardo, the scientist -- Science in the Renaissance -- Science born of experience -- Geometry done with motion -- Pyramids of light -- The eye, the senses, and the soul -- "Read me, O reader, if in my words you find delight".Drawing on an examination of Leonardo da Vinci's surviving notebooks, a biographical portrait of the Renaissance genius focuses on his scientific accomplishments, describing his contributions to such fields as human anatomy, engineering, and optics.
Subjects: Biographies.; Notebooks.; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519; Science, Renaissance.; Scientists; Scientists;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 12
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STEAM machine! [video-enabled device] by Findaway World, LLC.;
"Kids will create, build, and grow their way through lessons on science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Learn numbers, shapes, and colors; Draw, paint, color, and design; Discover the basics of DNA and gardening; Explore construction."--Ages 3+.
Subjects: Art; DNA; Gardening; Mathematics; Science;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Learn to draw tanks, aircraft & armored vehicles : learn to draw 23 favorite subjects, step by easy step, shape by simple shape! / by LaPadula, Tom,illustrator.(CARDINAL)737454;
Tools & Materials -- Twin-Engine Attack Helicopter -- Military Transport Aircraft -- Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) -- High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HUMVEE) -- Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing Aircraft -- B-52 Bomber -- Black Hawk Twin-Engine Helicopter -- M1 Abrams Battle Tank -- Stealth Fighter Jet -- Stealth Ship -- Amphibious Armored Car -- M113 Family of Vehicles -- F-14 -- Tandem-Rotor Heavy-Lift Helicopter -- Armored Combat Vehicle -- Guided Missile Submarine -- Four-Wheel-Drive Utility Vehicle -- M36 Tank Destroyer -- Tilt-Rotor Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing Aircraft -- F-16 -- Maritime Patrol Aircraft -- Nuclear-Powered Supercarrier -- Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT).
Subjects: Tanks (Military science) in art; Airplanes in art; Vehicles, Military, in art; Drawing;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mr. Lincoln's Forts : a guide to the Civil War defenses of Washington / by Cooling, Benjamin Franklin,III,1938-author.(CARDINAL)139193; Owen, Walton H.,1954-author.(CARDINAL)771805; Bearss, Edwin C.,author of foreword.(CARDINAL)137010;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-301) and index.The most heavily fortified city in North America -- Engineer details of construction -- Touring the forts south of the Potomac -- Touring the forts north of the Potomac -- Touring the forts east of the Anacostia -- Touring the river forts -- John Gross Barnard: "Father of Defenses" -- Selected ordnance statistics for the defenses of Washington -- Engineer Glossary -- Communications in the defenses of Washington -- Regulations for care of fieldworks and government garrisons -- Engineer drawings of selected forts with existing earthworks.During the American Civil War, Washington, D.C. was the most heavily fortified city in North America. To protect Washington with all it contained and symbolized, the Army constructed a shield of fortifications: 68 enclosed earthen forts, 93 supplemental batteries, miles of military roads, and support structures for commissary, quartermaster, engineer, and civilian labor force, some of which still exist today. Revised in style, format, and content, the new edition of Mr. Lincoln's Forts is the premier historical reference and tour guide to the Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C.
Subjects: Guidebooks.; Fortification;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Atmosphere of hope : searching for solutions to the climate crisis / by Flannery, Tim F.(Tim Fridtjof),1956-author.(CARDINAL)183044;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-238) and index.Part One: Climate science. The weather makers: right or wrong? -- The waters of a warming world -- Ominously acidic oceans -- How are the animals doing? -- The great climate event horizon -- Part Two: The knife blade we perch on. The great disconnect -- Coal: decline of a giant -- What future, oil? -- Gas: last hurrah or bridge to the future? -- Divestment and the carbon bubble -- Where's nuclear? -- Sunlight and wind: winning the race -- At last, EVs -- Part Three: Fight for the future. Adapting? -- Geoengineering: a way out? -- The gigatonne challenge -- Silicate rocks, cement and smart chemistry -- The new carbon capture and storage -- The 2030 challenge -- Deadline 2050 -- The growing power of the individual.Outlines a fast-approaching climate crisis while drawing on the latest scientific findings to outline promising clean technologies involving soft geo-engineering.
Subjects: Climatic changes.; Global warming.; Climate change mitigation.; Renewable energy sources.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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How buildings work : the natural order of architecture / by Allen, Edward,1938-(CARDINAL)516191;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Buildings;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Fort Macon : a history / by Branch, Paul,author.(CARDINAL)169996;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-287) and index.Early problems of defense -- Fort Hampton -- Construction of Fort Macon -- The antebellum years -- Confederate occupation -- The siege of Fort Macon -- Union occupation -- Postwar years -- The twentieth century.This is a story of Fort Macon, one of America's most visited forts, describing the many dramatic parts it has played in our history. Paul Branch, a ranger/historian at Fort Macon has illustrated his book with original engineering drawings, maps, sketches, and photographs from the 1800s to the present. He begins with the need for coastal defense in 18th century North Carolina and the construction of Fort Macon. He describes the pre-Civil War years leading to its seizure by the Confederacy. The battle for possession of the fort and the subsequent Union occupation is related in vivid detail and illustrated with several maps. Use of the fort and its armaments during the Spanish-American War and World War II are examined. Today the site is in a state park which attracts over one million visitors each year.--
Subjects: Parks;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 14
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