Air : and what we associate with it : science, architecture, design / Oliver Herwig, Axel Thallemer.

By:

Herwig, Oliver

Contributor(s):

Thallemer, Axel

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Stuttgart : Arnoldsche ; Woodbridge : ACC Distribution [distributor], 2005.Description: 224 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cmISBN:

9783897902145 (hbk.) :
3897902141 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

724.6 HER

LOC classification:

NA680

Summary: The authors approach the phenomenon of air from many angles. The focus is on modern pioneering achievements in science, architecture and design: how we have discovered air as a building material or the most recent technical applications, in pneumatics, to take one example.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending	724.6 HER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		128517

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What is air? This book tries to unite culture, art and science. From an onthropocentric perspective, this work examines the topic across a broad range of sciences and disciplines, from antiquity to today--Back cover.

English and German text.

The authors approach the phenomenon of air from many angles. The focus is on modern pioneering achievements in science, architecture and design: how we have discovered air as a building material or the most recent technical applications, in pneumatics, to take one example.