Kelley Library

1000 things you should know about buildings & transportation, John Farndon

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1000 things you should know about buildings & transportation

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John Farndon

Introduction to the seemingly disparate fields of transportation and the physical properties of buildings is full of colorful illustrations and presented in an engaging format

Trucks -- Motorcycles -- Tractors -- Benz -- Gears -- Supercars -- Model T Ford -- Luxury cars -- Record breaking cars -- Peoples' cars -- Buses and coaches -- Streetcars and cable cars -- Bicycles -- Moving on snow -- Early cars -- First railroads -- Building the railroads -- Diesel trains -- Record-breaking trains -- Steam locomotives -- Electric trains -- Stations -- Famous trains -- Underground railroads -- Trains of the future -- Controlling a plane -- Parachutes, hang gliders -- Supersonic planes -- Fighters of World War II -- Warplanes -- Autogiros and microlights -- Helicopters -- Baloons -- Record-breaking flights -- Airports -- Wright brothers -- Airships -- Missles -- Taking off -- Jet engines -- Biplanes -- Rockets -- Bombers of World War II -- Airliners -- Cathedrals -- Castles -- Skyscrapers -- Famous castles -- Arches -- Bridges of wood and stone -- Dams -- Towns and cities -- Towers -- First houses -- Bridges -- Chinese building -- Modern architecture -- Canals -- Mosques -- Colosseum -- St. Sophia -- Golden Gate Bridge -- Stonehenge -- Theaters -- Tower of London -- Greek and Roman building -- Statue of Liberty -- St. Basil's Cathedral -- St Paul's Cathedral -- Ancient palaces -- Pyramids -- Eiffel Tower -- Ancient America -- Palaces -- Taj Mahal -- Palace of Versailles -- Sydney Opera House -- Early boats -- Galleons -- Age of sail -- Viking longships -- Junks -- Sailor's life -- Submarines -- Warships -- Dhows -- Ocean liners -- Hydrofoils -- Boat building -- Hovercraft -- Canoes -- Submersibles -- Great voyages -- Docks and ports -- Rescue boats -- Sailing and tacking -- First steamships -- Yachts and catamarans -- Powerboats -- Navigation -- Index and Acknowledgments

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