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Mechanical Engineering
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
Independent digital catalogue
UNBEJ Historical Engineering Library: Machines, Inventions & Industrial Heritage
The UNBEJ Historical Engineering Library presents 94 public-domain works on engineering and industrial history. Spanning machines, structures, inventions, and creative practice, the collection draws on original sources from the 18th to early 20th centuries. Readers can explore categories such as Machines & Inventions, Electrical Technology, Civil Engineering, and more.
94 public-domain works101 represented authorsSource-attributed catalogue records
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Move through the collection by subject, historical setting and type of source.
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Electrical Technology
Works exploring technology, imagined futures, discovery and speculative changes in society and everyday life.
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Civil Engineering
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
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Inventions Industry
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
Engineering — Editor’s Selection
A closer look
Collection Spotlight
One work and three nearby readings from the current catalogue.
Electrical Technology
Engineers and their triumphs the...
Authored by Authors: Holmes, F. M. (Frederic M..., 'Engineers and their triumphs the...' stands as a notable and significant work within the Electrical Technology category. An editorial note on F. M. Holmes's 1894 popular history of 19th-century engineering, focusing on how the opening, middle, and later excerpts guide a first reading of the locomotive, steamship, bridge, and tunnel narratives. Explore the nuanced perspectives and historical context offered in this document.
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The book of wonders — A Closer R...
In Electri...
Ancient and modern engineering a...
In Civil E...
Pneumatic conveying — Reading Notes
In Mechani...
Engineering reminiscences contri...
In Mechani...
Hoisting Appliances — Key Ideas ...
In Mechani...
Self-Help Mechanical Drawing: An...
In Mechani...
The Railway Conquest of the Worl...
In Civil E...
Newark College of Engineering Bu...
In Electri...
Routes through the collection
Reading Paths
Four routes into the collection for readers approaching the catalogue with different questions.
Begin with Mechanical EngineeringOpen a focused route to works connected with Mechanical Engineering.Explore Electrical TechnologyCompare authors, source types and recurring questions within Electrical Technology.Read through Civil EngineeringMove from introductory records to related works in Civil Engineering.Browse Inventions IndustryUse this theme as a starting point for nearby catalogue records in Inventions Industry.
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Catalogue stewardship
Frances Christie
Acquisitions Editor
Frances Christie oversees the overarching architecture of our digital library, comprising 94 books and 101 authors within 4 distinct categories. They guarantee the integrity of our extensive collections.
