A History of Metallurgy (matsci) [Hardcover]

R. F. Tylecote (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0901462888 | ISBN-13: 978-0901462886 | Publication Date: December 31, 1992 | Edition: 2

The first edition of this standard introduction was published in 1976, and reprinted in 1979; this new volume is a second edition, completed before the author's death last year. The main changes are in the chapters describing the early development of metallurgy in which there has been so much recent research; the later, post-Roman chapters have been revised to take account of new discoveries from excavations. The volume is extensively illustrated as before and is now issued in a hard cover.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 205 pages
• Publisher: Maney Materials Science; 2 edition (December 31, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0901462888
• ISBN-13: 978-0901462886
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 8.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,343,071 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Metals, and nothing but the metals., November 8, 2000

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This review is from: History of Metallurgy (Paperback)

This book is a history of men's use of metals. The book begins with metals and ores used during the Neolithic, and proceeds down to a chapter on modern metalworking. In general, the author's focus is on the composition of the metals (i.e. other metals purposely or accidentally alloyed in), and on the techniques of smelting, etc. As such, this book discusses the metals themselves in depth, but contains very little information on the societies' development and use of them.