Cambridge Illustrated Children's Encyclopedia - Mechanics Volume

Author: (English) Clutchan K. Gorden; (English) Alan Austin (et al.)
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: While explaining the structure and principles of trains, this book also introduces various disasters that occurred in the early stages of train and railway development, including multiple train robberies in the American West. This provides readers with a comprehensive and multi-dimensional understanding of trains themselves and their related history. This volume has 270 pages and over 1,000 colored illustrations; it is the culmination of the efforts of dozens of experts from the University of Oxford and Cambridge in the UK; translated and reviewed by Professor Zhi Ran of Tsinghua University in Taiwan and academicians in China; and scientifically reviewed by the Science and Technology Editorial Department of the China Great Encyclopedia Press.