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IHUAS Historical Engineering Library is an independent catalogue of source-attributed public-domain editions focused on Engineering. Each record connects readers with edition facts, historical context and the original source record.

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This collection brings together 92 works spanning Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Technology, Civil Engineering, and Inventions & Industry. Topics include aeronautics, roads, transportation, automotive history, trucking, ballooning, lathe work, handicraft for boys, furniture making, mission furniture design, weaving, clocks and watches, and water-supply. Featured authors include the U.S. Council of National Defense, James Slough Zerbe, H.H. Windsor, Sigurd Smith, Matthias N. Forney, and others.

Representative titles range from Søren Hjorth's invention of the dynamo-electric principle to British airships, balloon ascents, locomotive catechisms, and the Aswân obelisk. Whether you're studying historical engineering methods or exploring the evolution of technology, this archive offers a focused resource on the practical and inventive spirit of the past.

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