Mechanical Advantage Volume 1 print format available
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Mechanical Advantage Volume 1 print format available
Mechanical Advantage Series by John Middendorf
Buy the books here:
Volume 1: (mostly) European Tools and Techniques to the 1930s
Volume 2: (mostly) North American Climbing Tools and Techniques to the 1950s
Volume 1 of Mechanical Advantage: Tools for the Wild Vertical is now available as a PDF using this link (~450mb file):
NEW LINK: http://bigwalls.net/MechAdvantageVolume1.pdf
This volume covers (mostly) European developments up to the 1930s.
Thanks for joining me on this writing adventure so far!
John Middendorf, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (September 29, 2022)
Quickie cover for test print copy run:
I try to write more like journalism but include history. I worked as journalist at the Pagosa Sun for a year, and found that writing about weather was really really fun.
open source with attribution is a good way to go. Academics have been doing it for centuries.