Elementa Hydrotechniae

Hadaly de Hada, Carl: Elementa Hydrotechniae (Győr: Joseph Streibig, 1783)

acquired 2020

The treatise makes a valuable addition therefore to the existing holdings of the Iron Library, which has very well established collections on the history of waterways and water transport technology. These begin with Aristotle's speculations on the annual Nile inundation in our 13th century Albertus Magnus manuscript, and range through the centuries to works from the history of pumping stations near Versailles, Casper Walter's 1765 Architectura Hydraulica, and many more on topics as diverse as hydroelectric power and the evolution of piping systems.

Elementa Hydrotechniae

A related book on hydraulic construction and technology in the Iron Library