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Originally published in 1951 and the first English book on the
subject, this textbook is aimed at both the specialist and
non-specialist alike and provides a thorough and detailed
introduction on the principles that underlie the action of
automatic controls, servo-mechanisms and regulators. The early
chapters provide a solid foundation to the theory of control and
are in the most part descriptive, introducing fundamental
terminology and explaining the principles, which underlie the
operation of all control systems, whilst in the last three chapters
more advanced techniques are used to give an account of the methods
employed by control engineers. Modern contributions to the theory
at the time are included and questions are set at the end of each
chapter. Giving a 'historical summary of the main landmarks in the
development of control theory', this book will be of value to
anyone with an interest in the history of engineering.
This book was first published in 1956 in response to growing
concerns about the rise of automation. Whilst many readers would
have heard of automation, few would have had a clear idea of what
it was, and what consequences would follow in its wake. The purpose
of this volume was to illustrate the history and principles of
automation, its advantages and limitations, and the social and
economic implications of adopting new systems of automatic control.
Symmetry is of interest in two ways, artistic and mathematical. It
underlies much scientific thought, playing an important role in
chemistry and atomic physics, and a dominant one in
crystallography. It is important in architectural and engineering
design and particularly in the decorative arts. This book provides
a comprehensive account of symmetry in a form acceptable to readers
without much detailed mathematical knowledge or experience who
nevertheless want to understand the basic principles of the
subject. It will be useful in school and other libraries and as
preliminary reading for students of crystallography. The treatment
is geometrical, which should appeal to art students and to readers
whose mathematical interests are that way inclined.
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