507 Mechanical Movements: Mechanisms and Devices (Dover Science Books) by Henry T. Brown
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Book Reviews of 507 Mechanical Movements: Mechanisms and Devices (Dover Science Books)
Book Review: Very complete list of mechanical movements
Summary: 5 Stars
507 Mechanical Movements: Mechanisms and Devices
I bought this book to find ideas to make toys. I'm not an engineer but the book is a very complete list with simple diagrams of mechanical movements. If you are not an engineer you may not understand many of the movements, but it is still very enlightening to the untrained. It is a reprint from the original of 1893.
Book Review: Good, but could be better.
Summary: 4 Stars
Keep in mind that this book 1) is paperback, 2) measures 6 1/4 inches wide by 7 1/8 inches tall, and 3) most every illustration is less than 2" square. All the illustrations are clear - printed in a grid on the left handside with a SHORT explanation of what it does on the right. The movements are described, but a lot of them leave me wondering what the heck you'd use them for in the real world. Certainly not as detailed of a book as I was expecting, but a nice LITTLE reference. On with a search for something more detailed!Book Review: just o.k.
Summary: 2 Stars
The illustrations are well done, many of the mechanisms are repeated. The descriptions are dated. All in all, I would not buy this book again.Book Review: It is just important.
Summary: 5 Stars
What more can be said about this essential book for all gizmologists? This is a great book just to get the brain working.Book Review: A great little collection for the curious
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great collection of mechanisms for the curious. There is no kinematic, static or dynamic analysis; nor is it a source book for contemporary mechanism design. Instead there is an inspiring collection of mechanical innovation from the boom era of mechanical design.
I have seen far, far, larger collections (well over 5,000 items) in academic treatises and a modern mechanism sourcebook may be more useful to the busy mechanical inventor - but there is still a lot of value in having this gem to hand.
Dover has again produced a clear (though small) and robust paperback version of an old classic at a very attractive price.