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China bridge / a NOVA production by the WGBH in association with Channel 4 and La Cinquième ; written, produced and directed by Michael Barnes.
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Barnes, Michael., Author, Producer, Director.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arch bridges--China.
- Arch bridges.
- Structural engineering--History.
- Structural engineering.
- Architecture, Ancient.
- China--Antiquities.
- China.
- Genre:
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Television series.
- Documentary television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (circa 60 min.) : sound, color.
- Place of Publication:
- South Burlington, VT : WGBH Video, c2000.
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- digital
- Summary:
- As in other episodes of the series, archaelogists and engineers attempt to duplicate ancient solutions to engineering problems. In this case, the problem, solved during the Sung dynasty, was creating an arched, single-span bridge from straight timbers.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Stacy Keach.
- Notes:
- Originally broadcast in 2000 as a segment of the television program Nova.
- Description based on VHS version record.
- Other Format:
- VHS version China bridge
- ISBN:
- 157807228X
- OCLC:
- 46390046
- Publisher Number:
- WG903 WGBH Video
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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