International Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms Proceedings of HMM 2008 - Yan, Hong-Sen.; Ceccarelli, Marco; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009)
History of Dynamics of Machines and Mechanisms from Leonardo to Timoshenko -- On the Historical Overview of Geometric Algebra for Kinematics of Mechanisms -- Some Origins of TMM Arisen from Pseudo-Aristotle and Hero of Alexandria -- Kurt Hain - An Outstanding Personality in the Field of Applied Kinematics and the Accessibility to his Scientific Work -- The Development of Machine Design as a Science from Classical Times to Modern Era -- The Evolution and Development of Mechanical Engineering Through Large Cultural Areas -- A Brief Account on Roman Machines and Cultural Frames -- Devices for Distance and Time Measurement at the Time of Roman Empire -- The Twenty-One Books of Devices and Machines: An Encyclopedia of Machines and Mechanisms of the 16th Century -- A Contribution to the History of Cam Mechanisms - From Leonardo da Vinci Till Today -- Steam Locomotives in the History of Technology of Mexico -- The First Steam Machine in Cuba: Little-Known Pages of Agustin de Betancourt's Work and Life -- A Historical Overview of Japanese Clocks and Karakuri -- An Introduction to the Spinning and Weaving Devices and Tools of the Miao Ethnic Group in the Northeast of Yunnan Province -- Ancient Chinese Windmills -- An Interpretation of a Shui Lun Fu ??? (Rhapsody on Waterwheel)* -- "Lei Si Jing"(???) and the Curve-Beam Plough of the Tang Dynasty of China -- Crank-Connecting Rod Mechanism: Its Applications in Ancient China and Its Origin -- The Development of Knowledge on Levers in Ancient China -- Phases in the Unraveling of the Secrets of the Gear System of the Antikythera Mechanism -- An Investigation and Reconstruction of Traditional Vertical-Axle-Styled "Chinese Great Windmill" and Its Square-Pallet Chain-Pump -- On the Mechanism Analysis of the Vertical Shaft Type Wind-Power Chinese Square-Pallet Chain-Pump -- An Approach for the Reconstruction Synthesis of Lost Ancient Chinese Mechanisms -- Robotics for Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Historical Review from the Perspective of Kinematics -- Multiple Bolts as Security Devices -- Technology Transfer of Educational Machine Mechanism Models.
Keywords: History; Mechanical engineering; Mechanics; Mechanics, Applied; History of Science; Mechanical Engineering; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics