Stephen Biesty's incredible cross-sections /

By: Platt, Richard [author.]Contributor(s): Biesty, Stephen [illustrator.]Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : DK, 2019Edition: Revised edition; 25 years anniversary editionDescription: 48 pages (some folded) : illustrations (colour) ; 31 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780241379783 (hbk.) :Other title: Incredible cross-sectionsSubject(s): Technology -- Juvenile literature | Technology -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature | Non-Fiction 7+ | Science, Maths and TechnologyDDC classification: 600 Summary: This title explores the innermost workings of some extraordinary buildings and machines. From helicopters to submarines, skyscrapers to coal mines, the book opens up a fascinating world packed with unique and detailed cutaway drawings. Whether it's a Spanish galleon or a medieval castle, each cross-section slice or exploded view reveals what's going on inside. See the people swarming inside the Empire State Building, the workers busy backstage at the opera house, and where the crew sleep on a jumbo jet.
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Previous edition: 1992.

Includes index.

This title explores the innermost workings of some extraordinary buildings and machines. From helicopters to submarines, skyscrapers to coal mines, the book opens up a fascinating world packed with unique and detailed cutaway drawings. Whether it's a Spanish galleon or a medieval castle, each cross-section slice or exploded view reveals what's going on inside. See the people swarming inside the Empire State Building, the workers busy backstage at the opera house, and where the crew sleep on a jumbo jet.