Isle of Wight Industrial Archaeological Society

Email: jillreilly@iwias.fsnet.co.uk

The Kinematic Models for Design Digital Library (KMODDL) is an open access, multimedia resource for learning and teaching about kinematics- the geometry of pure motion - and the history and theory of machines.
Cornell University Library has digitized fifty full-text works on kinematics and the history and theory of machines as part of this KMODDL project. These e-books are openly accessible to all via an online viewer and can also be freely downloaded chapter-by-chapter in PDF format. The collection contains mostly 19th- and early 20th-century books, but there are also some very useful 17th and 18th century works on the subject of machines, engineering and mechanics.

1.
Click on this link : Kinematics Digital Library
N.B. This link will open up in a new window so that you can still continue to read these instructions.
A list of works available will appear showing the author's name, the title of the book and the year it was published.

2.
Clicking on a chosen work will take you to another part of the page where each book has an entry like this:

You are given two options:
1. "Read this book online"
2. "Read the table of contents, and download chapters (pdf)"
Click on the link of your choice.
The second option takes you to another page, which allows you to download sections of the book in pdf format.