A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... changes of the French Revolution - shock- ing though their excesses were disseminated new conceptions of individual freedom that played their role also in the Industrial Revolution . With no liberty to change employment or to seek other ...
... changes of the French Revolution - shock- ing though their excesses were disseminated new conceptions of individual freedom that played their role also in the Industrial Revolution . With no liberty to change employment or to seek other ...
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... change to more advanced methods and had of necessity to continue to use old - style implements . During the period now ... changes in the equipment available between the beginning and the end of the period amounted to no less than a ...
... change to more advanced methods and had of necessity to continue to use old - style implements . During the period now ... changes in the equipment available between the beginning and the end of the period amounted to no less than a ...
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... changes : among these , dis- coveries in the field of electricity were of exceptional importance . ( i ) Electricity from chemical sources . Up to the time of the invention of the now historic pile by Volta ( 1745-1827 ) , electricity ...
... changes : among these , dis- coveries in the field of electricity were of exceptional importance . ( i ) Electricity from chemical sources . Up to the time of the invention of the now historic pile by Volta ( 1745-1827 ) , electricity ...
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GLASS by L M ANGUSBUTTERWORTH Director The Newton Heath Glass | 12 |
TELEGRAPHY by G R M GARRATT Deputy Keeper Department of Electrical | 22 |
FISH PRESERVATION by C L CUTTING Officer in Charge Humber | 44 |
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