A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... introduced in pottery processes generally . Ralph Shaw of Burslem is reputed to have introduced the drying of clay in a shallow kiln heated by flues from an external fire . This eliminated much of the contamination that inevitably ...
... introduced in pottery processes generally . Ralph Shaw of Burslem is reputed to have introduced the drying of clay in a shallow kiln heated by flues from an external fire . This eliminated much of the contamination that inevitably ...
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... introduced about 1665. The heavy state coaches of the eighteenth century needed stronger springs . Elliptic steel springs came into use early in the nineteenth century . Then the new principle of eliminat- ing the connecting - pole of ...
... introduced about 1665. The heavy state coaches of the eighteenth century needed stronger springs . Elliptic steel springs came into use early in the nineteenth century . Then the new principle of eliminat- ing the connecting - pole of ...
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... introduced into cartography by Edmond Halley's ( 1656–1742 ) chart of magnetic variation ( 1701 ) , and hydrographers were accus- tomed to the use of form - lines on charts to indicate the coastal shelf and the limits of shoals . By an ...
... introduced into cartography by Edmond Halley's ( 1656–1742 ) chart of magnetic variation ( 1701 ) , and hydrographers were accus- tomed to the use of form - lines on charts to indicate the coastal shelf and the limits of shoals . By an ...
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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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