A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... invention and the putting of invention into effect have been given expression only when there was some chance of a new object being attained by the users ... invention by bring- ing new problems to the attention of those putting inventions.
... invention and the putting of invention into effect have been given expression only when there was some chance of a new object being attained by the users ... invention by bring- ing new problems to the attention of those putting inventions.
Page 380
... invention of the compound sighting telescope at the beginning of the seventeenth century altered the manu- facture of astronomical instruments only very slowly . The first such telescopes fitted to quadrants , for example , were more ...
... invention of the compound sighting telescope at the beginning of the seventeenth century altered the manu- facture of astronomical instruments only very slowly . The first such telescopes fitted to quadrants , for example , were more ...
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... invention before a committee had fixed the remuneration payable to him by towns wishing to build such dredgers during the twelve - year term of the patent . Two months later ( May 1589 ) this committee fixed the sum as 200 carolus ...
... invention before a committee had fixed the remuneration payable to him by towns wishing to build such dredgers during the twelve - year term of the patent . Two months later ( May 1589 ) this committee fixed the sum as 200 carolus ...
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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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