A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... side to side . Consequently the speed of winding FIGURE 49 - Horse - whim , c 1820 . was slow and accidents in the shaft were frequent . Iron - wire ropes were first tried in 1829 and came into general use about 1840 . To overcome the ...
... side to side . Consequently the speed of winding FIGURE 49 - Horse - whim , c 1820 . was slow and accidents in the shaft were frequent . Iron - wire ropes were first tried in 1829 and came into general use about 1840 . To overcome the ...
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... side to side , which would lower the cost to less than one - half . He says : the bottom of the foundation is to be made parallel to the surface of the road . The first bed of the foundation is to be placed on edge , and not on the flat ...
... side to side , which would lower the cost to less than one - half . He says : the bottom of the foundation is to be made parallel to the surface of the road . The first bed of the foundation is to be placed on edge , and not on the flat ...
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... side were elevated , defined by kerb- stones , and paved like the floor of a room . Attempts were made to construct a smoother pavement by forming the stones into blocks , at first of no particular shape but giving a comparatively ...
... side were elevated , defined by kerb- stones , and paved like the floor of a room . Attempts were made to construct a smoother pavement by forming the stones into blocks , at first of no particular shape but giving a comparatively ...
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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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