A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... supply to a com- pany in 1819 , for the sum of £ 30 000 . In 1840 a Select Committee of the House of Commons was appointed to in- quire into the supply of water to large towns and populous districts in England and Wales . Reference was ...
... supply to a com- pany in 1819 , for the sum of £ 30 000 . In 1840 a Select Committee of the House of Commons was appointed to in- quire into the supply of water to large towns and populous districts in England and Wales . Reference was ...
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... supply which is in use at the present time , the supply for public services being obtained from the Seine and the Ourcq canal , and the domestic supply from distant springs . Germany in 1770 already possessed about 140 central ...
... supply which is in use at the present time , the supply for public services being obtained from the Seine and the Ourcq canal , and the domestic supply from distant springs . Germany in 1770 already possessed about 140 central ...
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... Supply of Greater London . ' Newcomen Society , London . 1954 . HOBBS , A. T. ( Ed . ) . ' Manual of British Water Supply Practice ' ( 2nd ed . ) . Heffer , Cambridge , for The Institution of Water Engineers , London . 1954 . ROBINS ...
... Supply of Greater London . ' Newcomen Society , London . 1954 . HOBBS , A. T. ( Ed . ) . ' Manual of British Water Supply Practice ' ( 2nd ed . ) . Heffer , Cambridge , for The Institution of Water Engineers , London . 1954 . ROBINS ...
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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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