A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... turned a few times in the opposite direction to disengage the yarn . The carriage was then pushed in again with the spindles turning slowly in the original direction to wind on the yarn with the help of the faller , as in the jenny ...
... turned a few times in the opposite direction to disengage the yarn . The carriage was then pushed in again with the spindles turning slowly in the original direction to wind on the yarn with the help of the faller , as in the jenny ...
Page 392
... turned under a scriber ; the division lines of the master were used as were the points of the clock - maker's division - plate , the microscope this time taking the place of the pointer ( figure 220 ) . In designing the mechanism ...
... turned under a scriber ; the division lines of the master were used as were the points of the clock - maker's division - plate , the microscope this time taking the place of the pointer ( figure 220 ) . In designing the mechanism ...
Page 425
... turned out , but in educating the taste of his men towards first class workmanship . The reason for making three ... turning - lathes . About 1745 Jacques de Vaucanson ( p 384 ) made a lathe able to turn work up to 1 metre in length ...
... turned out , but in educating the taste of his men towards first class workmanship . The reason for making three ... turning - lathes . About 1745 Jacques de Vaucanson ( p 384 ) made a lathe able to turn work up to 1 metre in length ...
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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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