A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Charles Joseph Singer Clarendon Press, 1958 - 728 pages |
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... continued to remain faithful to the craftsman for some implements until well into the twentieth century , and although much equipment was bought from the big firms some continued to be made in the village ( vol III , ch 5 ) . 5363.4 B A ...
... continued to remain faithful to the craftsman for some implements until well into the twentieth century , and although much equipment was bought from the big firms some continued to be made in the village ( vol III , ch 5 ) . 5363.4 B A ...
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... continued until the lead - silver alloy contained about 8 per cent of silver , when it was tapped out . It was then refined again in a similar way , the fire being increased towards the oooooooo FIGURE 83 - Pattinson's process , 1833 ...
... continued until the lead - silver alloy contained about 8 per cent of silver , when it was tapped out . It was then refined again in a similar way , the fire being increased towards the oooooooo FIGURE 83 - Pattinson's process , 1833 ...
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... continued everywhere , with the possible exception of England , and the earlier great centres continued to operate , in some instances even to the present day . Thus , while for half a century Italian maiolica enjoyed an unrivalled ...
... continued everywhere , with the possible exception of England , and the earlier great centres continued to operate , in some instances even to the present day . Thus , while for half a century Italian maiolica enjoyed an unrivalled ...
Contents
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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agricultural beam became Boulton Boulton and Watt bridge Britain British built canal carbon carried cast iron chemical clay coal Coalbrookdale coke construction copper crops cylinder D. E. Woodall developed diameter driving E. J. HOLMYARD early eighteenth century engine England Europe fallow farming figure fish France French furnace Germany glass heat horizontal husbandry Ibid important improved inches increased industrial revolution introduced invention J. F. Horrabin John Smeaton later lathe London machine machinery manufacture mechanical metal method mill mineral mines Newcomen Newcomen engine nineteenth century obtained operation oxide Paris patent pipe piston plate practice produced pump river road rollers rotation Rotherham plough salt screw sewers shaft ships silk Smeaton smelting Staffordshire steam steam-engine steel stone sulphuric acid surface tion tuyère vertical ware water-wheels watermills Watt whales wheel wooden wrought iron