A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Charles Joseph Singer Clarendon Press, 1958 - 728 pages |
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... effect oxidation . A typical sublimation furnace of the period is shown in figure 70 . II . LEAD Lead occurs widely as the sulphide , galena , but also as sulphate , carbonate , phosphate , chloride , and other forms . Throughout this ...
... effect oxidation . A typical sublimation furnace of the period is shown in figure 70 . II . LEAD Lead occurs widely as the sulphide , galena , but also as sulphate , carbonate , phosphate , chloride , and other forms . Throughout this ...
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... effect was obtained when the velocity of the wheel's circum- ference was a little more than 3 ft in a second ; and hence it became a general rule to make the speed of the overshot water - wheels at their circumfer- ence 3 ft per second ...
... effect was obtained when the velocity of the wheel's circum- ference was a little more than 3 ft in a second ; and hence it became a general rule to make the speed of the overshot water - wheels at their circumfer- ence 3 ft per second ...
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... effect of an electric current . A few months later , an invention of the greatest importance to telegraphy- that of the galvanometer - was announced by J. S. C. Schweigger ( 1779-1857 ) of Halle . Observing that a magnetic needle was ...
... effect of an electric current . A few months later , an invention of the greatest importance to telegraphy- that of the galvanometer - was announced by J. S. C. Schweigger ( 1779-1857 ) of Halle . Observing that a magnetic needle was ...
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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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