A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Charles Joseph Singer Clarendon Press, 1958 - 728 pages |
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Charles Joseph Singer. 2 FISH PRESERVATION C. L. CUTTING F ISHING , with its offspring whaling ( p 55 ) , is the last survivor of the food- gathering stage ( vol I , ch 8 ) of any economic importance . The flesh of fish is rapidly ...
Charles Joseph Singer. 2 FISH PRESERVATION C. L. CUTTING F ISHING , with its offspring whaling ( p 55 ) , is the last survivor of the food- gathering stage ( vol I , ch 8 ) of any economic importance . The flesh of fish is rapidly ...
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... fish by chilling ; and ( c ) vast increase in production , resulting from more efficient ways of fishing , particularly trawling , finally com- bined with steam - propulsion . All these factors reacted on one another as population and ...
... fish by chilling ; and ( c ) vast increase in production , resulting from more efficient ways of fishing , particularly trawling , finally com- bined with steam - propulsion . All these factors reacted on one another as population and ...
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... fish , which would lie on the bottom and block the holes , were stowed in boxes . Large predatory fish such as skate and halibut were tethered by a cord at the nose and tail respectively . Fish normally arrived at the surface with their ...
... fish , which would lie on the bottom and block the holes , were stowed in boxes . Large predatory fish such as skate and halibut were tethered by a cord at the nose and tail respectively . Fish normally arrived at the surface with their ...
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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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