A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1954 |
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... lime house . After 2 days the lime is stirred by rakes , and after another 2 days the reaction is complete . was one of the milestones in the evolution of Britain's chemical economy . Liebig assessed its significance in the following ...
... lime house . After 2 days the lime is stirred by rakes , and after another 2 days the reaction is complete . was one of the milestones in the evolution of Britain's chemical economy . Liebig assessed its significance in the following ...
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... lime had been added , an idea which gained him a medal from the Society for the Encouragement of Arts ( later the Royal Society of Arts ) in 1808. At first the lime was added to the water under the holder , and the gas bubbled through ...
... lime had been added , an idea which gained him a medal from the Society for the Encouragement of Arts ( later the Royal Society of Arts ) in 1808. At first the lime was added to the water under the holder , and the gas bubbled through ...
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Charles Singer. ing aluminium and iron , was another common precipitant ; lime also was widely used . At the London outfall - works a mixture of lime and ferrous sulphate was used for many years . The method adopted was as follows . On ...
Charles Singer. ing aluminium and iron , was another common precipitant ; lime also was widely used . At the London outfall - works a mixture of lime and ferrous sulphate was used for many years . The method adopted was as follows . On ...
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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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