A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... Newcomen found existing in the English tin mines . These mines , Mr. Newcomen often visited in the capacity of a dealer in iron tools with which he used to furnish many of the tin mines . The statement that Newcomen had no knowledge of ...
... Newcomen found existing in the English tin mines . These mines , Mr. Newcomen often visited in the capacity of a dealer in iron tools with which he used to furnish many of the tin mines . The statement that Newcomen had no knowledge of ...
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... Newcomen erected the first fire machine in England in the year 1712 , which erection took place at Dudley Castle in Staffordshire ' ( figure 103 ) .1 In an engraving of the engine there is a note in a contemporary hand which tells that ...
... Newcomen erected the first fire machine in England in the year 1712 , which erection took place at Dudley Castle in Staffordshire ' ( figure 103 ) .1 In an engraving of the engine there is a note in a contemporary hand which tells that ...
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... Newcomen's invention was being exploited under these patents . The client paid separately for the materials and component parts , which were assembled and erected on the site by the appro- priate craftsmen supervised by an engineer . By ...
... Newcomen's invention was being exploited under these patents . The client paid separately for the materials and component parts , which were assembled and erected on the site by the appro- priate craftsmen supervised by an engineer . By ...
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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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