A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... brick . The top of the furnace was closed by a cover of fire - brick , which was level with the floor of the melting - house . A vaulted cellar gave access to the ash - pit . 2000 1000 800 600 400 200 100 80 60 40 22 20 10 Do 1740 50 60 ...
... brick . The top of the furnace was closed by a cover of fire - brick , which was level with the floor of the melting - house . A vaulted cellar gave access to the ash - pit . 2000 1000 800 600 400 200 100 80 60 40 22 20 10 Do 1740 50 60 ...
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... brick sewers . Brick sewers in Britain range from about 2 ft 6 in by 3 ft 9 in to about 12 ft or more in diameter . In Paris they are generally larger , the smallest being 5 ft 6 in high by 2 ft 3 in wide . For local drainage , where ...
... brick sewers . Brick sewers in Britain range from about 2 ft 6 in by 3 ft 9 in to about 12 ft or more in diameter . In Paris they are generally larger , the smallest being 5 ft 6 in high by 2 ft 3 in wide . For local drainage , where ...
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... bricks was that leading from The Hague to Scheveningen . Brick pavements had some suc- cess in the United States , where they were first introduced at Charleston ( 1870 ) and Bloomington . Bricks were of some importance in the paving of ...
... bricks was that leading from The Hague to Scheveningen . Brick pavements had some suc- cess in the United States , where they were first introduced at Charleston ( 1870 ) and Bloomington . Bricks were of some importance in the paving of ...
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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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