A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... building . In 1666 he persuaded the king to found the Académie des Sciences , and in 1671 the Académie de l'Architecture . In 1672 ... BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION S B HAMILTON, O B E , Building Research Station, Watford.
... building . In 1666 he persuaded the king to found the Académie des Sciences , and in 1671 the Académie de l'Architecture . In 1672 ... BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION S B HAMILTON, O B E , Building Research Station, Watford.
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... BUILDINGS The pages of a history of technology do not provide the ideal setting for a discussion of aesthetics , but as building , particularly in the period under review , cannot be considered without reference to architecture , and as ...
... BUILDINGS The pages of a history of technology do not provide the ideal setting for a discussion of aesthetics , but as building , particularly in the period under review , cannot be considered without reference to architecture , and as ...
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... building , the fourth and final factor in the revival of road - building - was found in France . There the first organized system of trenched roads was initiated about 1720 . In France there was a complete absence of any authoritative ...
... building , the fourth and final factor in the revival of road - building - was found in France . There the first organized system of trenched roads was initiated about 1720 . In France there was a complete absence of any authoritative ...
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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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