A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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Page 105
... cast iron does not alone explain the rapid rise of the British iron industry in the last quarter of the eighteenth century , although cast iron was more in demand than at any time previously . An extensive replacement of other metals ...
... cast iron does not alone explain the rapid rise of the British iron industry in the last quarter of the eighteenth century , although cast iron was more in demand than at any time previously . An extensive replacement of other metals ...
Page 108
... cast steel could not be welded , since it would not bear more than a red heat ( c 900 ° C ) . The invention was appreciated first in France . The manufacturers of cutlery at Sheffield , who in the beginning considered Huntsman's steel ...
... cast steel could not be welded , since it would not bear more than a red heat ( c 900 ° C ) . The invention was appreciated first in France . The manufacturers of cutlery at Sheffield , who in the beginning considered Huntsman's steel ...
Page 208
... cast iron water - wheel axle was made in 1769 for the Carron No 1 furnace blowing - engine , to replace one with a fractured wooden axle . A typical example was the cast iron shaft for the wheel at H.M. Victualling Office , Deptford ...
... cast iron water - wheel axle was made in 1769 for the Carron No 1 furnace blowing - engine , to replace one with a fractured wooden axle . A typical example was the cast iron shaft for the wheel at H.M. Victualling Office , Deptford ...
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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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