A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... century , but it is very doubtful whether it was read by the peasants . They had their ideas , but did not derive them from books . In Piedmont they began to grow such things as buckwheat on the fallow because they did not like to see ...
... century , but it is very doubtful whether it was read by the peasants . They had their ideas , but did not derive them from books . In Piedmont they began to grow such things as buckwheat on the fallow because they did not like to see ...
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... century ) , scientific instrument- makers , 390 . Addison , Joseph ( 1672-1719 ) , man of letters , 668 . Agricola , Georgius ( Georg Bauer ) ( 1494-1555 ) , metallurgist , 93 , 181 , 233 , 242 , 638 , 671 . Airy , Sir George ( 1801-92 ) ...
... century ) , scientific instrument- makers , 390 . Addison , Joseph ( 1672-1719 ) , man of letters , 668 . Agricola , Georgius ( Georg Bauer ) ( 1494-1555 ) , metallurgist , 93 , 181 , 233 , 242 , 638 , 671 . Airy , Sir George ( 1801-92 ) ...
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... century ) , French chemist , 238-9 . Malo ( c 1854 ) , and asphalt , 540 . Malpighi , Marcello ( 1628-94 ) , biologist , and plant nutrition , 37-8 . Mansell , Sir Robert ( 1573-1656 ) , glass - maker , 362 . Manzoni , W. T. ( c 1848 ) ...
... century ) , French chemist , 238-9 . Malo ( c 1854 ) , and asphalt , 540 . Malpighi , Marcello ( 1628-94 ) , biologist , and plant nutrition , 37-8 . Mansell , Sir Robert ( 1573-1656 ) , glass - maker , 362 . Manzoni , W. T. ( c 1848 ) ...
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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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