A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... church , harboured the first workshop in the world for making steam - engines . Their employ- ment was necessarily restricted by the pressure that boilers , piping , and dis- placers could withstand . Savery also had trouble with high ...
... church , harboured the first workshop in the world for making steam - engines . Their employ- ment was necessarily restricted by the pressure that boilers , piping , and dis- placers could withstand . Savery also had trouble with high ...
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... church of St Paul , Covent Garden ( 1631-8 ) , with Hardwick's roof - work in the apparent replica of that building erected in 1796 to replace the original , which had been gutted by fire . Figure 265 shows both the original and the ...
... church of St Paul , Covent Garden ( 1631-8 ) , with Hardwick's roof - work in the apparent replica of that building erected in 1796 to replace the original , which had been gutted by fire . Figure 265 shows both the original and the ...
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... church at the four corners of the crossing . In the reconstruction of Ste - Geneviève , begun in 1757 , the architect , Soufflot , decided to try a new scheme . He would support the great arches beneath the dome on four clusters of ...
... church at the four corners of the crossing . In the reconstruction of Ste - Geneviève , begun in 1757 , the architect , Soufflot , decided to try a new scheme . He would support the great arches beneath the dome on four clusters 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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