A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... direction to disengage the yarn . The carriage was then pushed in again with the spindles turning slowly in the original direction to wind on the yarn with the help of the faller , as in the jenny . For some time the great merit of the ...
... direction to disengage the yarn . The carriage was then pushed in again with the spindles turning slowly in the original direction to wind on the yarn with the help of the faller , as in the jenny . For some time the great merit of the ...
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... direction . He also graduated the size of the heckling - teeth and provided mechanical means for reversing the ... directions . As they moved they drew nearer to each other and then again receded ( figure 164 ) . There was an arrangement ...
... direction . He also graduated the size of the heckling - teeth and provided mechanical means for reversing the ... directions . As they moved they drew nearer to each other and then again receded ( figure 164 ) . There was an arrangement ...
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... direction . The weakness of this organization at first was that it had no regular subordinate cadre . In 1744 it was given a small staff of draughtsmen and a registry of maps and plans . In 1747 this was enlarged to become the École des ...
... direction . The weakness of this organization at first was that it had no regular subordinate cadre . In 1744 it was given a small staff of draughtsmen and a registry of maps and plans . In 1747 this was enlarged to become the École des ...
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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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