A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... FIGURE 61 - Grooved rollers for bar - making . puddled iron was inferior in quality to char- coal iron , it was very much cheaper . His success was reflected in a tremendous increase in the production of British pig iron required for ...
... FIGURE 61 - Grooved rollers for bar - making . puddled iron was inferior in quality to char- coal iron , it was very much cheaper . His success was reflected in a tremendous increase in the production of British pig iron required for ...
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... ( figure 127 ) , is of great importance throughout the whole of the chemical industry , as well as in the technical production of such substances as sugar ( vol III , pp 7-8 ) . From our knowledge of the history of gunpowder it is clear ...
... ( figure 127 ) , is of great importance throughout the whole of the chemical industry , as well as in the technical production of such substances as sugar ( vol III , pp 7-8 ) . From our knowledge of the history of gunpowder it is clear ...
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... FIGURE 214 - Screw cutting by means of file . ( 1 ) Track of thread cut ; ( 2 ) paper wound on the rod to be threaded ; ( 3 ) metal comb . In the first of these machines the guide- screw and the rod to be threaded are placed parallel to ...
... FIGURE 214 - Screw cutting by means of file . ( 1 ) Track of thread cut ; ( 2 ) paper wound on the rod to be threaded ; ( 3 ) metal comb . In the first of these machines the guide- screw and the rod to be threaded are placed parallel to ...
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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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