A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... give off oxygen in sunlight and carbon dioxide in darkness , while non - green parts always give off carbon dioxide . This , with Priestley's work , was critically examined by Senebier ( 1742-1809 ) , a Swiss , who made careful and ...
... give off oxygen in sunlight and carbon dioxide in darkness , while non - green parts always give off carbon dioxide . This , with Priestley's work , was critically examined by Senebier ( 1742-1809 ) , a Swiss , who made careful and ...
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... give 20 to 30 per cent copper and a slag of iron silicate , the lower half of which contained sufficient copper to ... give ' black copper ' ( 95 per cent ) , which was refined in the blast - furnace to give 99.5 per cent copper . 5363.4 ...
... give 20 to 30 per cent copper and a slag of iron silicate , the lower half of which contained sufficient copper to ... give ' black copper ' ( 95 per cent ) , which was refined in the blast - furnace to give 99.5 per cent copper . 5363.4 ...
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... give details of all the precautions that Gambey took in carrying out his operations . We will give as examples compensation for the inertia of mobile parts by judiciously placed counterweights , and remote control of the scriber in ...
... give details of all the precautions that Gambey took in carrying out his operations . We will give as examples compensation for the inertia of mobile parts by judiciously placed counterweights , and remote control of the scriber in ...
Contents
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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