A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... hand . As the hole became deeper , more and more rods were added until the required depth , or the limit of human strength , was reached . Such hand - bored holes rarely exceeded 200 ft in depth . For deeper boring , horses were used to ...
... hand . As the hole became deeper , more and more rods were added until the required depth , or the limit of human strength , was reached . Such hand - bored holes rarely exceeded 200 ft in depth . For deeper boring , horses were used to ...
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... hand - machines like the jenny . The mule could be adapted for wool by dispensing with one pair of rollers and using the other to pay out the slubbing and then to hold it during the second stretch . It was introduced at Leeds in 1816 ...
... hand - machines like the jenny . The mule could be adapted for wool by dispensing with one pair of rollers and using the other to pay out the slubbing and then to hold it during the second stretch . It was introduced at Leeds in 1816 ...
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... HAND - CYLINDER PROCESS In the early years of the nineteenth century the hand - cylinder process was already well established in both Lorraine and the German states . This method of manufacturing sheet glass was brought to England in ...
... HAND - CYLINDER PROCESS In the early years of the nineteenth century the hand - cylinder process was already well established in both Lorraine and the German states . This method of manufacturing sheet glass was brought to England in ...
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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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