A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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Page 88
... horizontal rope drum , 12 to 16 ft in diameter , built round a vertical axis , the foot of which turned on a stone or an iron casting and the head pivot of which was supported by a long span - beam resting at its end upon inclined legs ...
... horizontal rope drum , 12 to 16 ft in diameter , built round a vertical axis , the foot of which turned on a stone or an iron casting and the head pivot of which was supported by a long span - beam resting at its end upon inclined legs ...
Page 196
... horizontal straight line . The mid - point of the link was held by a radius - bar . Thus the movement of the piston - rod was rendered rectilinear without need for slides . A simpler form of parallel motion , working on exactly the same ...
... horizontal straight line . The mid - point of the link was held by a radius - bar . Thus the movement of the piston - rod was rendered rectilinear without need for slides . A simpler form of parallel motion , working on exactly the same ...
Page 211
... horizontal wheels , the wallower B , the large spur - wheel D about 6 ft in diameter , and the horizontal gear - wheel E , near the top . It is interesting to note that throughout the driving mechanism the cog wheels are arranged so ...
... horizontal wheels , the wallower B , the large spur - wheel D about 6 ft in diameter , and the horizontal gear - wheel E , near the top . It is interesting to note that throughout the driving mechanism the cog wheels are arranged so ...
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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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