A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... important stage in the development of water - power , and fully justify his honoured place in the history of engineering and technology . After his death , revolutionary improvements in design took place , the most important being all ...
... important stage in the development of water - power , and fully justify his honoured place in the history of engineering and technology . After his death , revolutionary improvements in design took place , the most important being all ...
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... important improvement devised in Great Britain was that of W. Jennings , who so rearranged the ties in the Jacquard harness that with other alterations it became possible to place the machine in a much lower position over the loom ...
... important improvement devised in Great Britain was that of W. Jennings , who so rearranged the ties in the Jacquard harness that with other alterations it became possible to place the machine in a much lower position over the loom ...
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... important was this innovation in promoting the speedy reduplication of a standard design that the block - cutter became one of the most important workers in the pottery industry . Many potters made their blocks themselves , but demand ...
... important was this innovation in promoting the speedy reduplication of a standard design that the block - cutter became one of the most important workers in the pottery industry . Many potters made their blocks themselves , but demand ...
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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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