A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... lead were produced in England and Wales , Spain , Germany , Sardinia , France , Belgium , Greece , and Austria - Hungary— in that order of importance . In the early part of the period some lead was used as sheets for sheathing the ...
... lead were produced in England and Wales , Spain , Germany , Sardinia , France , Belgium , Greece , and Austria - Hungary— in that order of importance . In the early part of the period some lead was used as sheets for sheathing the ...
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... lead was converted to litharge and blown out in the molten state . This was continued until the lead - silver alloy contained about 8 per cent of silver , when it was tapped out . It was then refined again in a similar way , the fire ...
... lead was converted to litharge and blown out in the molten state . This was continued until the lead - silver alloy contained about 8 per cent of silver , when it was tapped out . It was then refined again in a similar way , the fire ...
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... lead riches ' , with 300 oz silver per ton , were obtained . They were then purified by cupellation in a reverberatory furnace . The new method was soon in use throughout the United Kingdom , and about 1850 was adopted in the lead ...
... lead riches ' , with 300 oz silver per ton , were obtained . They were then purified by cupellation in a reverberatory furnace . The new method was soon in use throughout the United Kingdom , and about 1850 was adopted in the lead ...
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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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