A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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Page 172
... less expense than any other force of Horse or Hands , and less subject to repair . Thus Salisbury Court , between Fleet Street and St Bride's church , harboured the first workshop in the world for making steam - engines . Their employ ...
... less expense than any other force of Horse or Hands , and less subject to repair . Thus Salisbury Court , between Fleet Street and St Bride's church , harboured the first workshop in the world for making steam - engines . Their employ ...
Page 408
... less cumbersome and contained less finical structures than those of Lavoisier . As time went by , the research worker had to appeal constantly to the engineer , and submit the most widely different problems to him . It is impossible ...
... less cumbersome and contained less finical structures than those of Lavoisier . As time went by , the research worker had to appeal constantly to the engineer , and submit the most widely different problems to him . It is impossible ...
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... less easily corrected than copper . Lithography , in which the design to be printed is drawn or traced on a chemically prepared stone surface , was applied to maps soon after its invention by C. Senefelder ( 1771-1834 ) about 1798. Its ...
... less easily corrected than copper . Lithography , in which the design to be printed is drawn or traced on a chemically prepared stone surface , was applied to maps soon after its invention by C. Senefelder ( 1771-1834 ) about 1798. Its ...
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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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