A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... material was piled on scaffolds carried by timbers fixed between the walls of the lode , or else was left in situ as a support . In over- hand stoping ( figure 38 ) the procedure was reversed , except that driving was al- most always ...
... material was piled on scaffolds carried by timbers fixed between the walls of the lode , or else was left in situ as a support . In over- hand stoping ( figure 38 ) the procedure was reversed , except that driving was al- most always ...
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... material came to be burnt for plaster . Gypsum is also found , and since the Middle Ages has been worked , in Dorset , Yorkshire , and many other districts . The main use of gypsum plaster was to give a smooth , clean finish , but both ...
... material came to be burnt for plaster . Gypsum is also found , and since the Middle Ages has been worked , in Dorset , Yorkshire , and many other districts . The main use of gypsum plaster was to give a smooth , clean finish , but both ...
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... material , relating load and distortion , but it remained for Young to define the ' elastic modulus'1 in a way that ... material . His ' height of the modulus ' was our Young's modulus divided by the density of the material . Young's ...
... material , relating load and distortion , but it remained for Young to define the ' elastic modulus'1 in a way that ... material . His ' height of the modulus ' was our Young's modulus divided by the density of the material . Young's ...
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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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