A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... Mineral map of the United Kingdom , 1851 . During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries there was great ... mineral riches of the western States ; they were followed by British and American engineers , who developed the ...
... Mineral map of the United Kingdom , 1851 . During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries there was great ... mineral riches of the western States ; they were followed by British and American engineers , who developed the ...
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... mineral deposit actually shows on the surface of the land ; ( ii ) discovery of deposits that do not show on the surface but whose possible existence can be deduced from local geological evidence . Their actual presence must be proved ...
... mineral deposit actually shows on the surface of the land ; ( ii ) discovery of deposits that do not show on the surface but whose possible existence can be deduced from local geological evidence . Their actual presence must be proved ...
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... mineral vein . II . PROSPECTING BY BORING Surface boring tools are used for many reasons , such as to ascertain the nature of a mineral deposit , its depth from the surface , thickness , angle of dip , and direction of strike , or to ...
... mineral vein . II . PROSPECTING BY BORING Surface boring tools are used for many reasons , such as to ascertain the nature of a mineral deposit , its depth from the surface , thickness , angle of dip , and direction of strike , or to ...
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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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