A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... observed that the Spirit which issued out caught Fire at the Flame of the Candle , and continued burning with Violence as it issued out , in a Stream , which I blew out , and lighted again , alternately , for several times . I then had ...
... observed that the Spirit which issued out caught Fire at the Flame of the Candle , and continued burning with Violence as it issued out , in a Stream , which I blew out , and lighted again , alternately , for several times . I then had ...
Page 598
... observations , from the tables printed in " The Nautical Almanac ' . These tables enabled the seaman , for the first time ... observed distances ' . These , however , were used only for comparison with ' the Watch ' ; and the accurate ...
... observations , from the tables printed in " The Nautical Almanac ' . These tables enabled the seaman , for the first time ... observed distances ' . These , however , were used only for comparison with ' the Watch ' ; and the accurate ...
Page 618
... observed ; and Cook was the first navigator engaged on discovery to run his longitudes from the prime meridian of ... observation of three rays on shore marks , had been described in principle as early as 1764 , and this method of making ...
... observed ; and Cook was the first navigator engaged on discovery to run his longitudes from the prime meridian of ... observation of three rays on shore marks , had been described in principle as early as 1764 , and this method of making ...
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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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