A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... original sketch . From J. NASMYTH . ' An Autobiography ' ( ed . by s . SMILES ) , p . 241. London , 1883 24C Roberts's original self - acting back - geared lathe . Crown Copyright . Science Museum , London 25A Maudslay's original screw ...
... original sketch . From J. NASMYTH . ' An Autobiography ' ( ed . by s . SMILES ) , p . 241. London , 1883 24C Roberts's original self - acting back - geared lathe . Crown Copyright . Science Museum , London 25A Maudslay's original screw ...
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... original sketch . From J. NASMYTH . ' An Autobiography ' ( ed . by S. SMILES ) , p . 241. London , 1883 240 Roberts's original self - acting back - geared lathe . Crown Copyright . Science Museum , London 254 Maudslay's original screw ...
... original sketch . From J. NASMYTH . ' An Autobiography ' ( ed . by S. SMILES ) , p . 241. London , 1883 240 Roberts's original self - acting back - geared lathe . Crown Copyright . Science Museum , London 254 Maudslay's original screw ...
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... original strength of the flax . Since the spinning was done while the fibre was soft , the rollers were placed nearer to each other , as in cotton - spinning , to support the short filaments . This lost Kay the action which he brought ...
... original strength of the flax . Since the spinning was done while the fibre was soft , the rollers were placed nearer to each other , as in cotton - spinning , to support the short filaments . This lost Kay the action which he brought ...
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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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