A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... pipe , passed straight to the narrow end of the tuyère , circled back through the coil , and finally escaped through the opposite protruding pipe . By the time that stoves generating a temperature of 600 ° F had been con- structed , it ...
... pipe , passed straight to the narrow end of the tuyère , circled back through the coil , and finally escaped through the opposite protruding pipe . By the time that stoves generating a temperature of 600 ° F had been con- structed , it ...
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... Pipe of the Receiver whilst the Spirit arose , I observed that it catched Flame , and continued burning at the End of the Pipe , though you could not discern what fed the Flame : I then blew it out , and lighted it again several times ...
... Pipe of the Receiver whilst the Spirit arose , I observed that it catched Flame , and continued burning at the End of the Pipe , though you could not discern what fed the Flame : I then blew it out , and lighted it again several times ...
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... pipe , a process perfected in the following ten years . An early pipe for gas is shown in figure 146 . FIGURE 146 - A length of -in iron pipe laid in 1836 by the Cupar Gas Company . ( Left ) External view ; ( right ) . section ...
... pipe , a process perfected in the following ten years . An early pipe for gas is shown in figure 146 . FIGURE 146 - A length of -in iron pipe laid in 1836 by the Cupar Gas Company . ( Left ) External view ; ( right ) . section ...
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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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