A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... practice was developed of leaving pillars of coal in situ to hold it up . These pillars were irregular in pattern and shape and resulted in much coal being lost . The next stage was the recognition that it was both practicable and ...
... practice was developed of leaving pillars of coal in situ to hold it up . These pillars were irregular in pattern and shape and resulted in much coal being lost . The next stage was the recognition that it was both practicable and ...
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... practice could no longer be tolerated when sewage was discharged into them . Until about 1830 none of these gullies contained traps , but in London during the following decade about 900 traps were formed in the surface - water gullies ...
... practice could no longer be tolerated when sewage was discharged into them . Until about 1830 none of these gullies contained traps , but in London during the following decade about 900 traps were formed in the surface - water gullies ...
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... Practice of Rigging and Seamanship ' ( 2 vols ) . London . 1794 . Idem . " The Shipwright's Vade Mecum . ' London . 1805 . UNDERHILL , H. A. ' Sailing Ship Rigs and Rigging . ' Brown Son & Ferguson , Glasgow . 1938 . Idem . ' Masting ...
... Practice of Rigging and Seamanship ' ( 2 vols ) . London . 1794 . Idem . " The Shipwright's Vade Mecum . ' London . 1805 . UNDERHILL , H. A. ' Sailing Ship Rigs and Rigging . ' Brown Son & Ferguson , Glasgow . 1938 . Idem . ' Masting ...
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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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