A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... solid Peak stones , quarried in Derbyshire ; ( b ) French burr stones , produced from French quarries in small blocks which were cemented together with plaster of Paris to form the required size ; and ( c ) blue stones or cullin stones ...
... solid Peak stones , quarried in Derbyshire ; ( b ) French burr stones , produced from French quarries in small blocks which were cemented together with plaster of Paris to form the required size ; and ( c ) blue stones or cullin stones ...
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... solid lava . Medieval fortresses are known to have been reduced by tunnelling under corner towers , and then setting fire to the shoring that held up the roof . The Languedoc canal , built between 1661 and 1681 , included tunnels in its ...
... solid lava . Medieval fortresses are known to have been reduced by tunnelling under corner towers , and then setting fire to the shoring that held up the roof . The Languedoc canal , built between 1661 and 1681 , included tunnels in its ...
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... solid disk of stone ( figure 263 ) . The lower courses consisted partly of the solid rock itself . The stones of each course were also drilled and pegged to those of the course above and below by oak pegs or trenails , giving further ...
... solid disk of stone ( figure 263 ) . The lower courses consisted partly of the solid rock itself . The stones of each course were also drilled and pegged to those of the course above and below by oak pegs or trenails , giving further ...
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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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