A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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Page 107
... steel manufacture . The quality of steel produced mainly depended upon the ores employed , and for this reason steel produced from German manganiferous ores still enjoyed the highest reputation in the eighteenth century . Attempts to ...
... steel manufacture . The quality of steel produced mainly depended upon the ores employed , and for this reason steel produced from German manganiferous ores still enjoyed the highest reputation in the eighteenth century . Attempts to ...
Page 108
... steel could not be welded , since it would not bear more than a red heat ( c 900 ° C ) . The invention was appreciated first in France . The manufacturers of cutlery at Sheffield , who in the beginning considered Huntsman's steel too ...
... steel could not be welded , since it would not bear more than a red heat ( c 900 ° C ) . The invention was appreciated first in France . The manufacturers of cutlery at Sheffield , who in the beginning considered Huntsman's steel too ...
Page 601
... steel tongues at 62 + n ° ; efn , e'f'n ' , position of steel tongues at 62 ° —n ° ; n , n ' , com- pensation points ; 1 , longitudinal level . - ( 1726-90 ) in 1784 , taking a base of over 5 miles for his triangulation of south- east ...
... steel tongues at 62 + n ° ; efn , e'f'n ' , position of steel tongues at 62 ° —n ° ; n , n ' , com- pensation points ; 1 , longitudinal level . - ( 1726-90 ) in 1784 , taking a base of over 5 miles for his triangulation of south- east ...
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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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