A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... stones in four - quarter ' dress . had two pairs of stones but now has only one pair . IX . VARIETIES OF MILLSTONE Years ago there used to be three main varieties of millstone : ( a ) solid Peak stones , quarried in Derbyshire ; ( b ) ...
... stones in four - quarter ' dress . had two pairs of stones but now has only one pair . IX . VARIETIES OF MILLSTONE Years ago there used to be three main varieties of millstone : ( a ) solid Peak stones , quarried in Derbyshire ; ( b ) ...
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... stones , easily and cheaply available . The pavement was protected by posts at intervals . Paving - stones such as were used in the principal streets of London from 1616 onwards were mostly small and badly laid ; after a shower they ...
... stones , easily and cheaply available . The pavement was protected by posts at intervals . Paving - stones such as were used in the principal streets of London from 1616 onwards were mostly small and badly laid ; after a shower they ...
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... stones . They are about four feet apart , and the space between paved with smaller stones . ' He further states that these pavements , as well as those of Rome , are the best that he has seen , but that they would be too expensive for ...
... stones . They are about four feet apart , and the space between paved with smaller stones . ' He further states that these pavements , as well as those of Rome , are the best that he has seen , but that they would be too expensive for ...
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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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