A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... strength of the material , and part exists as plate - like deposits of graphite which , by dividing one crystal of the metal from another , introduce planes of weakness that leave the metal brittle and of low tensile strength . Wrought ...
... strength of the material , and part exists as plate - like deposits of graphite which , by dividing one crystal of the metal from another , introduce planes of weakness that leave the metal brittle and of low tensile strength . Wrought ...
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... strength of which had been tested and recorded in 1729 by Pieter Van Musschenbroek [ 20 ] . The strength of a heavy forged and welded chain was , on the contrary , likely to be , area for area , much less than that of a fine drawn wire ...
... strength of which had been tested and recorded in 1729 by Pieter Van Musschenbroek [ 20 ] . The strength of a heavy forged and welded chain was , on the contrary , likely to be , area for area , much less than that of a fine drawn wire ...
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... strength of the beam in much greater proportion than it added to the weight . William Fairbairn adopted an inverted T - section with advantage : then , find- ing that Eaton Hodgkinson ( 1789-1861 ) was already making experiments on ...
... strength of the beam in much greater proportion than it added to the weight . William Fairbairn adopted an inverted T - section with advantage : then , find- ing that Eaton Hodgkinson ( 1789-1861 ) was already making experiments on ...
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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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