A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... successful machine embodying it was built in 1786 by Andrew Meikle of the East Lothians of Scotland . Meikle's machine was a simple one consisting of drum and concave only ; it had none of the elaborate cleaning equipment of later days ...
... successful machine embodying it was built in 1786 by Andrew Meikle of the East Lothians of Scotland . Meikle's machine was a simple one consisting of drum and concave only ; it had none of the elaborate cleaning equipment of later days ...
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... SUCCESSFUL MACHINES T HE industrial revolution is often thought of as having started in 1760. While this is a conventional date in a century that saw continuous change and growth in industry , it is at least true that the first successful ...
... SUCCESSFUL MACHINES T HE industrial revolution is often thought of as having started in 1760. While this is a conventional date in a century that saw continuous change and growth in industry , it is at least true that the first successful ...
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... successful process . P. de Girard produced his solution too late for the prize , and the official opinion of his methods was unfavourable . Like most new inventions , his machines needed many adjustments before they would produce good ...
... successful process . P. de Girard produced his solution too late for the prize , and the official opinion of his methods was unfavourable . Like most new inventions , his machines needed many adjustments before they would produce good ...
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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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