A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... tion of the late eighteenth century were born and nurtured in England , -this was not so in the ceramic industry ; several European countries had witnessed notable developments in ceramic art before the great expansion of the potteries ...
... tion of the late eighteenth century were born and nurtured in England , -this was not so in the ceramic industry ; several European countries had witnessed notable developments in ceramic art before the great expansion of the potteries ...
Page 354
... tion of mass - production , so converting the small craft - pottery into the factory . At the same time , moulds introduced a considerable degree of standardization , since each vessel was a copy of the master . The necessity for ...
... tion of mass - production , so converting the small craft - pottery into the factory . At the same time , moulds introduced a considerable degree of standardization , since each vessel was a copy of the master . The necessity for ...
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... tion , 137-8 . Parnell , Henry ( early nineteenth century ) , author of " Treatise on Roads ' , 543 . Parry , George ( c 1850 ) , of the Ebbw Vale iron- works , 113 . Pascal , Blaise ( 1623–62 ) , and atmospheric pres- sure , 169 ...
... tion , 137-8 . Parnell , Henry ( early nineteenth century ) , author of " Treatise on Roads ' , 543 . Parry , George ( c 1850 ) , of the Ebbw Vale iron- works , 113 . Pascal , Blaise ( 1623–62 ) , and atmospheric pres- sure , 169 ...
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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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