A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... took place towards its end . It was not , indeed , till well on in the nineteenth century that these countries , with the final abolition of serfdom and the rise of the co- operative movement , began to win their modern reputation for ...
... took place towards its end . It was not , indeed , till well on in the nineteenth century that these countries , with the final abolition of serfdom and the rise of the co- operative movement , began to win their modern reputation for ...
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... took out a patent ( no . 10 970 ) for the production of alum and copperas by digesting roasted iron pyrites and burnt shale in sul- phuric acid . A second patent followed in 1850 ( no . 13 335 ) , and having settled at Pendleton , near ...
... took out a patent ( no . 10 970 ) for the production of alum and copperas by digesting roasted iron pyrites and burnt shale in sul- phuric acid . A second patent followed in 1850 ( no . 13 335 ) , and having settled at Pendleton , near ...
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... took over the winding - on , as in the hand - mule . This invention made the mule a factory- machine , but it required skilled operators , who could command high wages . Several self - acting mules were produced between 1818 and 1825 ...
... took over the winding - on , as in the hand - mule . This invention made the mule a factory- machine , but it required skilled operators , who could command high wages . Several self - acting mules were produced between 1818 and 1825 ...
Contents
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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