A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... upper jaw is a series of many fibrous horny plates set crosswise on each side , where the upper teeth are placed in ordinary mammals . These plates are known as baleen , or , incorrectly , ' whalebone ' . The inner edges of the plates ...
... upper jaw is a series of many fibrous horny plates set crosswise on each side , where the upper teeth are placed in ordinary mammals . These plates are known as baleen , or , incorrectly , ' whalebone ' . The inner edges of the plates ...
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... upper plate being cemented to a wooden plank which in turn was fastened to a horizontal wheel made of light but hard wood . By means of the wheel the upper plate could be turned or moved backwards and forwards , thus causing constant ...
... upper plate being cemented to a wooden plank which in turn was fastened to a horizontal wheel made of light but hard wood . By means of the wheel the upper plate could be turned or moved backwards and forwards , thus causing constant ...
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... upper deck . This feature was called the ' tumble - home ' . It kept the weight of the upper - deck guns inboard and the hull was supposed to be stronger because of it , but , on the other hand , the tumble - home gave less buoyancy ...
... upper deck . This feature was called the ' tumble - home ' . It kept the weight of the upper - deck guns inboard and the hull was supposed to be stronger because of it , but , on the other hand , the tumble - home gave less buoyancy ...
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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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