A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... whole ' workings ) , and subsequently to ' follow up ' by extracting the pillars or ' broken ' workings . At first the whole area was worked into pillars , but the ventilation was then difficult to control ; later , the practice of ...
... whole ' workings ) , and subsequently to ' follow up ' by extracting the pillars or ' broken ' workings . At first the whole area was worked into pillars , but the ventilation was then difficult to control ; later , the practice of ...
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... whole of the seventeenth century . In the following century Delft gave place in turn to Meissen ( 1710-56 ) and to Sèvres ( 1738-75 ) . By this time European pottery was beginning to take on its modern form , and in due course the ...
... whole of the seventeenth century . In the following century Delft gave place in turn to Meissen ( 1710-56 ) and to Sèvres ( 1738-75 ) . By this time European pottery was beginning to take on its modern form , and in due course the ...
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... whole island at public cost ' and had already in 1783 observed a series of triangles round London . Roy's base - line was measured on Hounslow Heath in 1784 , by means of glass rods , with an error of only 1/158 000 ( about 2 inches in ...
... whole island at public cost ' and had already in 1783 observed a series of triangles round London . Roy's base - line was measured on Hounslow Heath in 1784 , by means of glass rods , with an error of only 1/158 000 ( about 2 inches in ...
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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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