A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Charles Joseph Singer Clarendon Press, 1958 - 728 pages |
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... Company , renamed The Gas Light and Coke Company , gained its charter early in 1812 . At the start , the chartered company was handicapped by the erratic conduct of its business by Winsor , who was neither administrator nor engineer ...
... Company , renamed The Gas Light and Coke Company , gained its charter early in 1812 . At the start , the chartered company was handicapped by the erratic conduct of its business by Winsor , who was neither administrator nor engineer ...
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... Company concentrated it by evaporation under the retorts , and removed the resulting stinking mess through the streets at night . Clegg left the company in 1817 owing to a dispute about pay . He and Accum installed gas at the Royal Mint ...
... Company concentrated it by evaporation under the retorts , and removed the resulting stinking mess through the streets at night . Clegg left the company in 1817 owing to a dispute about pay . He and Accum installed gas at the Royal Mint ...
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... Company . In 1613 this company had constructed an aqueduct known as the New River , to convey water from springs in Hertfordshire to London , a distance of 38 miles ( figures 278 and 279 ) . The work was initiated by Sir Hugh Myddleton ...
... Company . In 1613 this company had constructed an aqueduct known as the New River , to convey water from springs in Hertfordshire to London , a distance of 38 miles ( figures 278 and 279 ) . The work was initiated by Sir Hugh Myddleton ...
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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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