A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Charles Joseph Singer Clarendon Press, 1958 - 728 pages |
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... adopted , but more on small and medium holdings than on large . The last adopted the combined alternate husbandry and long ley system , while the peasant proprietors preferred the improved three - field system . Cattle were seldom ...
... adopted , but more on small and medium holdings than on large . The last adopted the combined alternate husbandry and long ley system , while the peasant proprietors preferred the improved three - field system . Cattle were seldom ...
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... adopted at the same time both in Belgian coal - mines and in the lead - mines of the Harz . At first , all efforts were devoted to the improvement of the air - pump ; Struvé's ventilator was an example largely adopted in south Wales ...
... adopted at the same time both in Belgian coal - mines and in the lead - mines of the Harz . At first , all efforts were devoted to the improvement of the air - pump ; Struvé's ventilator was an example largely adopted in south Wales ...
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... adopted gill - drawing from the linen industry in 1820 or earlier . In England an operation of this kind was in use in 1835 in what was called the breaking - frame , to which the wool was taken after being combed [ 15 ] , but it was not ...
... adopted gill - drawing from the linen industry in 1820 or earlier . In England an operation of this kind was in use in 1835 in what was called the breaking - frame , to which the wool was taken after being combed [ 15 ] , but it was not ...
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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