A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Charles Joseph Singer Clarendon Press, 1958 - 728 pages |
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Page 105
... iron - smelting was erected at the French state ironworks at Le Creusot built by William Wilkinson in association ... cast iron weighing about 6 tons . A is the hammer head and B the hammer . The anvil ( C ) was fitted into a cast iron ...
... iron - smelting was erected at the French state ironworks at Le Creusot built by William Wilkinson in association ... cast iron weighing about 6 tons . A is the hammer head and B the hammer . The anvil ( C ) was fitted into a cast iron ...
Page 208
... cast iron water - wheel axle was made in 1769 for the Carron No I furnace blowing - engine , to replace one with a fractured wooden axle . A typical example was the cast iron shaft for the wheel at H.M. Victualling Office , Deptford ...
... cast iron water - wheel axle was made in 1769 for the Carron No I furnace blowing - engine , to replace one with a fractured wooden axle . A typical example was the cast iron shaft for the wheel at H.M. Victualling Office , Deptford ...
Page 450
... wrought iron bars and joists , between and around which it was poured as shown in figure 247. The woodwork of the floor above the ceiling was thus pro- tected from attack by fire in the room below . In the neighbourhood of Notting ...
... wrought iron bars and joists , between and around which it was poured as shown in figure 247. The woodwork of the floor above the ceiling was thus pro- tected from attack by fire in the room below . In the neighbourhood of Notting ...
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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