A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Charles Joseph Singer Clarendon Press, 1958 - 728 pages |
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... iron - smelting was erected at the French state ironworks at Le Creusot built by William Wilkinson in association with de Wendel and Toufaire in 1781-5 . The next country was Prussia , where , at the invitation of the Prussian ...
... iron - smelting was erected at the French state ironworks at Le Creusot built by William Wilkinson in association with de Wendel and Toufaire in 1781-5 . The next country was Prussia , where , at the invitation of the Prussian ...
Page 106
... iron was still smaller than that for wrought or bar iron . Wrought iron , although now an unimportant commodity , was still the principal metal in use about 1800 , and remained so for at least half a century ( plate 9 ) . Pig iron made ...
... iron was still smaller than that for wrought or bar iron . Wrought iron , although now an unimportant commodity , was still the principal metal in use about 1800 , and remained so for at least half a century ( plate 9 ) . Pig iron made ...
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... iron trade , but after 1830 a tremendous growth occurred in every branch of British manufacture , including iron- making . There was a period of unusual prosperity , which culminated in 1835 . Production of iron increased rapidly as a ...
... iron trade , but after 1830 a tremendous growth occurred in every branch of British manufacture , including iron- making . There was a period of unusual prosperity , which culminated in 1835 . Production of iron increased rapidly as a ...
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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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