A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Charles Joseph Singer Clarendon Press, 1958 - 728 pages |
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Page 387
... means of file . ( 1 ) Track of thread cut ; ( 2 ) paper wound on the rod to be threaded ; ( 3 ) metal comb . screw and the rod to be threaded are placed parallel to each other ( figure 215 ) . The latter is set in motion by a crank ...
... means of file . ( 1 ) Track of thread cut ; ( 2 ) paper wound on the rod to be threaded ; ( 3 ) metal comb . screw and the rod to be threaded are placed parallel to each other ( figure 215 ) . The latter is set in motion by a crank ...
Page 424
... means of the slide - rest , which is guided by two plane surfaces . The accuracy of the product of a machine - tool is therefore determined by the accuracy of its plane guiding - surfaces . Another essential element of machine - tool ...
... means of the slide - rest , which is guided by two plane surfaces . The accuracy of the product of a machine - tool is therefore determined by the accuracy of its plane guiding - surfaces . Another essential element of machine - tool ...
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... means of the moorings , shown in the corner of the drawing . The development of the French pontoon - dredgers cannot be attributed to a single inventor , but Antoine Macary seems to have had a great share in it . He shows the ...
... means of the moorings , shown in the corner of the drawing . The development of the French pontoon - dredgers cannot be attributed to a single inventor , but Antoine Macary seems to have had a great share in it . He shows the ...
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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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