A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Charles Joseph Singer Clarendon Press, 1958 - 728 pages |
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Page 107
... produced mainly depended upon the ores employed , and for this reason steel produced from German manganiferous ores still enjoyed the highest reputation in the eighteenth century . Attempts to make England independent of foreign steel ...
... produced mainly depended upon the ores employed , and for this reason steel produced from German manganiferous ores still enjoyed the highest reputation in the eighteenth century . Attempts to make England independent of foreign steel ...
Page 249
... producing a fast red cotton colour equal to the ' Turkey- red ' produced from madder ( Rubia tinctorum ) in the orient . At the Dalmarnock dye works , Macintosh produced the best Turkey - red on a vast scale ; 5000 looms were employed ...
... producing a fast red cotton colour equal to the ' Turkey- red ' produced from madder ( Rubia tinctorum ) in the orient . At the Dalmarnock dye works , Macintosh produced the best Turkey - red on a vast scale ; 5000 looms were employed ...
Page 335
... produced with cobalt , and purple with manganese . Oxide of manganese occurs widely as the mineral pyrolusite , but the source of early cobalt is not known . The Chinese obtained their cobalt minerals from Persia ; later supplies came ...
... produced with cobalt , and purple with manganese . Oxide of manganese occurs widely as the mineral pyrolusite , but the source of early cobalt is not known . The Chinese obtained their cobalt minerals from Persia ; later supplies came ...
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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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