A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Charles Joseph Singer Clarendon Press, 1958 - 728 pages |
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Page 152
... raised to the level of a reservoir by a pump . It was for raising water that the first steam - engines came into use . In the eighteenth century , competition for available water - supplies became very keen , notably in the midlands ...
... raised to the level of a reservoir by a pump . It was for raising water that the first steam - engines came into use . In the eighteenth century , competition for available water - supplies became very keen , notably in the midlands ...
Page 171
... raised position by a counterweight , nearly all the gas of the explosion escaping through automatic relief valves . As the remaining fraction cooled , the pressure of the air forced down the piston and thus raised the weight . In his ...
... raised position by a counterweight , nearly all the gas of the explosion escaping through automatic relief valves . As the remaining fraction cooled , the pressure of the air forced down the piston and thus raised the weight . In his ...
Page 301
... raising the healds and the pickers for throwing the shuttle . The main shaft had at its end a toothed wheel connected ... raised its lever in turn while the heald that was drawn downwards automatically drew the other one upwards . The ...
... raising the healds and the pickers for throwing the shuttle . The main shaft had at its end a toothed wheel connected ... raised its lever in turn while the heald that was drawn downwards automatically drew the other one upwards . The ...
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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