A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Charles Joseph Singer Clarendon Press, 1958 - 728 pages |
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... salt formed by solar evaporation on the Biscay coast . They split their cod and wet - salted it in barrels for sale either in that condition if the fish were large , or , if smaller , after drying in the open . British salt was for many ...
... salt formed by solar evaporation on the Biscay coast . They split their cod and wet - salted it in barrels for sale either in that condition if the fish were large , or , if smaller , after drying in the open . British salt was for many ...
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... salt and piled again to drain . After this they were spread out on the beach , flesh up during the day , flesh down ... salt produced what was termed salt - burn ; if the fish had too much sun , the skin lifted off ; fish bled ...
... salt and piled again to drain . After this they were spread out on the beach , flesh up during the day , flesh down ... salt produced what was termed salt - burn ; if the fish had too much sun , the skin lifted off ; fish bled ...
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... salt gave a product with the appeal of oriental porcelain or European delft . The first step towards a white ... salt - glaze was being produced , salt was thrown into the red - hot kiln . In the heat of the kiln , the salt reacts with ...
... salt gave a product with the appeal of oriental porcelain or European delft . The first step towards a white ... salt - glaze was being produced , salt was thrown into the red - hot kiln . In the heat of the kiln , the salt reacts with ...
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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