A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Charles Joseph Singer Clarendon Press, 1958 - 728 pages |
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... sulphuric acid and other raw materials . After a time he started to make his own sulphuric acid by burning sulphur or pyrites ; if he used pyrites , it was probably a mixed sulphide of copper and iron , and it was comparatively easy to ...
... sulphuric acid and other raw materials . After a time he started to make his own sulphuric acid by burning sulphur or pyrites ; if he used pyrites , it was probably a mixed sulphide of copper and iron , and it was comparatively easy to ...
Page 243
... sulphuric acid from the laboratory scale to that of the factory . They still used glass vessels of some 40 to 50 gallons capacity - but they produced acid at about a twentieth of the former price , and so presented to industry for the ...
... sulphuric acid from the laboratory scale to that of the factory . They still used glass vessels of some 40 to 50 gallons capacity - but they produced acid at about a twentieth of the former price , and so presented to industry for the ...
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... sulphuric acid . In spite of these omissions , however , it is clear that cheap sulphuric acid had a considerable influence on the cost of the bleached and printed cotton - goods that Britain exported in large quantities in exchange for ...
... sulphuric acid . In spite of these omissions , however , it is clear that cheap sulphuric acid had a considerable influence on the cost of the bleached and printed cotton - goods that Britain exported in large quantities in exchange for ...
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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