A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Charles Joseph Singer Clarendon Press, 1958 - 728 pages |
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... tion of the apparatus for ' Lavoisier's experiment ' . instantly perceived that his problem was solved , the key being the facts ( a ) that when mercury is heated comparatively gently in air it gradually calcines , or combines with the ...
... tion of the apparatus for ' Lavoisier's experiment ' . instantly perceived that his problem was solved , the key being the facts ( a ) that when mercury is heated comparatively gently in air it gradually calcines , or combines with the ...
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... tion of mass - production , so converting the small craft - pottery into the factory . At the same time , moulds introduced a considerable degree of standardization , since each vessel was a copy of the master . The necessity for ...
... tion of mass - production , so converting the small craft - pottery into the factory . At the same time , moulds introduced a considerable degree of standardization , since each vessel was a copy of the master . The necessity for ...
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... tion , 135 ; and gas - lighting in mills , 274 . Usher , A. P. , author of ' A History of Mechanical Inventions ' ( 1954 ) , quoted , 149 . Utzschneider ( A last part of eighteenth century ) , manufacturer , founder of the Munich ...
... tion , 135 ; and gas - lighting in mills , 274 . Usher , A. P. , author of ' A History of Mechanical Inventions ' ( 1954 ) , quoted , 149 . Utzschneider ( A last part of eighteenth century ) , manufacturer , founder of the Munich ...
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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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