A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1954 |
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... means of file . ( 1 ) Track of thread cut ; ( 2 ) paper wound on the rod to be threaded ; ( 3 ) metal comb . In the first of these machines the guide- screw and the rod to be threaded are placed parallel to each other ( figure 215 ) ...
... means of file . ( 1 ) Track of thread cut ; ( 2 ) paper wound on the rod to be threaded ; ( 3 ) metal comb . In the first of these machines the guide- screw and the rod to be threaded are placed parallel to each other ( figure 215 ) ...
Page 407
... means of a parallelo- gram , whose shape would be altered by means of a screw ; by adjusting the latter it was possible to vary as desired the position of the centre of gravity of the system ( figure 228 ) . In 1783 Mégnié constructed ...
... means of a parallelo- gram , whose shape would be altered by means of a screw ; by adjusting the latter it was possible to vary as desired the position of the centre of gravity of the system ( figure 228 ) . In 1783 Mégnié constructed ...
Page 680
... means obvious . Nevertheless , it is technologically very significant that the first steam - engine built on scientific principles was closely associated with Black's discovery of how to measure quantities of heat - energy ( p 673 ) ...
... means obvious . Nevertheless , it is technologically very significant that the first steam - engine built on scientific principles was closely associated with Black's discovery of how to measure quantities of heat - energy ( p 673 ) ...
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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