Science and Technology in the Industrial Revolution |
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Contents
Scientific Prelude to the Industrial Revolution | 10 |
The Diffusion of Technology in Great Britain during | 60 |
The Early Growth of Steam Power | 65 |
EH Science and Industry in the Late Eighteenth Century | 87 |
The Growth of MassProduction Engineering | 114 |
The Derby Philosophical Society | 190 |
Training Captains of Industry | 200 |
The International Exchange of Men and Machines 1750 | 221 |
Early Industrial Chemists | 231 |
Abbreviations | 249 |
The Introduction of Chlorine Bleaching | 251 |
Chemical Developments in Dyeing | 338 |
The Profession of Civil Engineer in the Eighteenth Century | 372 |
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Science and Technology in the Industrial Revolution Albert Edward Musson,Eric Robinson Limited preview - 1969 |
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References to this book
Peaceful Conquest: The Industrialization of Europe, 1760-1970 Sidney Pollard No preview available - 1981 |