Days at the Factories: Or, The Manufacturing Industry of Great Britain Described, and Illustrated by Numerous Engravings of Machines and ProcessesEP Publishing, 1975 - 408 páginas |
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... means of transit ; for gas is , in the proper sense of the term , a manufacture carried on in London to a vast extent , and involving works and systems of operation as ingenious as they are im- portant . The oil - lamps of bygone days ...
... means of transit ; for gas is , in the proper sense of the term , a manufacture carried on in London to a vast extent , and involving works and systems of operation as ingenious as they are im- portant . The oil - lamps of bygone days ...
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... means of driving off a con- siderable proportion of water . This re - distillation is effected in other vessels called ' low - wine stills , ' or sometimes ' spirit - stills . ' But here some degree of complication occurs , of which we ...
... means of driving off a con- siderable proportion of water . This re - distillation is effected in other vessels called ' low - wine stills , ' or sometimes ' spirit - stills . ' But here some degree of complication occurs , of which we ...
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... means had therefore to be devised of curving the plates without disturbing the device on their surfaces ; and this has been effected . Eight plates , all exactly alike , are bent in conformity with the curvature of the cylinders , and ...
... means had therefore to be devised of curving the plates without disturbing the device on their surfaces ; and this has been effected . Eight plates , all exactly alike , are bent in conformity with the curvature of the cylinders , and ...
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Introductory Chapter on the Trades of London | 1 |
A Day at a Brewery | 27 |
A Day at a Distillery | 59 |
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