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A history of technology
Singer, Charles Joseph, 1876-1960., Raper, Richard.
Year: 1954-1978.
Publisher:  Clarendon Press. 
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Frontmatter
ILLUSTRATIONS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
PART I PRIMARY PRODUCTION
1 FOOD AND DRINK
2 METALLURGY AND ASSAYING
3 COAL MINING AND UTILIZATION
4 WINDMILLS
PART II MANUFACTURE
5 TRADESMEN'S TOOLS c 1500-1850
A NOTE ON THE WHEELWRIGHT'S TRADE
A NOTE ON COOPERING
6 FARM-TOOLS, VEHICLES, AND HARNESS 1500-1900
7 SPINNING AND WEAVING
A NOTE ON KNITTING AND KNITTED FABRICS
8 FIGURED FABRICS
9 GLASS
PART III MATERIAL CIVILIZATION
10 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
11 TOWN-PLANNING FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD TO THE RENAISSANCE
12 LAND DRAINAGE AND RECLAMATION
13 MACHINES AND MECHANISMS
MILITARY TECHNOLOGY
15 PRINTING
A NOTE ON TECHNICAL ADVANCES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER BEFORE THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
PART IV COMMUNICATIONS
16 BRIDGES
17 CANALS AND RIVER NAVIGATIONS BEFORE 1750
18 SHIPS AND SHIPBUILDING
19 CARTOGRAPHY, SURVEY, AND NAVIGATION TO 1400
20 CARTOGRAPHY, SURVEY, AND NAVIGATION 1400-1750
PART V APPROACH TO SCIENCE
21 THE CALENDAR
22 PRECISION INSTRUMENTS: TO 1500
23 THE MANUFACTURE OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS FROM c 1500 TO c 1700
24 MECHANICAL TIMEKEEPERS
25 INVENTION IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
EPILOGUE
THE RISE OF THE WEST
INDEXES
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Title: A history of technology : edited by Charles Singer ... [et al.].
Author: Singer, Charles Joseph, 1876-1960; Raper, Richard
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2008
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Source Version: A history of technology : edited by Charles Singer ... [et al.]. 
Singer, Charles Joseph, 1876-1960, Raper, Richard
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1954-1978.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb.02191
Subject Headings: • Civilization -- History
• Technology -- History
Notes: • Volumes 6-7 ed. by T.I. Williams.
• Electronic access restricted; authentication may be required
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