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A history of technology
Contents
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Table of Contents
- Frontmatter
- ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES page xiii
- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS page xxxi
- PART I. PRIMARY PRODUCTION
- 1 PART I AGRICULTURE: FARM IMPLEMENTS OLGA BEAUMONT AND J. W. Y. HIGGS, page 1
- 1 PART II AGRICULTURE: TECHNIQUES OF FARMING G. E. FUSSELL, page 13
- 2 FISH PRESERVATION C. L. CUTTING, page 44
- A NOTE ON WHALING L. HARRISON MATTHEWS, page 55
- 3 METAL AND COAL MINING, 1750-1875 J. A. S. RITSON, page 64
- 4 PART I EXTRACTION AND PRODUCTION OF METALS: IRON AND STEEL H. R. SCHUBERT, page 99
- 4 PART II EXTRACTION AND PRODUCTION OF METALS: NON-FERROUS METALS F. W. GIBBS, page 118
- PART II. FORMS OF ENERGY
- 5 POWER TO 1850 R. J. FORBES, page 148
- 6 THE STEAM-ENGINE TO 1830 H. W. DICKINSON, page 168
- 7 WATERMILLS c 1500-c 1850 A. STOWERS, page 199
- PART III. MANUFACTURE
- 8 PART I THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY: DEVELOPMENTS IN CHEMICAL THEORY AND PRACTICE E. J. HOLMYARD, page 214
- 8 PART II THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY: INTERACTION WITH THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION A. AND N. L. CLOW, page 230
- 9 GAS FOR LIGHT AND HEAT SIR ARTHUR ELTON, BT., page 258
- 10 PART I THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY: MACHINERY FOR COTTON, FLAX, WOOL, 1760-1850 JULIA de L. MANN, page 277
- 10 PART II THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY: SILK PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURE, 1750-1900 W. ENGLISH, page 308
- 11 CERAMICS FROM THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY TO THE RISE OF THE STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES A. AND N. L. CLOW, page 328
- 12 GLASS L. M. ANGUS-BUTTERWORTH, page 358
- 13 PRECISION MECHANICS MAURICE DAUMAS, page 379
- 14 MACHINE-TOOLS K. R. GILBERT, page 417
- PART IV. STATIC ENGINEERING
- 15 BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION S. B. HAMILTON, page 442
- 16 PART I SANITARY ENGINEERING: WATER-SUPPLY J. KENNARD, page 489
- 16 PART II SANITARY ENGINEERING: SANITATION J. RAWLINSON, page 504
- PART V. COMMUNICATIONS
- 17 ROADS TO c 1900 R. J. FORBES, page 520
- 18 PART I CANALS: INLAND WATERWAYS OUTSIDE BRITAIN ROGER PILKINGTON, page 548
- PART II CANALS: INLAND WATERWAYS OF THE BRITISH ISLES CHARLES HADFIELD, page 563
- 19 SHIP-BUILDING GEORGE NAISH, page 574
- 20 CARTOGRAPHY R. A. SKELTON, page 596
- 21 DREDGING G. DOORMAN, page 629
- 22 TELEGRAPHY G. R. M. GARRATT, page 644
- PART VI. SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF TECHNOLOGY
- 23 THE BEGINNINGS OF THE CHANGE FROM CRAFT MYSTERY TO SCIENCE AS A BASIS FOR TECHNOLOGY A. R. J. P. UBBELOHDE, page 663
- INDEXES page 683
- PLATES
Reviews
- JEH: 19.3 (Sep. 1959): 473-475
- AHR: 64.2 (Jan. 1959): 351-353
- JMH: 33.1 (Mar. 1961): 72-74
- ENHR: 76.298 (Jan. 1961): 84-87
- EHR: 11.2 (1958): 363-364
Catalog record
| Title | A history of technology : edited by Charles Singer ... [et al.]. |
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| Author | Singer, Charles Joseph, 1876-1960; Raper, Richard |
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| E-Distribution Information | MPublishing, University of Michigan Library Ann Arbor, Michigan Permission must be received for any subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact info@hebook.org for more information. |
| 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.02191.0004.001 |
| Subject Headings | • Technology -- History • Civilization -- History |
| Notes | Volumes 6-7 ed. by T.I. Williams. Electronic access restricted; authentication may be required |
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