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A history of technology, Vol. 3
Charles Joseph Singer and Richard Raper
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Frontmatter
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ILLUSTRATIONS (page xv)
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS (page xxxv)
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PART I. PRIMARY PRODUCTION (page 1)
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1. FOOD AND DRINK (R. J. FORBES, page 1)
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2. METALLURGY AND ASSAYING (CYRIL STANLEY SMITH AND R. J. FORBESI, page 27)
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3. COAL MINING AND UTILIZATION (J. U. NEF, page 72)
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4. WINDMILLS (REX WAILES, page 89)
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PART II. MANUFACTURE (page 110)
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5. TRADESMEN'S TOOLS c 1500-1850 (R. A. SALAMAN, page 110)
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A NOTE ON THE WHEELWRIGHT'S TRADE (page 123)
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A NOTE ON COOPERING (page 128)
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6. FARM-TOOLS, VEHICLES, AND HARNESS 1500-1900 (OLGA BEAUMONT (I, III) AND J. GERAINT JENKINS (II), page 134)
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7. SPINNING AND WEAVING (R. PATTERSON, page 151)
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A NOTE ON KNITTING AND KNITTED FABRICS (JAMES NORBURY, page 181)
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8. FIGURED FABRICS (J. F. FLANAGAN, page 187)
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9. GLASS (R. J. CHARLESTON (I-V) AND L. M. ANGUS-BUTTERWORTH (VI-IX), page 206)
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PART III. MATERIAL CIVILIZATION (page 245)
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10. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (MARTIN S. BRIGGS, page 245)
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11. TOWN-PLANNING FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD TO THE RENAISSANCE (MARTIN S. BRIGGS, page 269)
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12. LAND DRAINAGE AND RECLAMATION (L. E. HARRIS, page 300)
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13. MACHINES AND MECHANISMS (A. P. USHER, page 324)
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14. MILITARY TECHNOLOGY (A. R. HALL, page 347)
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15. PRINTING (MICHAEL CLAPHAM, page 377)
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A NOTE ON TECHNICAL ADVANCES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER BEFORE THE NINETEENTH CENTURY (page 411)
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PART IV. COMMUNICATIONS (page 417)
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16. BRIDGES (S. B. HAMILTON, page 417)
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17. CANALS AND RIVER NAVIGATIONS BEFORE 1750 (A. W. SKEMPTON, page 438)
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18. SHIPS AND SHIPBUILDING (G. P. B. NAISH, page 471)
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19. CARTOGRAPHY, SURVEY, AND NAVIGATION TO 1400 (CHARLES SINGER (I-VI), DEREK J. PRICE (VII), AND E. G. R. TAYLOR (VIII-XI), page 501)
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20. CARTOGRAPHY, SURVEY, AND NAVIGATION 1400-1750 (E. G. R. TAYLOR, page 530)
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PART V. APPROACH TO SCIENCE (page 558)
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21. THE CALENDAR (SIR HAROLD SPENCER JONES, page 558)
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22. PRECISION INSTRUMENTS: TO 1500 (DEREK J. PRICE, page 582)
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23. THE MANUFACTURE OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS FROM c 1500 TO c 1700 (DEREK J. PRICE, page 620)
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24. MECHANICAL TIMEKEEPERS (H. ALAN LLOYD, page 648)
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25. INVENTION IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES (F. W. GIBBS, page 676)
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EPILOGUE (page 709)
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THE RISE OF THE WEST (A. R. HALL, page 709)
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INDEXES (page 723)
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Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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ISIS | 50.2 (Jun. 1959): 163-165 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-1753%28195906%2950%3A2%3C163%3AAHOTVI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-T |
AHR | 64.3 (Apr. 1959): 624-626 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-8762%28195904%2964%3A3%3C624%3AAHOTVI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-9 |
JEH | 18.3 (Sep. 1958): 377-379 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-0507%28195809%2918%3A3%3C377%3AAHOTVI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-U |
JMH | 33.1 (Mar. 1961): 72-74 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-2801%28196103%2933%3A1%3C72%3AAHOT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-5 |
ENHR | 76.298 (Jan. 1961): 84-87 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0013-8266%28196101%2976%3A298%3C84%3AAHOT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-K |
Man | 59 (Mar. 1959): 54-55 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0025-1496%28195903%291%3A59%3C54%3A7%3E2.0.CO%3B2-J |
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Published: 1954
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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