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The operative mechanic and British machinist; being a practical display of the manufactories and mechanical arts of the United Kingdom. / By John Nicholson, Esq., civil engineer.
LIBRA 531 N516
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nicholson, John.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Machinery.
- Manufactures.
- Manufactures--Great Britain.
- Great Britain.
- Manufacturing industries--Great Britain.
- Manufacturing industries.
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes in 1 : plates (part folded) ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First American from the second London edition, with additions.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Carey & Lea, 1826.
- Contents:
- v.1. On matter. Mechanical powers. Mill geering. Animal strength. Water. Wind. Steam. Flour-mills. Hydraulic engines. Simple machines acting as accessors to manufactures. Manufacture of metal. Manufacture of fibrous materials.
- v.2. Sundry manufactures. Horology. Building. Appendix.
- OCLC:
- 3318393
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