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The industrial revolution explained : steam, sparks and massive wheels / Stan Yorke, with illustrations by Trevor Yorke.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yorke, Stan, author.
- Series:
- Britain's living history.
- Britain's living history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industrial revolution.
- Industrialization--History.
- Industrialization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (129 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Newbury, Berkshire : Countryside Books, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this easy to follow & well researched book, Stan Yorke explains the background, machines & processes that helped to create our industrial world, using drawings & diagrams by his son Trevor. Four major industrial areas are examined: the waterwheel, the steam engine, the mechanisation of textile production, & iron.
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Section I: A Brief History""; ""Chapter 1: Setting the Scene""; ""Chapter 2: Science Replaces Dogma""; ""Section II: Stars of the Show""; ""Chapter 3: Wheels from the Past""; ""Chapter 4: Materials of Our Dreams""; ""Chapter 5: Power of a Thousand Horses""; ""Chapter 6: Cloth for All""; ""Section III: The Supporting Cast""; ""Chapter 7: Agriculture""; ""Chapter 8: Coal""; ""Chapter 9: Canals and Railways""; ""Chapter 10: Factories""; ""Chapter 11: Buildings""; ""Section IV: Reference""; ""Museums and Sites to Visit""; ""Statistics""
- ""Notable Inventions and Events""""Glossary""; ""Index ""
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 14, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 9781846748684
- 1846748682
- 9781846748691
- 1846748690
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