AGE OF MACHINERY : engineering the industrial revolution, 1770-1850.

An engagingly written account of textile engineering in its key northern centres, rich with historical narrative and analysis.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: COOKSON, GILLIAN
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] BOYDELL Press, 2018.
Colección:People, markets, goods ; volume 12.
Temas:
1700-1799
Textile machinery > England > History > 18th century.
Machines textiles > Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Textile machinery.
England.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontcover
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Note on Conventions
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Coming of Machinery
  • 2. The Age of Machinery
  • 3. Shaping an Industry
  • 4. The Machine-Makers
  • 5. Ingenious Mechanics
  • 6. The Social Life of the Engineer
  • 7. Innovating
  • 8. Reaching Maturity
  • Appendix 1: Keighley Textile Engineers
  • Appendix 2: Leeds Engineering Businesses Established Before 1830
  • Appendix 3: Estimates of Textile Machinery at Work in the United Kingdom, 1835-56
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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