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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
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1 GROWTH OF FOOD PRODUCTION (G. E. FUSSELL, page 1)
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2 MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF FOOD (T. N. MORRIS, page 26)
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3 THE STEEL INDUSTRY (H. R. SCHUBERT, page 53)
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4 NEW EXTRACTION PROCESSES FOR METALS (R. CHADWICK, page 72)
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5 PETROLEUM (R. J. FORBES, page 102)
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PART II. PRIME MOVERS
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6 THE STATIONARY STEAM-ENGINE, 1830-1900 (A. STOWERS, page 124)
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7 THE MARINE STEAM-ENGINE (H. PHILIP SPRATT, page 141)
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8 INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES (D. C. FIELD, page 157)
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PART III. THE RISE OF THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY
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9 THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY (C. MACKECHNIE JARVIS, page 177)
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10 THE DISTRIBUTION AND UTILIZATION OF ELECTRICITY (C. MACKECHNIE JARVIS, page 208)
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PART IV. THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
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11 HEAVY CHEMICALS (TREVOR I. WILLIAMS, page 235)
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12 DYESTUFFS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY (E. J. HOLMYARD, page 257)
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13 EXPLOSIVES (J. McGRATH, page 284)
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14 FINE CHEMICALS (ARTHUR W. SLATER, page 299)
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PART V. TRANSPORT
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15 THE DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY ENGINEERING (C. HAMILTON ELLIS, page 322)
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16 SHIP-BUILDING (A. M. ROBB, page 350)
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17 AERONAUTICS (PETER W. BROOKS, page 391)
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18 MECHANICAL ROAD-VEHICLES (D. C. FIELD, page 414)
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19 CARTOGRAPHY AND AIDS TO NAVIGATION (D. H. FRYER, page 438)
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PART VI. CIVIL ENGINEERING
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20 BUILDING MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES (S. B. HAMILTON, page 466)
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21 BRIDGES AND TUNNELS (H. SHIRLEY SMITH, page 499)
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22 HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING (J. ALLEN, page 522)
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23 WATER-SUPPLY (F. E. BRUCE, page 552)
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PART VII. MANUFACTURE
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24 PART I THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY: WOVEN FABRICS (D. A. FARNIE, page 569)
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24 PART II THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY: HOSIERY AND LACE (F. A. WELLS, page 595)
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25 THE WORKING OF METALS (R. CHADWICK, page 605)
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26 MACHINE-TOOLS (D. F. GALLOWAY, page 636)
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27 CERAMICS (IREEN JAMESON, page 658)
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28 GLASS TECHNOLOGY (R. W. DOUGLAS, page 671)
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29 PRINTING AND RELATED TRADES (W. TURNER BERRY, page 683)
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30 PART I THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS: PHOTOGRAPHY (HELMUT AND ALISON GERNSHEIM, page 716)
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30 PART II THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS: CINEMATOGRAPHY (ANTHONY R. MICHAELIS, page 734)
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31 PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION OF RUBBER (S. S. PICKLES, page 752)
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PART VIII. THE THRESHOLD OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
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32 EDUCATION FOR AN AGE OF TECHNOLOGY (SIR ERIC ASHBY, page 776)
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33 TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION (CHARLES WILSON, page 799)
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34 TECHNOLOGY AND ITS SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES (SIR ALEXANDER FLECK, page 814)
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LIST OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES I-IV (page 843
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INDEXES (page 849
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PLATES
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