A History Of Technology: Volume 4: The Industrial Revolution, C.1750-c.1850 (v. 4)

Part 4 of an in depth look at the history of technology. This volume covers 1750 to 1850. Frontmatter ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES (page xiii) LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS (page xxxi) PART I. PRIMARY PRODUCTION 1 PART I AGRICULTURE: FARM IMPLEMENTS (OLGA BEAUMONT AND J. W. Y. HIGGS, page 1) 1 PART II AGRICULTURE: TECHNIQUES OF FARMING (G. E. FUSSELL, page 13) 2 FISH PRESERVATION (C. L. CUTTING, page 44) A NOTE ON WHALING (L. HARRISON MATTHEWS, page 55) 3 METAL AND COAL MINING, 1750-1875 (J. A. S. RITSON, page 64) 4 PART I EXTRACTION AND PRODUCTION OF METALS: IRON AND STEEL (H. R. SCHUBERT, page 99) 4 PART II EXTRACTION AND PRODUCTION OF METALS: NON-FERROUS METALS (F. W. GIBBS, page 118) PART II. FORMS OF ENERGY 5 POWER TO 1850 (R. J. FORBES, page 148) 6 THE STEAM-ENGINE TO 1830 (H. W. DICKINSON, page 168) 7 WATERMILLS c 1500-c 1850 (A. STOWERS, page 199) PART III. MANUFACTURE 8 PART I THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY: DEVELOPMENTS IN CHEMICAL THEORY AND PRACTICE (E. J. HOLMYARD, page 214) 8 PART II THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY: INTERACTION WITH THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (A. AND N. L. CLOW, page 230) 9 GAS FOR LIGHT AND HEAT (SIR ARTHUR ELTON, BT., page 258) 10 PART I THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY: MACHINERY FOR COTTON, FLAX, WOOL, 1760-1850 (JULIA de L. MANN, page 277) 10 PART II THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY: SILK PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURE, 1750-1900 (W. ENGLISH, page 308) 11 CERAMICS FROM THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY TO THE RISE OF THE STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES (A. AND N. L. CLOW, page 328) 12 GLASS (L. M. ANGUS-BUTTERWORTH, page 358) 13 PRECISION MECHANICS (MAURICE DAUMAS, page 379) 14 MACHINE-TOOLS (K. R. GILBERT, page 417) PART IV. STATIC ENGINEERING 15 BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION (S. B. HAMILTON, page 442) 16 PART I SANITARY ENGINEERING: WATER-SUPPLY (J. KENNARD, page 489) 16 PART II SANITARY ENGINEERING: SANITATION (J. RAWLINSON, page 504) PART V. COMMUNICATIONS 17 ROADS TO c 1900 (R. J. FORBES, page 520) 18 PART I CANALS: INLAND WATERWAYS OUTSIDE BRITAIN (ROGER PILKINGTON, page 548) PART II CANALS: INLAND WATERWAYS OF THE BRITISH ISLES (CHARLES HADFIELD, page 563) 19 SHIP-BUILDING (GEORGE NAISH, page 574) 20 CARTOGRAPHY (R. A. SKELTON, page 596) 21 DREDGING (G. DOORMAN, page 629) 22 TELEGRAPHY (G. R. M. GARRATT, page 644) PART VI. SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF TECHNOLOGY 23 THE BEGINNINGS OF THE CHANGE FROM CRAFT MYSTERY TO SCIENCE AS A BASIS FOR TECHNOLOGY (A. R. J. P. UBBELOHDE, page 663) INDEXES (page 683) PLATES v.1. From early times to fall of ancient empires. v.2. The Mediterranean civilizations and the Middle Ages, c700 B.C. to c1500 A.D. v.3. From the Renaissance to the industrial revolution , c1500-c1750. v.4. The industrial revolution, c1750 to c1900. v. 5. The late nineteenth century, c1850-c1900. v.6-7. The twentieth century, c1900 to c1950, parts I and II. v.8. Consolidated indexes.