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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791465703321

Autore

Mott R. A (Reginald Arthur)

Titolo

Henry Cort, the great finer : creator of puddled iron / / R.A. Mott ; edited by Peter Singer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Metals Society, , 1983

ISBN

1-907625-86-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource e (xiv, 108 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Collana

Book ; ; 299

Altri autori (Persone)

SingerPeter <1942->

Disciplina

338.76691410924

Soggetti

Metallurgists - Great Britain

Puddling - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Published in 1983 in association with the Historical Metallurgy Society"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-87) and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Introduction by the Editor; Preface by R. A. Mott; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; APPENDIX I The wider significance of Cort' s processes; APPENDIX II Henry Cart's Patents 1783 and 1784; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A concise technical history which is germane to a much wider field of interest - the Industrial Revolution itself.