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Francis Goold Morony Stoney, MICE (1837–1897): Victorian Engineer Francis gold Morony Stoney, MICE(1837-1897):维多利亚时代工程师

Transactions of the Newcomen Society Pub Date : 2004-01-01 DOI: 10.1179/TNS.2004.014

A. Crozier

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Notes on Contributors 投稿人说明

Transactions of the Newcomen Society Pub Date : 2004-01-01 DOI: 10.1179/tns.2004.019

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Index 指数

Transactions of the Newcomen Society Pub Date : 2004-01-01 DOI: 10.1179/tns.2004.020

Índex memòria, Índex memòria, M. Ramon

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On Ship Motions and Waves in Navigable Channels with Particular Reference to the Experiments of John Scott Russell: 1834–1835 论通航航道中的船舶运动和波浪，特别参考约翰·斯科特·罗素的实验:1834-1835

Transactions of the Newcomen Society Pub Date : 2004-01-01 DOI: 10.1179/tns.2004.006

R. Schofield, L. Martin

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Edward Short and the 1714 Newcomen Engine at Bilston, Staffs 爱德华·肖特和1714年纽科门发动机在比尔斯顿，参谋

Transactions of the Newcomen Society Pub Date : 2004-01-01 DOI: 10.1179/TNS.2004.016

John S. Allen, Julia Elton

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The Development of Flat Glass Manufacturing Processes 平板玻璃制造工艺的发展

Transactions of the Newcomen Society Pub Date : 2004-01-01 DOI: 10.1179/tns.2004.002

M. Cable

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Before Bazalgette: The Surrey and Kent Commission of Sewers 1800–1847 巴泽尔杰特之前:1800-1847年萨里和肯特下水道委员会

Transactions of the Newcomen Society Pub Date : 2004-01-01 DOI: 10.1179/tns.2004.007

Peter JEFFERSON SMITH

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The Planning and Construction of the Uganda Railway 乌干达铁路的规划与建设

Transactions of the Newcomen Society Pub Date : 2004-01-01 DOI: 10.1179/TNS.2004.003

H. Gunston

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The Use of Prestressing and Precasting in Concrete Water Tanks and Towers in Britain and Ireland 预应力和预制在英国和爱尔兰混凝土水箱和水塔中的应用

Transactions of the Newcomen Society Pub Date : 2004-01-01 DOI: 10.1179/tns.2004.004

M. Gould, D. Cleland, S. Gilbert

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Technology and British Cartoonists in the Twentieth Century 20世纪的技术和英国漫画家

Transactions of the Newcomen Society Pub Date : 2004-01-01 DOI: 10.1179/tns.2004.012

J. Agar

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