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Proposals for printing, by subscription, Commercium philosophico-technicum: or the philosophical commerce of arts. Designed as an Attempt to advance Useful Knowledge. Fiat Experimentum. Verulam. By W. Lewis, M. B. Fellow of the Royal Society.
Lewis, William, 1708-1781.Date: 1748]
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Engineering of antiquity and technical progress in arts and crafts / by George Frederick Zimmer.
Zimmer, George Frederick, 1854-Date: [1913]- Books
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A century of the names and scantlings of such inventions, as at present I can call to mind to have tried and perfected, which (my former Notes being lost) I have, at the instance of a powerful Friend, endeavoured now in the Year 1655, to set these down in such a way as may sufficiently instruct me to put any of them in practice. The author the Marquis of Worcester.
Worcester, Edward Somerset, Marquis of, 1601-1667.Date: M.DCC.XCIV. [1794]
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Technologie und Terminologie der Gewerbe und Künste bei Griechen und Römern / von Hugo Blümner.
Blümner, Hugo, 1844-1919.Date: 1912- Books
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A century of the names and scantlings of such inventions, As at present I can call to mind to have tried and perfected, which (my former Notes being lost) I have, at the Instance of a powerful Friend, endeavoured now in the Year 1655, to set these down in such a Way, as may sufficiently instruct me to put any of them in Practice.
Worcester, Edward Somerset, Marquis of, 1601-1667.Date: Printed in the Year 1746- Books
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The British letter-writer: or letter-writer's complete instructor; containing a course of letters on the most useful, important, instructive, and entertaining subjects, viz. Business, Friendship, Love and Marriage, Wit and Humour, Instruction, Advice, Compliments, Condolance, Religion and Morality, &c. Together with Letters to and from Illustrious Persons, Parents, and Children, Brothers, Sisters, and other Relations, &c. The Whole calculated to enable the Reader to write Letters on every Occasion of Life, without any further Instructions. To which is added, a plain and easy English grammar. And instructions for addressing persons of al ranks either in writing or discourse.
Date: [1765?]- Books
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Commercium philosophico-technicum; or, The philosophical commerce of arts: Designed as an attempt to improve arts, trades, and manufactures. By W. Lewis, M.B. and F.R.S.
Lewis, William, 1708-1781.Date: M.DCC.LXV. [1765]- Books
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A century of the names and scantlings of such inventions, as at present i can call to mind to have tried and perfected, (which my former notes being lost) I have, at the instance of a powerful friend, endevoured now in the year 1655, to set these down in such a way as may sufficiently instruct me to put any of them in practice. The author the Marquis of Worcester.
Worcester, Edward Somerset, Marquis of, 1601-1667.Date: MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]- Books
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Mechanization takes command : a contribution to anonymous history / Siegfried Giedion.
Giedion, S. (Sigfried), 1888-1968Date: 1948
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Synoptic series of objects in the United States national museum, illustrating the history of inventions / by Walter Hough.
Hough, Walter, 1859-1935.Date: 1922- Books
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A century of the names and scantlings of such inventions, as at present I can call to mind to have tried and perfected, (which my former Notes being lost) I have, at the instance of a powerful Friend, endeavoured now in the Year 1655. to set these down in such a way as may sufficiently instruct me to put any of them in practice. The author the Marquis of Worcester.
Worcester, Edward Somerset, Marquis of, 1601-1667.Date: M.DCC.LXVII. [1767]- Books
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Commercium philosophico-technicum; or, the philosophical commerce of arts: designed as an attempt to improve arts, trades, and manufactures. By W. Lewis, M. B. and F. R. S.
Lewis, William, 1708-1781.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763][-65]- Books
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The British legacy: or, fountain of knowledge. Containing, (among upwards of two hundred other curious particulars, of the utmost service to families in general) the horse defected: Being the most accurate and satisfactory Account of the Diseases incident to that noble Beast, ever yet publish'd; ... Wrote by Way of Dialogue between a Horse-Doctor and a Groom, by James Macdonald, M. D. The best Manner of Breaking a Colt; of ordering a Horse of Pleasure; and ample Directions for the Management of a Race-Horse. Certain Method of preventing Chimneys from Smoaking, ... with a Print, the better to enable those concerned in Building to prevent these great Inconveniencies for the future. The valuable Fire-Ball; by the Use of which, Families may make four or five Bushels of Coals go as far as forty. An excellent Way to bring Singing-Birds to a very great Perfection, by that famous German Lewis de Burgh. Extraordinary Method of Breeding Game-Cocks; ... Indian Way of marking on Silk, Linnen, Woollen, &c. Curious Method of Casting Urine, and how Disorders are known by it. The Art of Curling, Dressing, and Colouring Hair. Sir Hans Sloane's valuable Cure for Disorders of the Eyes. Certain Method of preventing the Teeth from being uneven, or bad, by Sig. Curzoni, Operator of the Teeth and Gums. Mons. Rouille's Lip-Salve. The Tea-Tree, and Manner of growing it in England. Instructions for mounting Fans. Manner of making Elixir of Life, Friar's Balsam, &c. With the gardener's legacy; containing all the Instructions necessary for the Cultivation of the Fruit, Flower, and Kitchen-Garden. By Edward Knight. Illustrated with several Prints, many of which are in the Chinese Taste.
Date: [1754]- Books
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Technics and civilization / by Lewis Mumford.
Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990Date: [1934], ©1934- Books
The mindful hand : inquiry and invention from the late Renaissance to early industrialisation / edited by Lissa Roberts, Simon Schaffer, Peter Dear.
Date: 2007- Books
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A general history of discoveries and improvements, in useful arts, particularly in the great branches of commerce, navigation, and plantation, in all parts of the known world. A Work which may entertain the Curious with the view of their present State; prompt the indolent to retrieve those Inventions that are neglected, and animate the diligent to advance and perfect what may be thought wanting. To be continued Monthly. Numb. I. for October.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: [1725-26]- Books
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The jewell house of art and nature : conteining diuers rare and profitable inuentions, together with sundry new experimentes in the art of husbandry, distillation, and moulding / faithfully and familiarly set downe, according to the authors owne experience, by Hugh Platte.
Plat, Hugh, Sir, 1552-1608?Date: 1594- Books
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The jewel house of art and nature : containing divers rare and profitable inventions, together with sundry new experiments in the art of husbandry : with divers chimical conclusions concerning the art of distillation, and the rare practises and uses thereof, faithfully and familiarly set down, according to the authours own experience / by Sir Hugh Plat ... ; whereunto is added, a rare and excellent discourse of minerals, stones, gums, and rosins, with the vertues and use thereof, by D.B. Gent.
Plat, Hugh, Sir, 1552-1608?Date: 1653