Things: A Volume of Objects Devised by Man's Genius which are the Measure of His CivilizationGeoffrey Grigson, Charles Harvard Gibbs-Smith Hawthorn Books, 1957 - 466 Seiten |
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... introduced by J. B. Dunlop . Tricycles , for ladies and the elderly or staid , were introduced in 1876. The familiar but heavy ' drop - frame ' design of bicycle for ladies goes back to 1884 ; although it was ten years or so before ...
... introduced by J. B. Dunlop . Tricycles , for ladies and the elderly or staid , were introduced in 1876. The familiar but heavy ' drop - frame ' design of bicycle for ladies goes back to 1884 ; although it was ten years or so before ...
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... introduced till late in the fifteenth century . Smaller clocks may have existed in the early period , but none has been discovered . It has been argued that the earliest clocks may have been constructed in wood , and so failed to ...
... introduced till late in the fifteenth century . Smaller clocks may have existed in the early period , but none has been discovered . It has been argued that the earliest clocks may have been constructed in wood , and so failed to ...
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... introduced refrigeration by the compression of ammonia , de- signing a machine substantially unaltered to the present day , although new refrigerants have been introduced . Ammonia is still common for in- dustrial plants , but since it ...
... introduced refrigeration by the compression of ammonia , de- signing a machine substantially unaltered to the present day , although new refrigerants have been introduced . Ammonia is still common for in- dustrial plants , but since it ...
Inhalt
GROTTO at Painshill Park Surrey SirènChina | 186 |
Kircher Ars magna lucis | 294 |
Mavungu Pitt Rivers Museum | 399 |
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