Practical Essay on the Strength of Cast Iron and Other Metals : Containing Practical Rules, Tables, and Examples, Founded on a Series of Experiments, with an Extensive Table of the Properties of Materials Practical Essay on the Strength of Cast Iron and Other Metals /

Although cast iron was used in pagoda construction in ancient China, it was in Britain in the eighteenth century that new methods allowed for its production in quantities that enabled widespread use. An engineer who had educated himself tirelessly in technical subjects from carpentry to architecture...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tredgold, Thomas, 1788-1829 (Author)
Other Authors: Hodgkinson, Eaton, 1789-1861 (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Place of publication not identified : publisher not identified, 1842.
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
Series:Cambridge library collection. Technology.
Subjects:
Online Access:CONNECT