A Short History of Technology from the Earliest Times to A.D. 1900, Volume 1

achieved acid agriculture American ancient became began Boulton & Watt bridge Britain British bronze building built canal cast cast-iron centre century A.D. chemical civilization clay coal construction continued copper cotton cylinder device earliest early East Egypt Egyptian eighteenth century electric empire employed engine England English established Europe example fire France French furnace Germany glass Greek growth heat Hittites important improved increased industrial revolution internal combustion engine introduced invention inventor iron Italy later Leblanc process London machine manufacture material ment Mesopotamia metal method Middle Ages mill millennium B.C. modern mould Neolithic Newcomen engine nineteenth century onwards original Paris patented period plate pottery practice problem production railway result river road Roman rubber ship spread steam steam-engine steel stone success sulphuric sulphuric acid supply textile tion tons trade water-wheel wheel wooden wrought iron