American Iron, 1607-1900
In American Iron, 1670-1900, Robert B. Gordon draws on recent archaeological findings as well as archival research to present an ambitious, comprehensive survey of iron technology in America from the colonial period to the industry's demise at about the turn of the twentieth century. Closely ex...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Colección: | Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology ;
new ser., no. 19. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009422356506719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Iron
- 2. Ore, Fuel, and Other Natural Resources
- 3. The Rise of American Iron, 1720-1860
- 4. Smelting with Charcoal
- 5. Converting Pig Iron to Wrought Iron
- 6. Coal-Fired Blast Furnaces
- 7. Steel
- 8. Shaping Iron and Steel
- 9. Iron Quality
- 10. Ironmaking Eclipsed, 1860-1900
- 11. The Industrial Archaeology of Iron
- Appendix A Metallography
- Appendix B Iron Production Data.
