History of Technology Volume 5: Volume 5, 1980 9781350017627, 9781350017641, 9781350017610

Table of contents :
Cover
Half-title
Title
Copyright
Contents
Preface
The Order of the Technological World
Deep Ploughs, Harnessed Teams and Communes
Labour, Machines and Automatons
Working the Visible Hand
Power Systems
Conclusion
Notes
Bronze Roman Piston Pumps
Notes
Measurement in Galileo's Science
I
II
III
IV
Notes
John Ridley and the South Australian 'Stripper'
Introductory Remarks
A Labour Crisis in the Colony of South Australia in 1843: the Context for the Invention of the 'Stripper'
The 'Corn Exchange Committee' and the 1843 Design Competition
The Introduction and Astonishing Success of Mr John Ridley's 'Locomotive Thrashing Machine'
The Manner in which Ridley Conceived the 'Stripper' Design
The Mode of Operation of the 'Stripper', and its Particular Suitability to South Australian Conditions
The Construction and Testing of the First 'Stripper' at Hindmarsh
The Structure and Mechanism of the Original 'Stripper'
Operation of the 'Stripper' in the Field
John Ridley's Second 'Stripper'
The Contribution Made by Ridley's First Two Machines at the 1843-14 Harvest
The Manufacture of 'Strippers' During 1844
Significant Design Improvements Made During 1844
Rapid Growth in the Popularity of the 'Stripper': 1844-53
Later Proliferation of the 'Stripper', and Concluding Remarks
Notes
Emile Lamm's Self-Propelled Tramcars 1870-72 and the Evolution of the Fireless Locomotive
I Introduction
II Lamm's Patents, 1870-72
III The Development of Fireless Locomotion during the 1870s
IV Conclusion
V Acknowledgements
Appendix
Notes
British Industry in 1767: Extracts from a Travel Journal of Joseph Banks
Introduction
The Journal
Notes
Water, Stampers and Paper in the Auvergne: A Medieval Tradition
Ambert
Water
Stampers
Papermaking
Notes
The Contributors
Contents of Former Volumes

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H i s t o r y

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History of Technology Volume 5, 1980

Edited by A. Rupert Hall and Norman Smith

Bloomsbury Academic An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc LON DON • OX F O R D • N E W YO R K • N E W D E L H I • SY DN EY

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www.bloomsbury.com BLOOMSBURY, T&T CLARK and the Diana logo are trademarks of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc First published 1980 by Continuum International Publishing Group Copyright © A. Rupert Hall and Normal Smith, 1980 The electronic edition published 2016 A. Rupert Hall and Normal Smith has asserted their right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the Authors of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. No responsibility for loss caused to any individual or organization acting on or refraining from action as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by Bloomsbury or the author. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. History of technology. 5th annual volume: 1980 1. Technology – History – Periodicals I. Hall, Alfred Rupert  II. Smith, Norman 609   T15 ISBN: HB: 978-1-3500-1762-7 ePDF: 978-1-3500-1761-0 ePub: 978-1-3500-1763-4 Series: History of Technology, volume 5 Typeset by Preface Ltd., Salisbury, Wiltshire

C o n t e n t s Preface T H O M A S P. H U G H E S T h e Order of the Technological World

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THORKILD SCHI0LER Bronze R o m a n Piston P u m p s

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STILLMAN DRAKE Measurement in Galileo's Science

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L.J.JONES J o h n Ridley and the South Australian 'Stripper'

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D. G. T U C K E R Emile Lamm's Self-Propelled Tramcars 1 8 7 0 - 7 2 and the Evolution o f the Fireless Locomotive

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S. R. B R O A D B R I D G E British Industry in 1767: Extracts from a Travel Journal of J o s e p h Banks

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R I C H A R D L. H I L L S Water, Stampers and Paper in the Auvergne: A Medieval Tradition