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Block Mill Shaping Operations Mechanised

France · Science / Civil Engineering. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1805Date range
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Chronological records

1805

Marc Isambard Brunel1805

Portsmouth · Science / Civil Engineering

Brunel's Portsmouth system shapes pulley-block shells by machine as part of an integrated production sequence.

Names involved

Marc Isambard Brunel

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