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Admiralty Block Machinery Proposal

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

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1799Date range
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1799

Marc Isambard Brunel1799

London · Science / Civil Engineering

Brunel presents the Admiralty with his proposal to mechanise the production of ships' pulley blocks for the Royal Navy.

Names involved

Marc Isambard Brunel

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