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

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1808Date range
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1808

Marc Isambard Brunel1808

Portsmouth · Science / Civil Engineering

The Portsmouth Block Mills produce about one hundred and thirty thousand pulley blocks using Brunel's mechanised system.

Names involved

Marc Isambard Brunel

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