The Age of Machinery: Engineering the Industrial Revolution, 1770–1850

Gillian Cookson

doi:10.1017/9781787442382

An engagingly written account of textile engineering in its key northern centres, rich with historical narrative and analysis.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of Illustrations
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Acknowledgements
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List of Abbreviations
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Note on Conventions
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Map
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Introduction
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1 - The Coming of Machinery
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2 - The Age of Machinery
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3 - Shaping an Industry
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4 - The Machine-Makers
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5 - Ingenious Mechanics
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6 - The Social Life of the Engineer
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7 - Innovating
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8 - Reaching Maturity
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Appendix 1 - Keighley Textile Engineers
pp 260-269
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Appendix 2 - Leeds Engineering Businesses Established Before 1830
pp 270-289
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Appendix 3 - Estimates of Textile Machinery at Work in the United Kingdom, 1835–56
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Bibliography
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Index
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PEOPLE, MARKETS, GOODS: ECONOMIES AND SOCIETIES IN HISTORY
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Engineering the Industrial Revolution, 1770–1850

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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-v

List of Illustrations
pp vi-vii

Acknowledgements
pp viii-ix

List of Abbreviations
pp x-x

Note on Conventions
pp xi-xi

Map
pp xii-xii

Introduction
pp 1-10

1 - The Coming of Machinery
pp 11-29

2 - The Age of Machinery
pp 30-58

3 - Shaping an Industry
pp 59-87

4 - The Machine-Makers
pp 88-127

5 - Ingenious Mechanics
pp 128-160

6 - The Social Life of the Engineer
pp 161-195

7 - Innovating
pp 196-231

8 - Reaching Maturity
pp 232-259

Appendix 1 - Keighley Textile Engineers
pp 260-269

Appendix 2 - Leeds Engineering Businesses Established Before 1830
pp 270-289

Appendix 3 - Estimates of Textile Machinery at Work in the United Kingdom, 1835–56
pp 290-291

Bibliography
pp 292-309

Index
pp 310-324

PEOPLE, MARKETS, GOODS: ECONOMIES AND SOCIETIES IN HISTORY
pp 325-325

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