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OverviewThere exists, perhaps, no single circumstance which distinguishes ourcountry more remarkably from all others, than the vast extent andperfection to which we have carried the contrivance of tools andmachines for forming those conveniences of which so large a quantityis consumed by almost every class of the community. The amount ofpatient thought, of repeated experiment, of happy exertion of genius, bywhich our manufactures have been created and carried to their presentexcellence, is scarcely to be imagined. If we look around the rooms we inhabit, or through those storehouses of every convenience, of everyluxury that man can desire, which deck the crowded streets of our largercities, we shall find in the history of each article, of every fabric, a seriesof failures which have gradually led the way to excellence; and we shallnotice, in the art of making even the most insignificant of them... Full Product DetailsAuthor: Charles BabbagePublisher: Independently Published Imprint: Independently Published Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9798730751491Pages: 218 Publication Date: 30 March 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |