The metric tun : standardisation, quantification and industrialisation in the British brewing industry, 1760-1830
This thesis considers the British beer-brewing industry around 1800 as a case study exploring current themes in the history of science and technology: the imposition of reliable standards, the use of instruments and quantities, and the nature of industrial growth. I begin by addressing Michael Combr...
Main Author: | Sumner, James Brinton |
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Other Authors: | Gooday, G. |
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University of Leeds
2004
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.405742 |
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