The Iron Industry

Informationen zum Autor Richard Hayman is an archaeologist and architectural historian who writes on the history of the British landscape. His other books include Riddles in Stone: Myths, Archaeology and the Ancient Britons . Klappentext Shows the growth of iron making from the Middle Ages! covering the importation of blast-furnace methods in the fifteenth century! the adoption of coke as a fuel in the eighteenth century! and the invention of mass-produced steel in the nineteenth century. From rock to ingot: The history of iron production in the UK. Zusammenfassung Shows the growth of iron making from the Middle Ages, covering the importation of blast-furnace methods in the fifteenth century, the adoption of coke as a fuel in the eighteenth century, and the invention of mass-produced steel in the nineteenth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Common Metal / The Bloomery / Blast Furnace and Finery / The Coke Iron Industry / Puddling and Rolling / Masters and Men / Steel / Places to Visit / Further Reading / Index

Product details

• Authors: Mr Richard Hayman, Richard Hayman, Hayman Richard
• Publisher: SHIRE
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2016
• EAN: 9780747814832
• ISBN: 978-0-7478-1483-2
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 206 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Shire Library; Shire Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, History of engineering and technology, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history