Author: R. Bishop (Cutler.)
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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A Few Observations Relative to Tempered Steel. By R. Bishop ..
Author: R. Bishop (Cutler.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Technology, Self-Fashioning and Politeness in Eighteenth-Century Britain
Author: A. Withey
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137467487
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
The second half of the eighteenth century brought important changes in attitudes towards shaping the body. New expectations of polite conduct, deportment and demeanour were projected onto the body, with emphasis laid upon neatness, elegance and a 'natural' body shape. Deformities were to be concealed, whilst bodily surfaces were managed to convey a harmonious whole. A large number of 'technologies of the body' were involved in this process, including wooden legs, elastic trusses, and even wigs. But the introduction of a new type of steel - cast steel - around 1750, offered new material possibilities for shaping the body. The physical properties of steel transformed the design and function of many instruments, from postural devices to spectacles, and even the smallest daily items of toilette. By no means was steel the only material involved in transforming the body. Neither did it simply sweep away all that had gone before. But, as an 'enlightened metal', cast steel was a key material in the refinement of the body.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137467487
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
The second half of the eighteenth century brought important changes in attitudes towards shaping the body. New expectations of polite conduct, deportment and demeanour were projected onto the body, with emphasis laid upon neatness, elegance and a 'natural' body shape. Deformities were to be concealed, whilst bodily surfaces were managed to convey a harmonious whole. A large number of 'technologies of the body' were involved in this process, including wooden legs, elastic trusses, and even wigs. But the introduction of a new type of steel - cast steel - around 1750, offered new material possibilities for shaping the body. The physical properties of steel transformed the design and function of many instruments, from postural devices to spectacles, and even the smallest daily items of toilette. By no means was steel the only material involved in transforming the body. Neither did it simply sweep away all that had gone before. But, as an 'enlightened metal', cast steel was a key material in the refinement of the body.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of Congress
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Hereditary Genius
Author: Sir Francis Galton
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Category : Genius
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Category : Genius
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Mechanical Properties of Structural Materials at Low Temperatures
Author: Ralph Michael McClintock
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Category : Metals
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Category : Metals
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Utopia
Author: Thomas More
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8027303583
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
Utopia is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More published in 1516 in Latin. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. Many aspects of More's description of Utopia are reminiscent of life in monasteries.
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8027303583
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
Utopia is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More published in 1516 in Latin. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. Many aspects of More's description of Utopia are reminiscent of life in monasteries.
The Illustrated London News
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 718
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 718
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Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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Nature
Author: Sir Norman Lockyer
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 982
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 982
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Sheet Metal Industries
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Category : Sheet-metal
Languages : en
Pages : 536
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Publisher:
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Category : Sheet-metal
Languages : en
Pages : 536
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