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The essays in this volume trace the fortunes of British coal technology as it spread across the European continent, from Sweden and Russia to the Alps and Spain

In late eighteenth-century Britain a handful of men brought about the greatest transformation in human history. Inventors, industrialists and entrepreneurs ushe

This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the be

The Iron Bridge that spans the River Severn at Coalbrookdale in Shropshire is the most enduring symbol of the Industrial Revolution. Built in 1779, the bridge c