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41Stockton and Darlington Railway — The Stockton and Darlington Railway (S DR), which opened in 1825, was the world s first permanent steam locomotive hauled public railway. OverviewThe line was 26 miles (40 km) long, and was built between Darlington and Stockton on Tees and from… …
42Henry Maudslay — Not to be confused with Henry Maudsley. Maudslay redirects here. For other uses, see Maudslay (disambiguation). Henry Maudslay Portrait by Pierre Louis ( Henri ) Grevedon 1827 Born 22 …
43Connections (TV series) — Not to be confused with the Canadian organized crime documentary, Connections (Canadian documentary). Connections James Burke, the creator and host of Connections, explains the Haber Bosch Process Genre …
44Hogwarts — Not to be confused with Hogwort. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft And Wizardry Harry Potter school …
45Clyde puffer — Steam Lighter VIC32, one of the last two sea going coal fired steam Clyde Puffers. The Clyde puffer is essentially a type of small steamboat which provided a vital supply link around the west coast and Hebrides islands of Scotland, stumpy little… …
46ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …
47United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
48Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
49energy conversion — ▪ technology Introduction the transformation of energy from forms provided by nature to forms that can be used by humans. Over the centuries a wide array of devices and systems has been developed for this purpose. Some of these energy …
50Diffusion of technology in Canada — This article outlines the history of the diffusion or spread of technology in Canada. Technologies chosen for treatment here include, in rough order, transportation, communication, energy, materials, industry, public works, public services… …
