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81Viktorianische Ära — Als Viktorianisches Zeitalter (auch Viktorianische Epoche, Viktorianische Ära) wird in der britischen Geschichte meist der lange Zeitabschnitt der Regierung Königin Victorias von 1837 bis 1901 bezeichnet. Einige Historiker versuchten, einen davon …
82Viktorianismus — Als Viktorianisches Zeitalter (auch Viktorianische Epoche, Viktorianische Ära) wird in der britischen Geschichte meist der lange Zeitabschnitt der Regierung Königin Victorias von 1837 bis 1901 bezeichnet. Einige Historiker versuchten, einen davon …
83technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
84Cannon — A cannon is a type of artillery, usually large and tubular, that uses gunpowder or other explosive based propellants to launch a projectile over a distance. Cannon vary in caliber, range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire, and firepower;… …
85Henry 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 …
86History of cannon — The history of cannon spans several hundred years. First used in China, they were among the earliest forms of gunpowder artillery, and over time replaced siege engines mdash;among other forms of aging weaponry mdash;on the battlefield. The first… …
87John Brogden and Sons — was a firm of Railway Contractors, Iron and Coal Miners and Iron Smelters operating from roughly 1837 to the bankruptcy in 1883. However the business essentially started when John Brogden (1798 ndash;1869) moved from his father’s farm near… …
88machine tool — machine tooled, adj. a power operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances. [1860 65] * * * Stationary, power driven machine used to cut, shape, or form materials such as metal and wood. Machine… …
89Charles Allen Duval — Charles Allen Duval, often spelled duVal or Du Val, (19 March 1810 14 June 1872), was a well known Victorian portrait painter, photographer, literary critic, illustrator and writer. He played a large role within the city of Manchester’s thriving… …
90Richard Copley Christie — (22 July 1830 9 January 1901) was an English scholar and bibliophile.He was born at Lenton in Nottinghamshire, the son of a mill owner. He was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford, and was called to the bar at Lincoln s Inn in 1857. He also held… …
