The Industrial revolution / illustrated by Robert Ingpen ; text by Philip Wilkinson & Michael Pollard.
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TextSeries: Ideas that changed the worldPublication details: New York : Chelsea House Publishers, 1995Description: 93 p. : ill. (mostly col.) ; 29 cmISBN: 0791027678Subject(s): Inventions -- History | Industrial revolutionDDC classification: 609
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 608/WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844100078514 |
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| 599/REZ Tracking & the art of seeing : | 607.2/MOSS The sorcerers and their apprentices : | 608/REI The Usborne book of famous lives / | 608/WIL The Industrial revolution / | 609/DERRY A short history of technology : from the earliest times to A.D. 1900 / | 609.2/FIVE Five notable inventors / | 609.2/LANG Zero to maker |
"Simplified text and captions by Michael Pollard based on the Encyclopedia of ideas that changed the world by Robert Ingpen & Philip Wilkinson"--T.p. verso.
"Century after century, people have constantly come up with simple new ideas and amazing inventions to make it easier to grow food, run factories, and cure the sick. The Industrial Revolution tells this extraordinary story of growing technology"--P. [4] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 90) and index.
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