Explorations: Wheeling and Dealing: The automation of wood-cutting
Duration: 2 mins 43 secs
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Background to Channel 4 'The Day the World Took Off', shown in 2000. With thanks to Windfall Films.
Simon Schaffer describes how, instead of labour intensive pit saws, a steam engine with belts turned the saw, hard woods could be used, cutting difficulties lightened and accurately sized blocks could be made. Precise engineering is possible . |
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| Created: | 2018-03-08 17:25 |
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| Collection: | A History of the World (The Day the World Took Off) |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | Prof Alan Macfarlane |
| Language: | eng (English) |
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