Keith Fairclough
Biographic Data
| ID | 5879972 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Keith Fairclough |
| GIVEN NAMES | Keith |
| FAMILY NAME | Fairclough |
| SIGNATURE | FAIRCLOUGH K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen Mary University of London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The introduction of edge-runner incorporating mills in the British gunpowder industry
In Britain, pestle mills had been largely replaced by edge runners for the incorporation of gunpowder by 1772, when they were in general made illegal by Act of Parliament. The earliest known evidence has until recently placed the beginning of this change at c.1720 in mills which supplied private markets. New documentary evidence indicates that the new technology was adopted earlier by powder makers under contract to the government in time of war.…
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The River Lea before 1767
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The River Lea before 1767
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The introduction of edge-runner incorporating mills in the British gunpowder industry
In Britain, pestle mills had been largely replaced by edge runners for the incorporation of gunpowder by 1772, when they were in general made illegal by Act of Parliament. The earliest known evidence has until recently placed the beginning of this change at c.1720 in mills which supplied private markets. New documentary evidence indicates that the new technology was adopted earlier by powder makers under contract to the government in time of war.…
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