Hindley — is the name of more than one place in England: *Hindley, Greater Manchester *Hindley, NorthumberlandHindley can also refer to a person: *Myra Hindley, convicted Moors Murderess *Henry Hindley, 18th century clockmaker *Clement Hindley, British… … Wikipedia
hindley's screw — ˈhī]n(d)lēz , ˈhi] noun Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: after Henry Hindley, 18th century English clockmaker : an endless screw or worm shaped like an hourglass to fit a part of the circumference of a worm wheel so as to increase the… … Useful english dictionary
Ursachen der Industriellen Revolution — Über die Ursachen der Industriellen Revolution ist sich die Wissenschaft nicht einig. Die Frage wird meist als aus zwei Teilfragen bestehend behandelt. Die erste Frage lautet, warum die industrielle Revolution in Großbritannien begann, anstatt in … Deutsch Wikipedia
1740 in Great Britain — Events from the year 1740 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.Incumbents*Monarch George II of the United Kingdom *Prime Minister Robert Walpole, WhigEvents* By an act of the Parliament, alien immigrants (including Huguenots and Jews) in the colonies… … Wikipedia
Screw-cutting lathe — A screw cutting lathe is a machine (specifically, a lathe) capable of cutting very accurate screw threads via single point screw cutting (which is the process of precisely guiding the motion of the tool bit in relation to the rotating motion of… … Wikipedia
John Smeaton — This article is about the 18th century civil engineer. For the baggage handler involved in the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack, see John Smeaton (baggage handler) Infobox Person name = John Smeaton image size = 150px caption =Portrait… … Wikipedia
Burton Constable Hall — is a large Elizabethan country house with 18th and 19th century interiors, and a fine 18th century cabinet of curiosities. The hall, a Grade I listed building, is set in a park designed by Capability Brown with an area of 1.2 square kilometres.… … Wikipedia
Dividing engine — at the Michigan Museum of Surveying A dividing engine is a device specifically employed to mark graduations on measuring instruments. History There has always been a need for accurate measuring instruments. Whether it is a linear device such as a … Wikipedia
John Smeaton — (8 juin 1724 28 octobre 1792) est un ingénieur britannique, souvent surnommé le père du génie civil britannique dans la littérature anglo saxonne,il est réputé pour sa dextérité et son sens de l analyse. Il est responsable de la construction de… … Wikipédia en Français
List of collieries in Lancashire 1854-present — The Lancashire coal field was the most prolific in England, the number of shafts sunk to gain coal number several thousand, for example, in 1958, Wigan undertook a survey of old shafts and located 500. In 1980 following several years of… … Wikipedia
