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Metals and the Royal Society / D.R.F. West and J.E. Harris.

By: West, D. R. F. (David Richard Frederick).
Contributor(s): Harris, J. E.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : IOM Communications, 1999Description: xxii, 787 p. : ill., ports ; 26 cm + hbk.ISBN: 1861250282.Subject(s): Royal Society (Great Britain) -- History | Metallurgy -- Great Britain -- HistoryDDC classification: 669
Contents:
Metals and the origins of the royal society -- Metals and the early period of the royal society -- Chemistry, metallurgy and materials processing -- Precious metals - The Platinum group -- Minting of Coinage -- Non-ferrous extraction metallurgy -- Iron and steel production -- Metallurgy and the electrical age -- Engineers and their metallic materials -- The emergence of physical metallurgy -- Physical and chemical properties of metals and alloys -- Advances in techniques for the study of materials' structures -- Fundamentals of elastic and plastic deformation -- Metallurgical challenges of engineering applications -- Processing for engineering applications -- Alloy structure and constitution -- Non-metallic materials and the royal society -- Metals and the atomic age -- The royal society and the industrial revolutions.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 669 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00126240
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 669 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00083397
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The growth of metallurgy and the Royal Society's role in it. Biographies of more than 500 fellows.

Institute of Materuals. Book 568.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Metals and the origins of the royal society -- Metals and the early period of the royal society -- Chemistry, metallurgy and materials processing -- Precious metals - The Platinum group -- Minting of Coinage -- Non-ferrous extraction metallurgy -- Iron and steel production -- Metallurgy and the electrical age -- Engineers and their metallic materials -- The emergence of physical metallurgy -- Physical and chemical properties of metals and alloys -- Advances in techniques for the study of materials' structures -- Fundamentals of elastic and plastic deformation -- Metallurgical challenges of engineering applications -- Processing for engineering applications -- Alloy structure and constitution -- Non-metallic materials and the royal society -- Metals and the atomic age -- The royal society and the industrial revolutions.

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