Asbestos
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Two pages from the asbestos entry in Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary (the later part of the article). They list industrial uses of asbestos, such as packing, insulation, lamp wicks, fireproof clothing, paper and roofing, with British and U.S. patents, and a long bibliography of period journal references on its uses and history.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1884
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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