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A History of the County of Middlesex
… (d. 1891) lived and developed his ideas. 82 An early mechanics' institute, the Eastern Literary and Scientific …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… mutual aid and self-improvement, virtues espoused by the Mechanics' Institute, also founded in 1832. 23 The latter had … book club and charitable society, political groups and the Mechanics' Institute had taken their places and Beverley had …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Knight, Edward H. (1875?-84?), The Practical Dictionary of Mechanics, being a Description of Tools, Instruments, … (1879), Workshop Receipts, for the Use of Manufacturers, Mechanics, and Scientific Amateurs, E. & F.N. Spon, London …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of theology and biblical literature. The Birkenhead Mechanics' Institution was established in 1840, and has been …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… rooms a commodious theatre for the delivery of lectures. A Mechanics' Institute was founded in 1825, and there are …
Old and New London
… men, whom they were taught to consider as mere greedy mechanics and empirics. Dryden first let fly his mighty …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the upper part contains a library and reading-rooms. A mechanics' institute was established in 1825. Temporary …