Project Gutenberg 2014-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 404 Ure, Andrew 1778 1857 A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines containing a clear exposition of their principles and practice Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines" by Andrew Ure is a comprehensive reference work that falls within the genre of scientific publication, written in the early 19th century. This text aims to explicate various aspects related to the principles and practices of different arts, manufacturing processes, and mining activities. It serves as an informative resource for professionals in these fields, illustrating the transformations of raw materials into goods of exchangeable value. The opening of the work establishes its purpose and scope, outlining the author's intent to detail the processes and technologies that underlie the production, transformation, and distribution of materials essential to human existence. Ure introduces the classifications of operative industry, describing the distinct roles of husbandmen, miners, engineers, and manufacturers in the overall production cycle. The preface emphasizes the importance of understanding these transformations, as well as the need for clear definitions and principles to guide those in the manufacturing and metallurgical fields, aiming to elevate their understanding and independence from traditional methods limited by "blind prejudice and vicious routine." (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44562/44562-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 62.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Industrial arts -- Dictionaries Technology -- Dictionaries T Text Category: Engineering & Technology Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 8765282 2025-07-18T05:19:40.598884 text/html 8849809 2024-10-23T21:57:36 text/html 39443460 2025-07-18T05:23:56.196585 application/epub+zip 39578158 2025-07-18T05:21:06.490393 application/epub+zip 2870281 2025-07-18T05:19:59.405753 application/epub+zip 49860259 2025-07-18T05:25:09.400774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49278708 2025-07-18T05:22:37.420442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4398168 2022-09-20T10:19:45.724311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6699622 2025-07-18T05:19:17.204489 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 6679813 2024-10-23T21:57:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17442 2025-07-18T05:25:09.946706 application/rdf+xml 8971 2025-07-18T05:20:00.523728 image/jpeg 1899 2025-07-18T05:19:59.993753 image/jpeg 38940727 2025-07-18T05:19:42.990802 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia