Project Gutenberg 2019-10-21 Public domain in the USA. 164 Harris, George Frederick 1862 1906 The Science of Brickmaking Produced by deaurider, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Science of Brickmaking" by George Frederick Harris is an instructional treatise on the technical aspects of brick production, written in the late 19th century. The book covers various essential topics concerning brick materials, including the geological origins of brick-earths, the chemical properties of clays, and the processes used in brick manufacturing. It aims to provide practical knowledge to brickmakers, enhancing their understanding of the materials they work with and how to optimize their use. The opening of the work introduces readers to the foundational concepts of brick-making, focusing particularly on the types of brick-earths that can be found in English brickyards. Harris begins by describing the layers of clays and loams in areas like Crayford and Ilford, discussing their stratification and the fossil remains often discovered alongside these earths. The author emphasizes the significance of understanding the geological origin of these materials, explaining how different types of deposits—fluviatile, lacustrine, and marine—affect the suitability of earth for brick production. The initial chapter not only sets the groundwork for the technical content to follow but also highlights the historical context of brick-making by referencing ancient animal remains and tools uncovered in the brick-earths, illustrating the link between natural history and contemporary industry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Brickmaking -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. TP Text Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Engineering & Technology Category: How To ... 375343 2025-06-24T07:05:36.110884 text/html 343978 2024-10-17T14:19:05 text/html 509738 2025-06-24T07:05:45.712847 application/epub+zip 507564 2025-06-24T07:05:38.538871 application/epub+zip 212611 2025-06-24T07:05:37.297906 application/epub+zip 650069 2025-06-24T07:05:51.001842 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 611768 2025-06-24T07:05:44.487925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282782 2022-09-27T10:50:55.024738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294114 2025-06-24T07:05:35.028016 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 274157 2024-10-17T14:19:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16718 2025-06-24T07:05:51.174836 application/rdf+xml 22578 2025-06-24T07:05:37.445889 image/jpeg 3899 2025-06-24T07:05:37.371930 image/jpeg 669171 2025-06-24T07:05:36.166973 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 en.wikipedia