The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 8Grolier Incorporated, 1998 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 40
Page 72
COTTON COTTON COTTON American upland cotton fibers magnified 500 times . 72 COTTON , Arthur Thomas ( 1803-1899 ) , British gen- eral and army engineer who was the initiator of the Indian school of hydraulic engineering . Cot- ton was ...
COTTON COTTON COTTON American upland cotton fibers magnified 500 times . 72 COTTON , Arthur Thomas ( 1803-1899 ) , British gen- eral and army engineer who was the initiator of the Indian school of hydraulic engineering . Cot- ton was ...
Page 73
COTTON COTTON American upland cotton fibers magnified 500 times . Top. COTTON is the single most important textile fiber . Because of its durability , ease of dyeing , and other desirable properties , cotton fiber has long been widely ...
COTTON COTTON American upland cotton fibers magnified 500 times . Top. COTTON is the single most important textile fiber . Because of its durability , ease of dyeing , and other desirable properties , cotton fiber has long been widely ...
Page 74
COTTON American upland cotton fibers magnified 500 times . Top to bottom : Deltapine , Stoneville , Coker , and Acala . COTTON is valuable for its seeds as well as its. 74 COURTESY TEXTILE WORLD Egyptian cotton , although originally ...
COTTON American upland cotton fibers magnified 500 times . Top to bottom : Deltapine , Stoneville , Coker , and Acala . COTTON is valuable for its seeds as well as its. 74 COURTESY TEXTILE WORLD Egyptian cotton , although originally ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
19th century American army atoms ball became born British buttress dam called cells central church cipher ciphertext civil College color Communist corporation cosmic rays costume cotton Council court crabs Crane Cretaceous Crete cricket crime criminal criticism Croatia cross crown crustaceans cryptanalyst CRYPTOLOGY crystal Cuba Cuban cubism culture curriculum cycads Cyprus Czech Czechoslovakia Dalmatia dance developed died early economic elected England English Europe example federal feet fibers France French galaxy German Greek important inches industry island king known land later letters major ment Mesara Plain meters miles military modern North organization painting Paris plaintext plants play political population president produced reform region Republic River Roman Slovak Slovakia social society species structure tion United University usually West Western World War II York