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| Keywords: William Aspdin Radford cyclopedia Volume 1.jpg en Portrait of William Aspdin page xviii of Volume 1 of Radford's cyclopedia of cement construction 1910 The accompanying text reads WILLIAM ASPDIN A pioneer in the manufacture of Portland cement who first developed the industry to a substantial commercial footing in England He was a son of Joseph Aspdin of Leeds original inventor and patentee of Portland cement but died at Holstein in what is now a part of the German Empire during the Schleswig-Holstein War in 1864 aged about 57 years Portrait reproduced from an old tintype See Appendix Volume IV This is a relatively low-resolution image from a scanned online edition of a public domain book at Hathi Trust http //babel hathitrust org/cgi/pt id uc1 b3042668;view 1up;seq 20 If I can get access to an original copy for scanning purposes I will upload a better one At this time this is the best available Radford's cyclopedia of cement construction; a general reference work on up-to-date practice in the manufacture and testing of cements; the selection of concreting materials tools and machinery; the proportioning mixing and depositing of concrete and its application to all types and details of construction plain ornamental and reinforced; together with analysis of the principles of constructive design cost estimating and the allied branches of stone and brick masonry and steel construction; based on the practical experience of a large staff of experts in actual construction work Chicago Ill The Radford Architectural Co c1910 Radford William A 1865-1943 ; Johnson Alfred S Alfred Sidney 1860- 1910 Images from the Chemical Heritage Foundation PD-old-70-1923 Cement manufacturers Inventors from England | ||||
