Project Gutenberg 2012-07-31 Public domain in the USA. 51 Stecher, Gilbert Erwin 1883 Stecher, Gilbert E. 14017504 Cork: Its Origin and Industrial Uses Chris Curnow, Fred Salzer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Cork: Its Origin and Industrial Uses" by Gilbert E. Stecher is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This monograph provides an in-depth exploration of corkwood, particularly focusing on its characteristics, chemical composition, and various industrial applications. Stecher's work aims to fill the gaps in existing literature regarding this vital material, presenting both historical context and practical uses of cork. The opening of the text introduces the author’s motivation for writing about cork, detailing its long-standing utility yet relative neglect in scientific discussions. Stecher outlines the challenges he faced in gathering comprehensive information on the cork tree, Quercus Suber, which prompted him to compile this detailed treatise. He highlights the mysteries surrounding the cork’s composition and origin, hinting at the significance of cork in numerous industrial applications while promising a wealth of information to educate readers about this intriguing subject. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Cork HD Text Browsing: Business/Management Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Science - General 221113 221061 2024-09-17T05:40:19.546775 2023-09-17T13:52:46.800852 text/html text/html 226914 2012-10-24T13:48:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 218215 2012-10-24T14:05:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 274162 2024-09-17T05:40:27.270748 application/epub+zip 274213 2024-09-17T05:40:21.878775 application/epub+zip 134515 2024-09-17T05:40:20.524737 application/epub+zip 468137 2024-09-17T05:40:31.469706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434344 2024-09-17T05:40:26.151722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206860 2022-09-18T13:09:56.861788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172610 2024-09-17T05:40:18.422748 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 177013 2012-10-24T14:04:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 61605 2012-10-24T14:05:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 172434 2012-10-24T13:56:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 61224 2012-10-24T14:05:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 172572 2012-10-24T13:54:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61197 2012-10-24T14:05:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21252 2024-09-17T05:40:31.630688 application/rdf+xml 17370 2024-09-17T05:40:20.901735 image/jpeg 3895 2024-09-17T05:40:20.709754 image/jpeg 293876 2024-09-17T05:40:19.572830 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog