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Document title

The geography of the British heavy chemical industry in the nineteenth century

Authors(s) and Affiliation(s)

MATTHEWS M. H. ;

Abstract

The historical geography of the early modern heavy chemical industry in Britain has largely been ignored. This paper attempts to remedy this neglect by focusing upon the most important aspect of the inorganic sector in the nineteenth century, the Leblanc alkali trade. Throughout a geographical perspective is emphasised and it is the evolving spatial pattern of industrial development which provides the central theme. Five periods of change are recognised, each associated with different factors of location.

Keyword(s)

Industrie ; Industrie chimique ; Alcali ; Géographie historique ; Siècle XIX ; Localisation ; Structure spatiale ; Royaume-Uni ; Histoire de la géographie

History of geography

Classification code(s)

531-32 : Epoque contemporaine.

531-II : PARTIE HISTORIQUE.

Source

Article of periodic

published at : Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie Rotterdam

Editor :

Millesime : 1978, vol. 69, n^o6 [pp. 333-344]

Bibliographic references : 36réf.

Language

Anglais