shilling
unit of measurement, currency
The shilling is the name of a currency unit in many countries.
In Great Britain, there were 12 pence in the shilling and 20 shillings in the pound sterling.
The shilling was at one time the name of a currency or coin in Germany, Austria, Great Britain, Ireland, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.
Traveljournal 1794
Traveljournal 1814
- Dover–London, 21–22 August 1814
- Rolled spring steel from Schaffhausen, 26 August 1814
- First encounter with malleable cast iron in Birmingham, 30 August 1814
- Manchester, 2 September 1814
- Essay on the “comparative brightness” of William Murdoch
- Sheffield and Rotherham, 5 September 1814
- Exploring the Black Country on horseback with James Watt, 29 August 1814
Traveljournal 1825
- Calais–London, 7 June 1825
- Acquaintance with Michael Faraday, 8 June 1825
- Fascinating iron foundry on the canal, 15 June 1825
- Birmingham–Manchester, 17 June 1825
- The country home of the Philips family, 22 June 1825
- A novel razor made of nickel-steel alloy, 30 June 1825
- Visit to a cast steel mill and brick works, 1 July 1825
- Quality certification for Fischer’s nickel-steel alloy, 1 July 1825
- Further business in London, 13 July 1825
- Visit to Brunel’s sawmill, 16 July 1825
Traveljournal 1825–1827
Traveljournal 1845
- Crossing the Channel and Mr. Hamer’s travel tips, 21 July 1845
- By train from Dover to London, 21 July 1845
- Fischer visits the patent office, 23 July 1845
- Nephew Winz and talking shop with Mr. K., 24 July 1845
- London–Leeds, 26 July 1845
- Turton, Huntsman and Chinese tea, 1 August 1845
- Sheffield–London, 2 August 1845
Traveljournal 1846
- A visit to the photographic pioneers Willat and Croucher, 20 October 1846
- “Hochrheinbahn”, steel casting and street paving, 21 October 1846
- London–Derby, 25 October 1846
- The Butterley Works and a highway robbery at Alfredton, 26 October 1846
- Fischer shows Huntsman a picture of his works, 27 October 1846
- Technical spectacles at the Polytechnical Institution, 2 November 1846
- Last errands and departure from London, 3 November 1846
Traveljournal 1851
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