Their aim was to improve the manufacture and design of British goods and to ... were put on display. On May 1 1851 Queen Victoria opened the Great Exhibition. By the time it closed on October ...
It hosted the Great Exhibition of 1851 - an event showcasing sculptures ... Whitworth screw threads – later known as British Standard Whitworth (BSW) – weren't adopted as a British standard ...
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