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In this chapter, the historical conditions and evolutions of the Mechanical Industry in Northern Italy are outlined as occurred after the Italian unification in the second half of the 19th Century, with Italian peculiarities in the Industrial Revolution. Observations and historical findings are discussed, referring to medium-size companies, a few examples of which are explained to stress the peculiarities of the time and locations.
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The primary author gratefully acknowledges the support of the Chinese Academy of Sciences for a period of study in Cassino A.Y. 2012–2013.
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Fang, Y., Ceccarelli, M. (2016). Medium Size Companies of Mechanical Industry in Northern Italy During the Second Half of the 19th Century. In: Sorge, F., Genchi, G. (eds) Essays on the History of Mechanical Engineering. History of Mechanism and Machine Science, vol 31. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22680-4_11
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