Cathleen A. Baker
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sizing does matter!
Hey Joshua, In the case of t.p., sizing would have made that paper much more "useable" as a writing surface, although like Jeyes t.p., which used to hang out in loos in the UK, it would be a little rough on the tush (sp?). Your question about th ... -
history of American paper redux
Ah, good question. I am not sure Hunter, Weeks, etc., need to be revised necessarily, although I am sure that there is plenty of material in both that could be greatly expanded upon in theses and dissertations. My book seeks to fill in the gaps, not so mu ... -
chemistry and engineering
Hi Tim, Chemistry, by all means, but I think as important, engineering. Most of the chemcial processes for making chemical wood pulp (as opposed to mechanical or ground wood pulp) was well known and used to process rags by the 1830s. The problem with proc ...