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CLM-INVENTION-OF-PORTLAND-CEMENT= 1824CONSTRUCTIONBritish patent records.Evidence quality: PAPER · Source: Wikipedia — Portland cement — Invention of Portland cement ↗
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Limits RegistryJoseph Aspdin of Leeds, England, patented Portland cement in 1824, naming it after the pale Portland stone it resembled once hardened. Portland cement is now the basic ingredient of most concrete, mortar and grout.
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Joseph Aspdin of Leeds, England, patented Portland cement in 1824, naming it after the pale Portland stone it resembled once hardened. Portland cement is now the basic ingredient of most concrete, mortar and grout.
The year in which Portland cement, the most common modern cement, was patented.
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