A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume II

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Author

Beckmann, Johann, 1739-1811

Title

A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume 2 (of 2)

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Produced by Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

T: Technology

Subject

Inventions -- History

Category

Text

eBook-No.

48152

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48152

Release Date

February 4, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A HISTORY OF INVENTIONS, DISCOVERIES, AND ORIGINS.
2. 2.CONTENTS.
3. 3.THE STEAM-ENGINE, AND THE DISCOVERIES OF JAMES WATT. — FOOTNOTES
4. 4.HISTORY OF INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES.
5. 5.LENDING AND PAWNBROKING. — FOOTNOTES
6. 6.CHEMICAL NAMES OF METALS. — FOOTNOTES
7. 7.ZINC. — FOOTNOTES
8. 8.CARP. — FOOTNOTES
9. 9.CAMP-MILLS. — FOOTNOTES
10. 10.MIRRORS 135 . — FOOTNOTES
11. 11.GLASS-CUTTING. ETCHING ON GLASS. — FOOTNOTES
12. 12.SOAP. — FOOTNOTES
13. 13.MADDER. — FOOTNOTES
14. 14.JUGGLERS, ROPE-DANCERS, AUTOMATA, ETC. — FOOTNOTES
15. 15.ARTIFICIAL ICE. COOLING LIQUORS. — FOOTNOTES
16. 16.HYDROMETER. — FOOTNOTES
17. 17.LIGHTING OF STREETS. — FOOTNOTES
18. 18.NIGHT-WATCH. — FOOTNOTES
19. 19.PLANT-SKELETONS. — FOOTNOTES
20. 20.BILLS OF EXCHANGE. — FOOTNOTES
21. 21.TIN. TINNING. — FOOTNOTES
22. 22.SOWING-MACHINES. — FOOTNOTES
23. 23.MANGANESE 561 . — FOOTNOTES
24. 24.PRINCE RUPERT’S DROPS. LACRYMÆ VITREÆ. — FOOTNOTES
25. 25.FIRE-ENGINES. — FOOTNOTES
26. 26.INDIGO. — FOOTNOTES
27. 27.VANES. WEATHERCOCKS. — FOOTNOTES
28. 28.GILDING. — FOOTNOTES
29. 29.FUR DRESSES. — FOOTNOTES
30. 30.STEEL. — FOOTNOTES
31. 31.STAMPING-WORKS 831 . — FOOTNOTES
32. 32.KITCHEN VEGETABLES. — FOOTNOTES
33. 33.KNITTING NETS AND STOCKINGS. STOCKING-LOOM. — FOOTNOTES
34. 34.HOPS. — FOOTNOTES
35. 35.BLACK LEAD. — FOOTNOTES
36. 36.SAL-AMMONIAC. — FOOTNOTES
37. 37.FORKS. — FOOTNOTES
38. 38.LOTTERY. TONTINE. — FOOTNOTES
39. 39.BOLOGNA STONE. — FOOTNOTES
40. 40.FOUNDLING HOSPITALS. — FOOTNOTES
41. 41.ORPHAN HOUSES. — FOOTNOTES
42. 42.INFIRMARIES. HOSPITALS FOR INVALIDS. FIELD LAZARETTOS. — FOOTNOTES
43. 43.COCK-FIGHTING. — FOOTNOTES
44. 44.SALTPETRE. GUNPOWDER. AQUAFORTIS. — FOOTNOTES
45. 45.BOOK-CENSORS. — FOOTNOTES
46. 46.EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGE FOR PRINTING BOOKS. — FOOTNOTES
47. 47.CATALOGUES OF BOOKS. — FOOTNOTES
48. 48.RIBBON-LOOM. — FOOTNOTES
49. 49.GUNS. GUN-LOCKS. — FOOTNOTES
50. 50.INDEX.
51. 51.Transcribers’ Notes

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