Great Facts: A Popular History and Description of the Most Remarkable Inventions During the Present Century

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Author

Bakewell, Frederick C. (Frederick Collier), 1800-1869

Title

Great Facts A Popular History and Description of the Most Remarkable Inventions During the Present Century

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, 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

Category

Text

eBook-No.

45124

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45124

Release Date

March 13, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.GREAT FACTS.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.GREAT FACTS.
5. 5.THE PROGRESS OF INVENTION.
6. 6.STEAM NAVIGATION.
7. 7.STEAM CARRIAGES AND RAILWAYS.
8. 8.THE AIR ENGINE.
9. 9.PHOTOGRAPHY.
10. 10.DISSOLVING VIEWS.
11. 11.THE KALEIDOSCOPE.
12. 12.THE MAGIC DISC.
13. 13.THE DIORAMA.
14. 14.THE STEREOSCOPE.
15. 15.THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
16. 16.ELECTRO-MAGNETIC CLOCKS.
17. 17.ELECTRO-METALLURGY.
18. 18.GAS LIGHTING.
19. 19.THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.
20. 20.INSTANTANEOUS LIGHTS.
21. 21.PAPER MAKING MACHINERY.
22. 22.PRINTING MACHINES.
23. 23.LITHOGRAPHY.
24. 24.AERATED WATERS.
25. 25.REVOLVERS AND MINIE RIFLES.
26. 26.CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS.
27. 27.TUBULAR BRIDGES.
28. 28.SELF-ACTING ENGINES.
29. 29.FOOTNOTES:
30. 30.Works on Chemistry. — Class-book of Chemistry. — Chemical Chart:
31. 31.History of Philosophy. — A History of Philosophy: AN EPITOME.
32. 32.Moral Philosophy. — Elements of Moral Philosophy: ANALYTICAL, SYNTHETICAL, AND PRACTICAL.
33. 33.Transcribers' Notes:

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