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Inventions in the Century

Inventions in the Century

by William H. Doolittle

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Author
Doolittle, William H. (William Henry), 1844-1904
Title
Inventions in the century
Credits
Chris Curnow, Stephanie Kovalchik 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.
36776
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36776
Release Date
July 18, 2011
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE NINETEENTH CENTURY SERIES — INVENTIONS IN THE CENTURY
  2. 2.CONTENTS.
  3. 3.CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY—INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES—THEIR DEVELOPMENT.
  4. 4.CHAPTER II. AGRICULTURE AND ITS IMPLEMENTS.
  5. 5.CHAPTER III. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
  6. 6.CHAPTER IV. AGRICULTURAL INVENTIONS.
  7. 7.CHAPTER V. AGRICULTURAL INVENTIONS ( continued ).
  8. 8.CHAPTER VI. CHEMISTRY.
  9. 9.CHAPTER VII. STEAM AND STEAM ENGINES.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. ENGINEERING AND TRANSPORTATION.
  11. 11.CHAPTER IX. ELECTRICITY.
  12. 12.CHAPTER X. HOISTING, CONVEYING AND STORING.
  13. 13.CHAPTER XI. HYDRAULICS.
  14. 14.CHAPTER XII. PNEUMATICS AND PNEUMATIC MACHINES.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XIII. ART OF HEATING, VENTILATING, COOKING, REFRIGERATION AND LIGHTING.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIV. METALLURGY.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XV. METAL WORKING.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XVI. ORDNANCE, ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVII. PAPER AND PRINTING.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVIII. TEXTILES.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XIX. GARMENTS.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XX. INDUSTRIAL MACHINES. — Abrading Machines.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XXI. WOOD-WORKING.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XXII. FURNITURE.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXIII. LEATHER.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXIV. MINERALS—WELLS.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXV. HOROLOGY AND INSTRUMENTS OF PRECISION.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXVI. MUSIC, ACOUSTICS, OPTICS, FINE ARTS.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXVII. SAFES AND LOCKS.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVIII. CARRYING MACHINES.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXIX. SHIPS AND SHIP-BUILDING.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXX. ILLUMINATING GAS.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXXI. BRICK, POTTERY, GLASS, PLASTICS. — Rubber—Goodyear.
  34. 34.INDEX.
  35. 35.THE NINETEENTH CENTURY SERIES. — Edinburgh: Printed by W. & R. Chambers, Limited.

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