Triumphs and Wonders of the 19th Century

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Author

Boyd, James P. (James Penny), 1836-1910

Title

Triumphs and Wonders of the 19th Century: The True Mirror of a Phenomenal Era A volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress

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English

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D: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere

Subject

Inventions

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eBook-No.

55390

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55390

Release Date

August 20, 2017

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.T riumphs and W onders OF THE 19th Century
2. 2.INTRODUCTORY
3. 3.AUTHORS AND SUBJECTS
4. 4.ANALYSIS OF CONTENTS
5. 5.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
6. 6.WONDERS OF ELECTRICITY By JAMES P. BOYD, A.M., L.B. — I. AT THE DAWN OF THE CENTURY. — II. THE NEW NINETEENTH CENTURY ELECTRICITY. — III. THE TELEGRAPH. — IV. HELLO! HELLO! — V. DYNAMO AND MOTOR. — VI. “AND THERE WAS LIGHT.” — VII. ELECTRIC LOCOMOTION. — VIII. THE X RAY. — IX. OTHER ELECTRICAL WONDERS. — X. ELECTRICAL LANGUAGE.
7. 7.THE CENTURY’S NAVAL PROGRESS By REAR ADMIRAL GEORGE WALLACE MELVILLE, U. S. N. — I. INFLUENCE OF SEA POWER. — II. THE CENTURY’S GROWTH IN NAVAL STRENGTH. — III. THE BATTLESHIP,—PAST AND PRESENT. — IV. THE PROGRESS OF NAVAL ENGINEERING. — V. THE GROWTH OF ORDNANCE. — VI. THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARMOR. — VII. THE RAM AND THE TORPEDO. — VIII. THE UNITED STATES FLEET.
8. 8.ASTRONOMY DURING THE CENTURY By SELDEN J. COFFIN, A.M., Professor of Astronomy, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa. ITS PROGRESS, ACHIEVEMENTS, AND NOTABLE RESULTS — I. ASTRONOMY A CENTURY AGO. — II. HOW “BODE’S LAW” PROMOTED RESEARCH. — III. HOW NEPTUNE WAS FOUND. — IV. METEORITES. — V. DO METEORS OFTEN STRIKE THE EARTH? — VI. ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORIES. — VII. IMPROVED INSTRUMENTS; THEIR EFFECT ON THE SCIENCE. — VIII. THE SPECTROSCOPE AND ITS TRIUMPHS. — IX. WHAT IS DONE IN A LARGE OBSERVATORY; ITS WORK. — X. THE NATIONAL OBSERVATORY AT WASHINGTON. — XI. STAR MAPS AND CATALOGUES. — XII. ASTRONOMICAL BOOKS AND THEIR WRITERS. — XIII. THE PRACTICAL USES OF ASTRONOMY AS AN AID TO NAVIGATION AND GEODESY. — XIV. NOTABLE EPOCHS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. — XV. DISCARDED DOCTRINES AND ABANDONED IDEAS. — XVI. PROBLEMS FOR FUTURE STUDY.
9. 9.STORY OF PLANT AND FLOWER By THOMAS MEEHAN, Vice President Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia .
10. 10.PROGRESS OF WOMEN WITHIN THE CENTURY By MARY ELIZABETH LEASE, Ex-President Kansas State Board of Charities .
11. 11.THE CENTURY’S TEXTILE PROGRESS By ROBERT P. HAINS, Examiner of Textiles, U. S. Patent Office .
12. 12.THE CENTURY’S RELIGIOUS PROGRESS By GEORGE EDWARD REED, S.T.D., LL.D., President Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.
13. 13.GREAT GROWTH OF LIBRARIES By JAMES P. BOYD, A.M., L.B.
14. 14.PROGRESS OF THE CENTURY IN ARCHITECTURE By WILLIAM MARTIN AIKEN, F.A.I.A., Former U. S. Supervising Architect .
15. 15.THE CENTURY’S PROGRESS IN CHEMISTRY By HARVEY W. WILEY, M.D., PH.D., LL.D., Chief Chemist Agricultural Department, Washington, D. C. — I. INORGANIC AND PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. — II. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. — III. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. — IV. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. — V. SYNTHETICAL CHEMISTRY. — VI. METALLURGICAL CHEMISTRY. — VII. AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY. — VIII. GRAPHIC CHEMISTRY. — IX. DIDACTIC CHEMISTRY. — X. CHEMISTRY OF FERMENTATION. — XI. ELECTRO-CHEMISTRY. — CONCLUSION.
16. 16.THE CENTURY’S MUSIC AND DRAMA By RITER FITZGERALD, A.M., Dramatic Critic “City Item,” Philadelphia . — I. MUSIC. — II. DRAMA.
17. 17.THE CENTURY’S LITERATURE By JAMES P. BOYD, A.M., L.B.
18. 18.THE RECORDS OF THE PAST By MORRIS JASTROW, JR., PH.D., Professor of Semitic Languages, University of Pennsylvania .
19. 19.PROGRESS IN DAIRY FARMING By MAJOR HENRY E. ALVORD, C.E., LL.D., Chief of Dairy Division, U. S. Department of Agriculture .
20. 20.THE CENTURY’S MORAL PROGRESS By SARA Y. STEVENSON, Sc. D., Secretary Department of Archæology, University of Pennsylvania .
21. 21.PROGRESS OF SANITARY SCIENCE By CHARLES McINTIRE, A.M., M.D., Lecturer on Sanitary Science, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.
22. 22.THE CENTURY’S ARMIES AND ARMS By LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ARTHUR L. WAGNER, Assistant Adjutant General, U. S. Army .
23. 23.THE CENTURY’S PROGRESS IN AGRICULTURE By WALDO F. BROWN, Agricultural Editor “Cincinnati Gazette.” — I. VICISSITUDES OF EARLY FARMING. — II. IMPROVEMENTS IN FARM IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY. — III. IMPROVEMENT OF STOCK. — IV. IMPROVEMENT IN FARMING METHODS. — V. IMPROVEMENT IN AND AROUND THE HOME. — VI. IMPROVEMENT IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. — A SUMMING UP.
24. 24.PROGRESS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING By WALTER LORING WEBB, C.E., Assistant Prof. of Civil Engineering, University of Pennsylvania . — I. AN INTRODUCTORY VIEW. — II. BRIDGES. — III. CAISSONS. — IV. CANALS. — V. GEODESY. — VI. RAILROADS. — VII. TUNNELS.
25. 25.THE CENTURY’S PROGRESS IN THE ANIMAL WORLD By D. E. SALMON, M.D., Chief of Bureau of Animal Industry, U. S. Agricultural Department . — I. OF ANIMAL DISEASES. — II. INCREASE IN NUMBERS. — III. IMPROVEMENT OF BREEDS OF ANIMALS.
26. 26.LEADING WARS OF THE CENTURY By MAJOR GENERAL JOSEPH WHEELER, U. S. ARMY. — I. WARS OF THE UNITED STATES. — II. FOREIGN WARS.
27. 27.THE CENTURY’S FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS By GEORGE J. HAGAR, Editor of Appendix to Encyclopædia Britannica .
28. 28.THE CENTURY’S PROGRESS IN COINAGE, CURRENCY, AND BANKING By HON. BRADFORD RHODES, Editor of “Banker’s Magazine.” — I. BANKS AND BANKING RESOURCES. — II. COINAGE AND PRODUCTION OF PRECIOUS METALS. — III. EARLY BANKING IN THE UNITED STATES. — IV. HISTORY OF THE LEGAL-TENDER NOTE. — V. THE NATIONAL BANKING SYSTEM. — VI. FOREIGN BANKING AND FINANCE. — VII. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DEBT SINCE 1857. — VIII. POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS. — IX. SAVINGS BANKS IN THE UNITED STATES. — X. THE CLEARING-HOUSE. — XI. PANICS AND THEIR CAUSES.
29. 29.THE CENTURY’S PROGRESS IN FRUIT CULTURE By H. E. VAN DEMAN, Late Prof. of Horticulture, Kansas State Agricultural College .
30. 30.THE CENTURY’S COMMERCIAL PROGRESS By EMORY R. JOHNSON, A.M., Asst. Prof. of Transportation and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania . — I. MAIN FEATURES OF THE WORLD’S COMMERCE AT THE CLOSE OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. — II. THE CENTURY’S TECHNICAL REVOLUTION IN COMMERCE. — III. IMPROVEMENTS IN COMMERCIAL AUXILIARIES. — IV. EXPANSION OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE DURING THE CENTURY. — V. THE TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE CENTURY. — VI. THE AMERICAN MARINE IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE. — VII. AMERICAN SHIPBUILDING. — VIII. CAUSES ACCOUNTING FOR THE CENTURY’S COMMERCIAL PROGRESS. — IX. THE TWENTIETH CENTURY PROSPECT.
31. 31.EDUCATION DURING THE CENTURY By FRANKLIN S. EDMONDS, A.M., Asst. Prof. of Political Science, Central High School, Philadelphia .
32. 32.“THE ART PRESERVATIVE” By THOMAS J. LINDSEY, Editorial Staff Philadelphia “Evening Bulletin.” — I. THE PRINTING PRESS. — II. THE SETTING OF TYPE. — III. EVENTS AS THEY OCCUR. — IV. TYPE-MAKING, STEREOTYPING, PICTURE-MAKING.
33. 33.THE CENTURY’S PROGRESS IN MINES AND MINING By GEO. A. PACKARD, Metallurgist and Mining Engineer .
34. 34.ART PROGRESS OF THE CENTURY By JOHN V. SEARS, Art Critic Philadelphia “Evening Telegraph.” — I. PAINTING — II. SCULPTURE. — III. CERAMICS AND GLASS WORK. — IV. INDUSTRIAL ARTS.
35. 35.THE CENTURY’S ADVANCE IN SURGERY By J. MADISON TAYLOR, M.D., and J. H. GIBBON, M.D., Surgeon in Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospitals .
36. 36.PROGRESS OF MEDICINE By FRANK C. HAMMOND, M.D., Instructor in Gynecology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia .
37. 37.EVOLUTION OF THE RAILWAY By E. E. RUSSELL TRATMAN, C.E., Assistant Editor of “Engineering News,” Chicago .
38. 38.ADVANCE IN LAW AND JUSTICE By LUTHER E. HEWITT, L.B., Librarian of Philadelphia Law Association .
39. 39.EVOLUTION OF BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS By MICHAEL J. BROWN, Secretary of Building Association League of Penna. — I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES. — II. THE SYSTEM. — III. THEIR EARLY HISTORY. — IV. AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS. — V. THE BANQUET.
40. 40.EPOCH-MAKERS OF THE CENTURY By REV. A. LEFFINGWELL, Rector of Trinity Church, Toledo, Ohio .
41. 41.Transcriber’s Notes

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