Discoveries and Inventions of the Nineteenth Century
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Discoveries and Inventions of the Nineteenth Century

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Discoveries and Inventions of the Nineteenth Century

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First published in 1901. This study presents an account of the remarkable discoveries and inventions which distinguished the nineteenth-century. The author examines an assortment of developments, including that in the sciences, architecture, travel, and communications. This title will be of great interest to students of the history of science and technology.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2018
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9780429687815
Subtopic
19th Century History
Index
History

INDEX.

A.
Abel, Professor, 746.
Accumulators, 530.
Adhesion of locomotive, 21.
Advantages of present age, 2.
Aerolites, 30.
Air, 734.
Albert Bridge, Saltash, 283.
Alizarine, 797.
ā€œAllianceā€ magneto-electric machine, 520.
Aluminium, 717.
Bronze, 719.
reduced cost of, 723.
American Tract Society building, 78.
AmpĆØreā€™s hypothesis, 759.
rule, 492, 549.
Amphioxus, 679.
ANAESTHETICS, 731.
Anemometer, 656.
Angle, limiting, or critical, 399.
Aniline, 787.
black, 793.
blue, 790.
green, 791.
purple, 788.
Anomalous magnetisation, 538.
Anthea Cereas, 678.
Anthracene, 796, 797.
Applegath printing machine, 312.
and Cowper, ditto, 308.
Appsā€™s anemometer, 656.
induction coil, 506.
AQUARIA, 675.
Arago, 599.
Architecture, use of iron in, 72.
Argand gas burners, 773.
lamps, 595.
Armours, shipsā€™, strengths of, 166.
Armstrong 110-ton gun, 202.
Armstrongā€™s guns, 192.
hydraulic crane, 333.
Atoms, 733, 743.
Aurora, 504.
Australian gold, 688.
Austrian torpedoes, 229.
ā€œAutomobileā€ competition, 23.
Axoloti, 686.
B.
Bacon, Francis, 799.
Balloon, photographic, 628.
Basic process (Gilchristā€™s), 66.
Battery, galvanic, 493.
Battery, secondary, 530.
Baxter House experiments...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Original Title Page
  6. Preface
  7. Contents
  8. List of Illustrations
  9. List of Plates
  10. Introduction
  11. Steam Engines
  12. Iron
  13. Tools
  14. Railways
  15. Steam Navigation
  16. Ships of War
  17. Fire-Arms
  18. Torpedoes
  19. Ship Canals
  20. Iron Bridges
  21. Printing Machines
  22. Hydraulic Power
  23. Pneumatic Dispatch.
  24. Rock Boring
  25. Light
  26. The Spectroscope
  27. Roentgenā€™s X Rays
  28. Sight
  29. Electricity
  30. The Electric Telegraph
  31. Lighthouses
  32. Photography
  33. Printing Processes
  34. Recording Instruments
  35. Aquaria
  36. Gold and Diamonds
  37. New Metals
  38. India-Rubber and Gutta-Percha
  39. AnƆsthetics
  40. Explosives
  41. Mineral Combustibles
  42. Coal-Gas
  43. Coal-Tar Colours
  44. The Greatest Discovery of the Age
  45. Notes
  46. Index

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