INDEX.
Reading edition
Abyssinia, Page 142
Adhesion, 201
Affinity, Chemical, 197, 199
Air, 17 fixed, 112
Albert Durer, 130
Alchemy, 194
Alcohol, 137
Alexander, 161
Alexandria, 168
Allspice or Pimento, 51
Alluvial formations, 152
Almonds, 61
Alphabet, invention of, 43
Alum, 74
Alumina, 154
Amalgam, 20
Amber, 18
Ambergris, 66
Analysis and Combination, 195
Anemometer, 206
Angelo, Michael, 162
Anno Domini, 35
Apelles, 182
Apollo, 178
Arabic, gum, 94
Arabia, Felix and Deserta, 72
Archipelago, 32
Architecture, 156 orders of, 159, 160
Argil, 154
Armenia, 67
Arrow-root, 134
Arsenic, 126
Artesian Wells, 203
Arts, 190 liberal, 190 fine, 191 mechanical, 191
Art of writing, 191
Asbestus, 76, 78
Astronomy, science of, 187
Athenians, 23
Atmosphere, 17
Attraction, 201
Audiphone, 204
Aurora, the, 21
Aurora Borealis, 22
Australia, 31
Author, 54
Azores, islands of, 62
Azote gas, 113
Babel, tower of, 144
Babylon, 145
Bacon, Roger, 99
Baize, 32
Barbarians, 170, 183
Barilla or Soda, 105
Bark, 35 Peruvian, 36
Barley, 24 sugar, 49
Barometer, 96 Aneroid, 203
Barrel organ, 179
Bathometer, 206
Beaver, 70, 71, 74
Bell, A.G., 204
Black lead, 122
Blowpipe, 208
Bodies, natural, 197
Bombazine, 40
Books first printed, 59
Books, of what made, 37, 57
Bottles, 54
Box, musical, 179
Brandy, 137
Brass, 84
Bread-fruit, 86
Bricks, 144
Butter, vegetable, 87 tree, 87
Cable, 214
Cacao-nut tree, 27
Cadmus, 43
Calaminaris, Lapis, 84
Calcareous rocks, 150
Calico, 28
Caloric, 14, 114
Calomel, 97
Cambray, 41
Cambric, 41
Camera Obscura, 209
Camlet, 41
Camphor, 140
Candles, 106
Candy, Sugar, 49
Cannon, 100
Canoe, 36
Cantaleup, 67
Canvas, 33
Caoutchouc, 107
Capers, 61
Carbon, 112
Carbonic acid, 112
Carmine, 138
Carpets, 32
Carthage, 164
Cashmere shawls, 46
Cassia, 40
Castor or beaver, 70
Castor oil, 66
Cat, civet, 141 domestic, singular property of its fur, 19 gut, 179
Caviare, 135
Cayenne pepper, 53
Chaldea, 187
Chalk, 115
Charcoal, 81
Chemistry, 193-200
Cherry-tree, 35
Chinese or India ink, 76
China orange, 62
Chocolate, 27
Chronometer, 206
Chrysalis, 42
Cider, 136
Cinnamon, 39
Citrons, 62
Clay or argil, 154
Clocks, 98
Cloth, 29
Cloves, 38, 39
Coal, 81
Cochineal, 37, 38, 138
Cocoa-nut tree, 34
Coffee, 26
Cohesion, 201
Coin, 165
Combustion, 113
Compass, Mariners', 95
Commerce, 170
Constellations, 188
Consul, Roman, 147
Copernicus, 189
Copper, 83
Copperas, 75
Coral, 109-112
Cork, 37
Corn, 23
Cotton, 28 gins, 29
Cow-tree, 88
Crape, 40
Cretans, 23
Crimson, 138
Crusades, 172, 173
Crystallization, 14
Currants, 46
Cyrus, 146
Damask, 34
Dates, 68, 69
Decomposition, 196
Deluge, 191
Dew, 13, 14
Diamond, 127
Diaper, 33
Distillation, process of, 137
Drake, Sir Francis, 92
Dyeing, things used in, 138
Dynamite, 100
Dynamo-electric machine, 214
Eads, Jas. B, 218
Earths, 151 argillaceous, 152 calcareous, 150 silicious, 152
Earthenware, 55
Earthquakes, 155
Ear-trumpet, 204
Ebony, 132
Edison, Thos. A., 205
Egyptian Pyramids, 158
Egyptians, 23
Electrical machine, 19 properties in bodies, 19
Electricity, 18, 210
Electric Battery, 211 Current, 210
Electro-Magnet, 104 Magnetic Teleg'ph., 104, 213
Electron, 18
Electrotyping, 212
Elephant, 133
Emerald, 129
Engraving, 130
Ermine, 73
Etruscans, 182
Evergreen, 65
Fermentation, acetous, 138 vinous, 138
Ferro, 88
Field, Cyrus W., 214
Figs, 48
Fine arts, 191
Fitch, John, 103
Flannel, 34
Flax, 33
Flint, 153
Floating, 202
Florence, 64
Fossil or rock salt, 78
Franks, 170
Frankincense, 142
Franklin, Benj., 215
Fulton, Robert, 103
Fur, 73
Galileo, 101, 189
Galls, 75
Gamboge, 139
Gas, 114 hydrogen, 114 nitrogen or azote, 113 oxygen, 113
Gelatine, 135
Gems, 127
Genoa, 63, 172
Geologist, 151
Geology, 151
Geometry, 102
Gin, 137
Ginger, 50
Glass, 53 house, 54 windows, 54 looking, 55
Gloves, 73
Goat, Angora, 41
Gold, 118
Goths, 170
Granite, 148, 149
Gravitation, 201
Gravity, 202
Gray, Elisha, 205
Gulf Stream, 215
Gum, 93 arabic, 94
Gunpowder, 99, 100
Guns, 100
Hail, 16
Harp, 176
Hats, 70
Hemp, 33
Herculaneum, 154
Hermetic Seal, 96
Herschel, Sir William, 190
Hieroglyphics, 191
Holland, 33
Honey, 136
Hops, 137
Howe, Elias, 218
Hybla, 136
Hydrogen, 114
Hymettus, 136
Ice, 15
Idria, quicksilver mines of, 97
India rubber, 107 or Chinese ink, 76
Indigo, 138
Ink, 74 used by the ancients, 75
Inlaying, 132
Insect, coral, 109-111
Ionians, 60
Iron, 82
Isinglass, 132
Islands, Volcanic, 155
Ivory, 135
Jaca tree, 87
Japanese, 181
Jetties of the Mississippi, 218
Jupiter, 148
Kaleidoscope, 210
Kiln, 73
Lace, 41
Lapis calaminaris, 84
Laudanum, 91
Laws, How made, 148
Lead, 121 black, 122
Leather, 72
Legislative Powers, 147
Lemon, 62
Lenses, 95
Leo the Tenth, 184
Lesseps, Ferd. de, 217
Levant, 75
Libanus, Mount, 90
Licorice, 89
Light, 207 Drummond, 207 Electric, 208, 211 Lime, 207 Magnesium, 208
Lightning, 17 Rod, 215
Lime, a fruit, 63
Lime, an earth, 73, 112 quick, 150
Linen, 32
Liquids, 197, 198
Lithography, 131
Loadstone, 95
Logwood, 139
Lombards, 170
Lucca, 64
Lucullus, 35
Lungs, 89
Lyre, 178
McCormick, Cyrus H., 218
Mace, 51
Magic, 99
Mahogany, 107
Malt, 137
Maltese orange, 62
Mangoes, 85
Manioc plant, 134
Manna, 89, 90
Marble, 116 Parian, 117
Mariners' compass, 95
Marine salt, 78
Marl, 101
Mathematics, 101
Mead, 136
Mechanics, 102
Mediterranean, 171
Megaphone, 206
Melons, 67
Mercury, 97 the god, 178
Metals, primitive, 83
Metallurgy, 123
Microphone, 205
Microscope, 102
Milan, 40
Millet, 50
Mineral oil, 65 tar, 140
Mines, 84 coal, 81
Mint, 166
Mirrors, 54, 55
Mohair, 46
Mahomed, 72
Money, 163
Morphia, 91
Mortar, 148
Morse, S.F.B., 213
Mosque, 72
Mother-of-pearl, 132
Mt. Cenis Tunnel, 216
Muscles, 21
Music, vocal, 176
Musical instruments, 174 boxes, 179
Musk, 141
Myrrh, 141
Nantes, Edict of, 45
Natron, 105
Nature, kingdom of, 197
Navigation, 166-174
Nabuchodonosor, 146
Needles, 57
Nero, 185
New South Wales, 31
Newton, Sir Isaac, 189
Nicotine, 92
Nitre, 100
Nitrogen, 113
Northern Lights, 22
Nutmegs, 50
Oats, 24
Obelisk, 158
Oils, 65
Oil, olive, 64
Oil, castor, 66 mineral, 65
Olives, 63, 64
Olive branch, the emblem of Plenty, 64
Opium, 91
Orange, 61
Ore, 83
Organ, barrel, 179
Oxide, 83
Oxygen, 113
Painters, celebrated, 184
Painting, art of, 180
Palm, 68, 69
Palma Christi, 66, 67
Pantheon, 146
Paper, invention of, 57 mill, 58 linen, 58
Papyrus, 58
Parchment, 59
Pearls, 131
Pearl oyster, 131 barley, 24
Pendulum, 98
Pepper, 52 cayenne, 53
Pericles, 159
Perry, 136
Petroleum, 65
Phenicia, 54
Philosopher's stone, 194, 195
Phonograph, 205
Phosphorus, 125
Photography, 209
Pins, 57
Pimento, 51
Pisa, 172
Pitch, 140
Platina, 123
Pliny, 54, 182
Plumbago, 122
Poetry, 185-187
Poets, celebrated, 186
Polypus, 108
Pompeii, 154
Porcelain, 56
Potash, 53
Potatoes, 24
Primitive Earths, 153
Printing, 59
Prism, 208
Protestant, 58
Ptolemies, 189
Pyramid, 158
Pythagoras, 188
Quicksilver, 97
Rabbins, 55
Rain, 16
Rainbow, 208
Raisins, 47
Raleigh, Sir Walter, 92
Raphael, 183, 184
Refugee, 58
Republic, 65
Resin, gum, 93
Rhubarb, 94
Rice, 48
Rock or fossil salt, 78 calcareous, 150 transition, 151
Roebling, John A., 217
Rubies, 128
Rum, 137
Rye, 24
Sable, 74
Sago, 49 palm, 50
Salt, 78, 79 marine, 78 rock, 78 spring, 79
Saltpetre, 100
Saracens, 168
Scarlet, 138
Schools of painting, 184
Sciences, Arts and, 190
Sculpture, 160
Seal, an animal, 74
Senate, 147
Sesostris, 177
Seville orange, 62
Shoes, 72
Sicilians, 23
Sidon, 167
Silex, 153
Silicious earths, 152
Silk, 41, 45 worm, 42-43
Silver, 119
Slate, 149
Snow, 16
Soap, 105
Soda, 105
Specific Weight, 202
Spectacles, 94
Spectrum, 208
Spermaceti, 106
Spinning-jenny, 30
Spirits of wine, 137
Sponge, 108
Starch, 133
Steam engine, 102 navigation, 103
Steel, 150
Stethoscope, 204
Stereoscope, 209
Stereotyping, 212
Still, 137
Stockings, 71
Strata, 151
Suez Canal, 216
Sugar, 48 candy, 49 barley, 49 maple, 49
Sulphur, 124
Sumatra, 66
Suspension Bridges, 217
Tallow, 106 tree, 106
Tamarinds, 67
Tan, 73
Tapioca, 134
Tar, 139
Tasimeter, 206
Tasmania, 31
Tea, 25
Telegraph, 104, 213
Telephone, 204
Telescope, 101
Thebes, 43
Thermometer, 97
Thermo-Electricity, 211
Thibet Goat, 46
Thunder, 17
Tides, 201
Tin, 120
Tobacco, 91
Toddy, 34
Tortoise, 178
Tower, leaning of Pisa, 172
Troy, 177
Turpentine, 143
Turquois, 129
Tuscans, 182
Twilight, 21
Tyre, 167
United States Government, 147
Vapor, 14
Vellum, 60
Velvet, 45
Venice, 171
Venus, 171
Vine, 136
Vinegar, 138
Vitriol, 75
Volcanic formations, 152
Volcano, 154
Vulcanite, 108
Watches, 98
Water, 14 melon, 67 decomposition of by vegetables, 15 tree, 88
Wax, 106
Weaving, 30-32
Whale, 66
Whitney, Eli, 218
Wieliczca, 80
Wind, 17
Windows, 54
Wine, 136
Woad, 139
Wood, Jethro, 218
Wood engraving, 130
Wool, 29-31
Writing, art of, 191
Yams, 85
Zinc, 84
Zoophytes, 108