A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume 1 (of 2)
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1. Front matter2. A HISTORY OF INVENTIONS, DISCOVERIES, AND ORIGINS.3. ADVERTISEMENT.4. TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE.5. MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR.6. ITALIAN BOOK-KEEPING.7. ODOMETER.8. MACHINE FOR NOTING DOWN MUSIC.9. REFINING GOLD AND SILVER ORE BY QUICKSILVER. AMALGAMATION.10. COLD OR DRY GILDING.11. GOLD VARNISH.12. TULIPS.13. CANARY BIRD.14. ARCHIL.15. MAGNETIC CURES.16. SECRET POISON.17. WOODEN BELLOWS.18. COACHES.19. WATER-CLOCKS, CLEPSYDRAS.20. TOURMALINE.21. SPEAKING-TRUMPET.22. ANANAS.—PINE-APPLE.23. SYMPATHETIC INK.24. DIVING-BELL.25. COLOURED GLASS.—ARTIFICIAL GEMS.26. SEALING-WAX.27. CORN-MILLS.28. VERDIGRIS, or SPANISH GREEN.29. SAFFRON.30. ALUM.31. FALCONRY.32. TURF.33. ARTICHOKE.34. SAW-MILLS.35. STAMPED PAPER.36. INSURANCE.37. ADULTERATION OF WINE.38. ARTIFICIAL PEARLS.39. PAVING OF STREETS.40. COLLECTIONS OF NATURAL CURIOSITIES.41. CHIMNEYS.42. HUNGARY WATER.43. CORK.44. APOTHECARIES.45. CLOCKS AND WATCHES.46. CLOCKS AND WATCHES1089 (ADDITIONAL).47. QUARANTINE.48. PAPER-HANGINGS.49. KERMES. COCHINEAL.50. WRITING-PENS.51. WIRE-DRAWING.52. BUCK-WHEAT.53. SADDLES.54. STIRRUPS.55. HORSE-SHOES.56. FLOATING OF WOOD.57. LACE.58. ULTRAMARINE.59. COBALT, ZAFFER, SMALT.60. TURKEYS.61. BUTTER.62. AURUM FULMINANS.63. GARDEN-FLOWERS.