A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume 2 (of 2)Front matterWilliam Johnston translationChapter navigation49 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterA HISTORY OF INVENTIONS, DISCOVERIES, AND ORIGINS.THE STEAM-ENGINE, AND THE DISCOVERIES OF JAMES WATT.LENDING AND PAWNBROKING.CHEMICAL NAMES OF METALS.ZINC.CARP.CAMP-MILLS.MIRRORS135.GLASS-CUTTING. ETCHING ON GLASS.SOAP.MADDER.JUGGLERS, ROPE-DANCERS, AUTOMATA, ETC.ARTIFICIAL ICE. COOLING LIQUORS.HYDROMETER.LIGHTING OF STREETS.NIGHT-WATCH.PLANT-SKELETONS.BILLS OF EXCHANGE.TIN. TINNING.SOWING-MACHINES.MANGANESE561.PRINCE RUPERT’S DROPS. LACRYMÆ VITREÆ.FIRE-ENGINES.INDIGO.VANES. WEATHERCOCKS.GILDING.FUR DRESSES.STEEL.STAMPING-WORKS831.KITCHEN VEGETABLES.KNITTING NETS AND STOCKINGS. STOCKING-LOOM.HOPS.BLACK LEAD.SAL-AMMONIAC.FORKS.LOTTERY. TONTINE.BOLOGNA STONE.FOUNDLING HOSPITALS.ORPHAN HOUSES.INFIRMARIES. HOSPITALS FOR INVALIDS. FIELD LAZARETTOS.COCK-FIGHTING.SALTPETRE. GUNPOWDER. AQUAFORTIS.BOOK-CENSORS.EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGE FOR PRINTING BOOKS.CATALOGUES OF BOOKS.RIBBON-LOOM.GUNS. GUN-LOCKS.INDEX.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →A HISTORY OF INVENTIONS, DISCOVERIES, AND ORIGINS.All chapters and sections (49)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsA HISTORY OF INVENTIONS, DISCOVERIES, AND ORIGINS.THE STEAM-ENGINE, AND THE DISCOVERIES OF JAMES WATT.LENDING AND PAWNBROKING.CHEMICAL NAMES OF METALS.ZINC.CARP.CAMP-MILLS.MIRRORS135.GLASS-CUTTING. ETCHING ON GLASS.SOAP.MADDER.JUGGLERS, ROPE-DANCERS, AUTOMATA, ETC.ARTIFICIAL ICE. COOLING LIQUORS.HYDROMETER.LIGHTING OF STREETS.NIGHT-WATCH.PLANT-SKELETONS.BILLS OF EXCHANGE.TIN. TINNING.SOWING-MACHINES.MANGANESE561.PRINCE RUPERT’S DROPS. LACRYMÆ VITREÆ.FIRE-ENGINES.INDIGO.VANES. WEATHERCOCKS.GILDING.FUR DRESSES.STEEL.STAMPING-WORKS831.KITCHEN VEGETABLES.KNITTING NETS AND STOCKINGS. STOCKING-LOOM.HOPS.BLACK LEAD.SAL-AMMONIAC.FORKS.LOTTERY. TONTINE.BOLOGNA STONE.FOUNDLING HOSPITALS.ORPHAN HOUSES.INFIRMARIES. HOSPITALS FOR INVALIDS. FIELD LAZARETTOS.COCK-FIGHTING.SALTPETRE. GUNPOWDER. AQUAFORTIS.BOOK-CENSORS.EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGE FOR PRINTING BOOKS.CATALOGUES OF BOOKS.RIBBON-LOOM.GUNS. GUN-LOCKS.INDEX.Sir W. Beechy.◇I. J. Hinchliff.◇James Watt.◇A HISTORY OF INVENTIONS, DISCOVERIES, AND ORIGINS. →