Great Facts
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- A Popular History and Description of the Most Remarkable Inventions During the Present Century
Frederick C. (Frederick Collier) Bakewell
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1. GREAT FACTS.2. PREFACE.3. THE PROGRESS OF INVENTION.4. STEAM NAVIGATION.5. STEAM CARRIAGES AND RAILWAYS.6. THE AIR ENGINE.7. PHOTOGRAPHY.8. DISSOLVING VIEWS.9. THE KALEIDOSCOPE.10. THE MAGIC DISC.11. THE DIORAMA.12. THE STEREOSCOPE.13. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.14. ELECTRO-MAGNETIC CLOCKS.15. ELECTRO-METALLURGY.16. GAS LIGHTING.17. THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.18. INSTANTANEOUS LIGHTS.19. PAPER MAKING MACHINERY.20. PRINTING MACHINES.21. LITHOGRAPHY.22. AERATED WATERS.23. REVOLVERS AND MINIE RIFLES.24. CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS.25. TUBULAR BRIDGES.26. SELF-ACTING ENGINES.27. Works on Chemistry.28. History of Philosophy.29. Moral Philosophy.