INDEX
Reading edition
A
Aerial messages,
228
.
Aerial telegraphy,
229
-
233
.
African loom,
115
.
Alfred the Great,
196
.
Alphabet,
208
-
211
.
Alphabetical Code,
229
,
236
.
Amphora,
193
.
Anacharsis,
170
.
Anchor,
169
,
170
.
Arch,
135
,
137
.
Arc-light,
36
.
Argand,
34
.
Arkwright,
119
.
Atrium,
16
.
Automobile,
161
.
Axle,
147
.
B
Balance-wheel (of a watch),
199
.
Bamboo dwelling,
128
.
Basket weaving,
110
.
Batten (of loom),
115
.
Beam (of plow),
75
,
80
.
Bell, Alexander Graham,
239
.
Bellows,
43
,
47
.
Bessemer, Sir Henry,
51
.
"Black room,"
16
.
Blast-furnace,
46
-
52
.
Block-book,
219
.
Boat
, history of,
166
-
186
.
Boiling,
15
.
Bolting (flour),
107
.
Book
, history of,
203
-
221
.
Bourseul's telephone,
239
.
Branca's engine,
58
,
71
.
Brazier,
18
.
Bresnier,
163
,
164
.
Bronze,
38
-
40
.
Bronze Age,
38
.
Burning glass,
9
.
C
Cable, Atlantic,
238
.
Calamus,
213
.
Candles,
30
-
32
,
190
.
Canoe,
168
.
Capital (of column),
133
.
Car, electric,
161
.
Carriage
, history of,
144
-
165
.
Cart,
147
-
151
.
Cast iron,
47
.
Cave dwellings,
125
.
Chappe, Claude,
231
.
Charcoal,
42
,
48
,
49
.
Charlemagne's clock,
196
.
Chariots,
151
-
152
.
Charlotte Dundas
,
182
.
Chemical matches,
9
.
Chilcoot loom,
113
.
Chimneys,
21
.
China,
175
,
191
.
Clepsydra,
193
-
195
.
Clermont, the
,
183
.
Clock
, history of,
187
-
202
.
Cliff dwellings,
125
.
Coach,
153
.
Coke,
49
.
Cologne, cathedral,
138
.
Colonial architecture,
141
.
Columns,
131
,
132
.
Compass, mariner's,
175
.
Complete harvester,
95
.
Condenser,
69
.
Cooking,
15
,
19
.
Corinthian column,
133
.
Cradle (for scythe),
86
.
Cradle scythe,
87
.
Cugnot's steam-engine,
156
.
Cutter (for reaper),
90
,
92
.
D
Darby, Abraham,
49
.
Deck (of a boat),
172
.
De Vick, Henry,
197
.
Digging-stick,
74
.
Doric column,
132
.
Drag,
147
.
Dudley, Dud,
49
.
Dutch plow,
79
.
E
Edison, Thomas,
37
.
Egypt (ancient),
76
,
85
,
128
,
151
,
153
,
208
,
211
,
222
.
Electric car,
161
.
Electric light,
36
.
Electric stove,
27
.
Electric telegraph,
232
-
239
.
Electro-magnet,
232
.
Elevator architecture,
142
.
England,
22
,
49
,
59
,
89
,
176
,
178
,
227
.
Ericsson, John,
184
.
Escapement,
198
.
F
Faust, John,
221
.
Felly,
152
.
Field, Cyrus W.,
238
.
Firebrands,
4
.
Fire-clock,
189
.
Fire drill,
6
.
Fireflies,
28
.
Fireplace,
14
,
20
.
Fire signals,
228
.
Fitch, John,
181
.
Flying-machine,
163
.
Flying shuttle,
116
.
Forge
, history of,
38
-
53
.
France,
23
,
178
.
Franklin, Benjamin,
233
.
Friction-chemical match,
10
.
Fulton, Robert,
183
.
Furnaces,
25
,
46
.
G
Gable,
131
,
136
.
Galley,
171
.
Gang plow,
78
,
83
.
Gas,
35
.
Germany,
46
,
221
.
Gothic architecture,
137
.
Gray's electric telegraph,
233
.
Greeks (ancient),
18
,
32
,
57
,
86
,
131
,
152
,
171
,
192
,
215
,
224
.
Gutenberg, John,
221
.
H
Haimault scythe,
87
.
Hargreaves,
119
.
Harvester, complete,
95
.
Heating,
7
.
Hebrews (ancient),
86
,
102
,
222
.
Heddle,
112
,
114
.
Henry, Joseph,
234
.
Hero's Engine,
55
,
71
.
Hertz, Heinrich,
241
.
Hieroglyphics,
208
.
Hill, Sir Rowland,
227
.
Hooke, Robert,
230
.
Hopper (for mill),
100
.
Horse,
146
.
Horseless carriage,
161
.
Hot blast,
50
.
House
, history of,
123
-
147
.
Hub,
151
.
Hussey, Obed,
91
.
Huygens, Christian,
201
.
Hypocaust,
18
.
I
Ideographs,
207
.
Incandescent light,
37
.
Industrial revolution,
119
,
158
.
Ionic column,
133
.
Iron Age,
44
-
52
.
Iron
, history of,
41
-
63
.
Iron plow,
81
.
J
Jacquard's attachment,
122
.
Jacquard, Joseph,
120
.
Jefferson, Thomas,
81
.
Job's plow,
75
.
Jouffroy, Marquis,
178
.
K
Katta,
74
.
Kay, John,
116
.
Keel,
169
.
Knocking-stone,
97
.
Koster, Laurence,
221
.
Knots (for writing),
204
.
L
Lake dwellings,
126
.
Lamp
, history of,
28
-
37
.
Langley, Professor,
165
.
Lathe (of loom),
115
.
Letter,
222
.
Livingstone (quoted),
99
.
Llama,
145
.
Locomotive,
156
-
161
.
Loom
, history of,
109
-
122
.
M
McCormick, Cyrus,
91
.
Magnetic needle,
175
.
Manuscript volumes,
217
.
Marconi, William,
240
.
Mariner's compass,
175
.
Match
, history of,
4
-
12
.
Memory aids,
204
.
Message
, history of the,
222
-
241
.
Message sticks,
205
.
Meteoric iron,
41
.
Mill
, history of,
97
-
108
.
Millstone,
100
.
Mortar,
97
.
Moldboards,
78
,
81
.
Morse, S. F. B.,
235
.
Moveable types,
220
.
Murdock, William,
35
.
N
Newbold, Charles,
82
.
Newcomen, Thomas,
62
.
Neilson,
49
.
Newton, Sir Isaac,
156
.
"Nürenburg eggs,"
199
.
O
Oarlock,
168
.
Oersted, Professor,
233
.
Ogle, Henry,
90
.
Ore (iron),
41
.
P
Pack (for burdens),
145
.
Paddle-wheel,
183
,
184
.
Paper-making,
218
.
Papin, Denis,
61
,
178
.
Papyrus,
212
.
Parchment,
214
.
Parsons, C. A.,
71
.
Pendulum,
200
.
Penny postage,
227
.
Percussion matches,
8
.
Pergamus, king of,
214
.
Pestle,
98
.
Phillipides,
224
.
Phœnicians,
171
,
210
.
Phonograms,
209
.
Phosphorus matches,
11
.
Picture signs,
206
.
Pig iron,
47
.
Piston,
62
.
Plato,
194
.
Pliny,
76
,
89
.
Pliny's plow,
77
.
Plow, history of,
73
-
84
.
Pointed arch,
137
.
Polybius,
228
.
Post,
222
.
Postage,
227
.
Postage stamps,
226
.
Postal systems,
223
-
228
.
Potter, Humphrey,
64
,
69
.
Power-loom,
119
.
Printing,
218
.
Propellers,
184
.
Pueblo loom,
113
.
Q
Quipu,
204
.
R
Radiators,
25
.
Raft,
168
.
Reaper
, history of,
85
-
96
.
Richaud,
22
.
Reed (of loom),
115
.
Reed (for writing),
213
.
Reel (for reaper),
90
.
Renaissance,
139
.
Robert F. Stockton
,
186
.
Roller-mill (for flour),
107
.
Romans (ancient),
18
,
57
,
86
,
134
,
152
,
171
,
196
,
215
,
225
.
Rudder,
169
,
170
,
174
.
Rumsey, James,
180
.
S
Safety match,
12
.
Safety valve,
61
.
Sail,
168
.
St. Paul's (cathedral),
139
.
St. Peter's (cathedral),
139
.
Screw-propeller,
184
.
Scythe,
86
.
Scythe cradle,
88
.
Self-raking reaper,
93
.
Self-binding reaper,
94
.
Seward, W. H. (quoted),
83
.
Share (of plow),
75
.
"Shay, wonderful one hoss,"
153
.
Shed (of cloth),
113
.
Shuttle,
115
,
116
.
Shuttle-race,
118
.
Sickle,
85
.
Sledge,
147
.
Smelting,
42
.
Smoke,
35
.
Somerset, Edward,
58
.
Spinning Jenny,
119
.
Spit (for cooking),
15
.
Spokes,
151
.
Spring (of clock),
199
.
Spring (of vehicle),
155
.
Stamps (postage),
226
.
Steam,
54
.
Steamboat, development,
177
-
186
.
Steam-carriage,
156
.
Steam-Engine
, history of,
54
-
72
.
Steam-plow,
84
.
Steam-turbine,
71
.
Steel,
51
.
Stephenson, George,
159
.
Stevens, John,
184
.
Stone Age,
38
.
Stone dwelling,
127
.
Stove
, history of,
13
-
27
.
Strike-a-light,
8
.
Sturgeon, William,
233
.
Sun dial,
188
.
Syllable-sounds,
208
.
Symington, William,
182
.
Syrian plow,
75
.
T
Tapers,
33
.
Telegraph,
228
-
239
.
Telephone,
239
-
241
.
Tiller,
173
.
Tinder,
7
.
Torch,
29
,
31
.
Tradition,
203
.
Travail,
147
.
Trevethick, Richard,
158
,
162
.
Trireme,
172
.
Turbine (steam),
71
.
Types, moveable,
220
.
U
United States,
80
,
91
,
106
,
178
,
180
.
V
Vail, Alfred,
235
.
Vedas,
203
.
Vienna bread,
106
.
Volume,
213
.
W
Walker, John,
10
.
Warming pan,
17
,
22
.
Warp,
112
.
Watches,
199
.
Water-clock,
191
-
195
.
Water-mill,
103
.
Watt, James,
67
,
70
,
158
.
Weaver-bird,
110
.
Webster, Daniel,
81
.
Weft,
112
.
Weight-clock,
196
-
199
.
Wheatstone, Professor,
239
.
Wheel, development of,
147
-
151
.
Wheel-barrow,
148
.
Wicks,
30
,
34
.
Wigwams,
123
.
Wireless telegraph,
241
.
Wireless telephone,
241
.
Wood, Jethro,
82
.
Worcester, Marquis of,
58
,
78
,
230
.
Wrought iron,
43
.
Y
Yarn beam,
110
.
Z
Zuni Indians,
125
.