Transcriber’s Notes
Reading edition
The following corrections have been made in the text:
1 — ‘sulphrous’ replaced with ‘sulphurous’ (fumes of sulphurous acid)
2 — ‘Llnun’ replaced with ‘Linum’ (the flax plant Linum Usitatissimum)
3 — ‘boddins’ replaced with ‘bobbins’ (on to bobbins or reels;)
4 — ‘earthern’ replaced with ‘earthen’ (into conical earthen jars,)
5 — ‘varnised’ replaced with ‘varnished’ (before being varnished)
6 — ‘earthern’ replaced with ‘earthen’ (a number of earthen pots)
7 — ‘extremly’ replaced with ‘extremely’ (should be extremely careful)
8 — ‘flim’ replaced with ‘film’ (a thin film of sulphate of lead)
9 — ‘is’ replaced with ‘in’ (sometimes done in this way)
10 — ‘in’ replaced with ‘is’ (or other object is plaster,)
11 — ‘MINIE’ replaced with ‘MINIÉ’ (MACHINE FOR MAKING MINIÉ RIFLE BULLETS.)
12 — ‘Woolwhich’ replaced with ‘Woolwich’ (At the Arsenal at Woolwich)
13 — The ‘skim-coulter’ F is shown in the plough illustration as E.
14 — ‘waggon’ replaced with ‘wagon’ (the wagon should be so great.)
15 — duplicate word ‘part’ removed (and on this part it supports)
16 — ‘effect’ replaced with ‘effects’ (this he effects by what)
17 — ‘commniucation’ replaced with ‘communication’ (from all communication with the earth)
18 — FIG. 1. and FIG. 2. were reversed.
19 — ‘Artisian’ replaced with ‘Artesian’ (Artesian wells are sunk)
20 — ‘ncessary’ replaced with ‘necessary’ (It is therefore necessary)
21 — ‘F’ omitted from FIG. 1