A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume 2 (of 2)
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Sir W. Beechy.
I. J. Hinchliff.
James Watt.
By JOHN BECKMANN, PROFESSOR OF ŒCONOMY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN.
TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN, By WILLIAM JOHNSTON.
Fourth Edition, CAREFULLY REVISED AND ENLARGED BY WILLIAM FRANCIS, Ph.D., F.L.S., EDITOR OF THE CHEMICAL GAZETTE; AND J. W. GRIFFITH, M.D., F.L.S., LICENTIATE OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS.
VOL. II.
LONDON: HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN. 1846.
PRINTED BY RICHARD AND JOHN E. TAYLOR, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET.
Although the plan of this new edition of Beckmann’s ‘History of Inventions and Discoveries’ was to confine it to the subjects treated of in the original work, yet we feel it imperative to make an exception in favour of the Steam-Engine , the most important of all modern inventions.
Johann Beckmann
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CONTENTS.
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LENDING AND PAWNBROKING.
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CHEMICAL NAMES OF METALS.
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ZINC.
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CARP.
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CAMP-MILLS.
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GLASS-CUTTING. ETCHING ON GLASS.
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SOAP.
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MADDER.
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JUGGLERS, ROPE-DANCERS, AUTOMATA, ETC.
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ARTIFICIAL ICE. COOLING LIQUORS.
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HYDROMETER.
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LIGHTING OF STREETS.
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NIGHT-WATCH.
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PLANT-SKELETONS.
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BILLS OF EXCHANGE.
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TIN. TINNING.
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SOWING-MACHINES.
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PRINCE RUPERT’S DROPS. LACRYMÆ VITREÆ.
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FIRE-ENGINES.
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INDIGO.
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VANES. WEATHERCOCKS.
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GILDING.
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FUR DRESSES.
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STEEL.
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KITCHEN VEGETABLES.
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KNITTING NETS AND STOCKINGS. STOCKING-LOOM.
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HOPS.
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BLACK LEAD.
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SAL-AMMONIAC.
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FORKS.
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LOTTERY. TONTINE.
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BOLOGNA STONE.
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FOUNDLING HOSPITALS.
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ORPHAN HOUSES.
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COCK-FIGHTING.
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SALTPETRE. GUNPOWDER. AQUAFORTIS.
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BOOK-CENSORS.
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EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGE FOR PRINTING BOOKS.
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CATALOGUES OF BOOKS.
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RIBBON-LOOM.
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GUNS. GUN-LOCKS.
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INDEX.
Transcribers’ Notes
