Progress of the Nineteenth Century: A Panoramic Review of the Inventions and Discoveries of the Past Hundred Years ...J. L. Nichols, 1900 - 641 pages |
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... London , in- vented " Prometheans , " paper rolled tightly , containing chlorate of pot- ash and sugar , and each roll had inside a small glass bubble filled with sulphuric acid . The bubble was bursted and light was pro- duced . But ...
... London , in- vented " Prometheans , " paper rolled tightly , containing chlorate of pot- ash and sugar , and each roll had inside a small glass bubble filled with sulphuric acid . The bubble was bursted and light was pro- duced . But ...
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... London . It was fought with great bitterness . Its use would throw thousands of sailors , rope - makers ,. COAL , GAS , COAL OIL , AND LAMPS . 27 An Accident in a Coal Shaft Interior of Modern Coal Mine New Giant Steam Reaper 92 Elihu ...
... London . It was fought with great bitterness . Its use would throw thousands of sailors , rope - makers ,. COAL , GAS , COAL OIL , AND LAMPS . 27 An Accident in a Coal Shaft Interior of Modern Coal Mine New Giant Steam Reaper 92 Elihu ...
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... London Bridge was gas- lighted in 1813 ; Boston was first lighted with gas in 1822 ; Philadel- phia in 1835- Before gas came torches uncouth tin lamps fed with whale oil , and cups containing animal grease , gave outdoor illumination ...
... London Bridge was gas- lighted in 1813 ; Boston was first lighted with gas in 1822 ; Philadel- phia in 1835- Before gas came torches uncouth tin lamps fed with whale oil , and cups containing animal grease , gave outdoor illumination ...
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... London Tower Bridge are magnificent specimens of modern bridge construction . These and multitudes of other bridges all over the world are almost entirely of iron or steel , and but for built other aque- ducts of the same kind , and the ...
... London Tower Bridge are magnificent specimens of modern bridge construction . These and multitudes of other bridges all over the world are almost entirely of iron or steel , and but for built other aque- ducts of the same kind , and the ...
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... London . In 1761 he returned to Glasgow , and became interested in steam and steam machinery . Besides his steam inventions , already referred to , he invented a micrometer . was the first to apply steam to the warming of houses . He ...
... London . In 1761 he returned to Glasgow , and became interested in steam and steam machinery . Besides his steam inventions , already referred to , he invented a micrometer . was the first to apply steam to the warming of houses . He ...
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