A history of inventions, discoveries and origins / by John Beckmann

por Beckmann, John

Libro
ISBN: 9789060780718
Editor: Amsterdam : B.M. Israel, 1974
Descripción Física: 2 v.; 22 cm
Signatura Copia Colección
41/137-I-II 2430 Facsímiles
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VOLUMEN I. - Italian book-keeping. - Odometer. - Machine for noting down music. - Refining gold and silver ore by Quicksilver. - Cold or dry gilding. - Gold varnish. - Tulips. - Canary bird. - Archil. - Magnetic cures. - Secret poison. - Wooden bellows. - Coaches. - Water-clocks, clepsydras. - Tourmaline. - Speaking-trumpet. - Annanas: pine-apple. - Sympathetic ink. - Diving-bell. - Coloured glass. Artificial gems. - Sealing-wax. - Corn-mills. - Verdigris, or spanish green. - Saffron. - Alum. - Falconry. - Turf. - Artichoke. - Saw-mills. - Stamped paper. - Insurance. - Adulteration of wine. - Artificial pearls. - Paving of streets. - Collections of natural curiosities. - Chimneys. - Hungary water. - Cork. - Apothecaries. - Clocks and watches. - Clocks and watches (additional). - Quarantine. - Paper-hangings. - Kermes, cochineal. - Writing-pens. - Wire-drawing. - Buck-wheat. - Saddles. - Stirrups. - Horse-shoes. - Floating of wood. - Lace. - Ultramarine. - Cobalt, zaffer, smalt. - Turkeys. - Butter. - Aurum fulminans. - Garden-flowers. VOLUMEN II. - The steam-engine, and discoveries of James Watt. - Lending and pawnbroking. - Chemical names of metals. - Zinc. - Carp. - Camp-mills. - Mirrors. - Glass-cutting. Etching on glass. - Soap. - Madder. - Jugglers, rope-dancers, automata, etc. - Artificial ice. Cooling liquors. - Hydrometer. - Lighting of streets. - Nigh-watch. - Plant-skeletons. - Bills of exchange. - Tin. Tinning. - Sowing machines. - Manganese. - Prince Rupert's drops. Lacrymae vitrae. - Fire-engines. - Indigo. - Vanes. Weathercocks. - Gilding. - Fur dreses. - Steel. - Stamping-works. - Kitchen vegetables. - Knitting neta and stockings. Stocking-Loom. - Hops. - Black lead. - Sal-Ammoniac. - Forks. - Lottery. Tontine. - Bologna stone. - Founding hospitals. - Orphan Houses. - Infirmaries. Hospitals for invalids. Field Lazarettos. - Cock-fighting. - Saltpetre. Gunpowder. Aquafortis. - Book-censors. - Exclusive privilege for printing books. - Catalogue of books. - Ribbon-Loom. - Guns. Gun-Locks.

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Ed. facsímil de la 4ª ed., London, 1846. - Índice



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VOLUMEN I. - Italian book-keeping. - Odometer. - Machine for noting down music. - Refining gold and silver ore by Quicksilver. - Cold or dry gilding. - Gold varnish. - Tulips. - Canary bird. - Archil. - Magnetic cures. - Secret poison. - Wooden bellows. - Coaches. - Water-clocks, clepsydras. - Tourmaline. - Speaking-trumpet. - Annanas: pine-apple. - Sympathetic ink. - Diving-bell. - Coloured glass. Artificial gems. - Sealing-wax. - Corn-mills. - Verdigris, or spanish green. - Saffron. - Alum. - Falconry. - Turf. - Artichoke. - Saw-mills. - Stamped paper. - Insurance. - Adulteration of wine. - Artificial pearls. - Paving of streets. - Collections of natural curiosities. - Chimneys. - Hungary water. - Cork. - Apothecaries. - Clocks and watches. - Clocks and watches (additional). - Quarantine. - Paper-hangings. - Kermes, cochineal. - Writing-pens. - Wire-drawing. - Buck-wheat. - Saddles. - Stirrups. - Horse-shoes. - Floating of wood. - Lace. - Ultramarine. - Cobalt, zaffer, smalt. - Turkeys. - Butter. - Aurum fulminans. - Garden-flowers. VOLUMEN II. - The steam-engine, and discoveries of James Watt. - Lending and pawnbroking. - Chemical names of metals. - Zinc. - Carp. - Camp-mills. - Mirrors. - Glass-cutting. Etching on glass. - Soap. - Madder. - Jugglers, rope-dancers, automata, etc. - Artificial ice. Cooling liquors. - Hydrometer. - Lighting of streets. - Nigh-watch. - Plant-skeletons. - Bills of exchange. - Tin. Tinning. - Sowing machines. - Manganese. - Prince Rupert's drops. Lacrymae vitrae. - Fire-engines. - Indigo. - Vanes. Weathercocks. - Gilding. - Fur dreses. - Steel. - Stamping-works. - Kitchen vegetables. - Knitting neta and stockings. Stocking-Loom. - Hops. - Black lead. - Sal-Ammoniac. - Forks. - Lottery. Tontine. - Bologna stone. - Founding hospitals. - Orphan Houses. - Infirmaries. Hospitals for invalids. Field Lazarettos. - Cock-fighting. - Saltpetre. Gunpowder. Aquafortis. - Book-censors. - Exclusive privilege for printing books. - Catalogue of books. - Ribbon-Loom. - Guns. Gun-Locks.

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