Discoveries and Inventions of the Nineteenth Century

Robert Routledge (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

872 Seiten

2020
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-39278-6 (ISBN)

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First published in 1901. This study presents an account of the remarkable discoveries and inventions which distinguished the nineteenth-century. The author examines an assortment of developments, including that in the sciences, architecture, travel, and communications. This title will be of great interest to students of the history of science and technology.

Robert Routledge

1. Introduction 2. Steam Engines 3. Iron 4. Tools 5. Railways 6. Steam Navigation 7. Ships of War 8. Fire-Arms 9. Torpedoes 10. Ship Canals 11. Iron Bridges 12. Printing Machines 13. Hydraulic Power 14. Pneumatic Dispatch 15. Rock Boring 16. Light 17. The Spectroscope 18. Roentgen’s X Rays 19. Sight 20. Electricity 21. The Electric Telegraph 22. Lighthouses 23. Photography 24. Printing Processes 25. Recording Instruments 26. Aquaria 27. Gold and Diamonds 28. New Metals 29. India-Rubber and Gutta-Percha 30. Anaesthetics 31. Mineral Combustibles 32. Coal-Gas 33. Coal-Tar Colours 34. The Greatest Discovery of the Age; Notes; Index

Erscheinungsdatum	17.08.2020
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Library Editions: Science and Technology in the Nineteenth Century
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	1610 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-138-39278-2 / 1138392782
ISBN-13	978-1-138-39278-6 / 9781138392786
Zustand	Neuware