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.
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. Roentgens 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
Robert Routledge
