Robert Routledge

Discoveries and Inventions of the Nineteenth Century

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

---

Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 874
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 46mm
• Gewicht: 1077g
• ISBN-13: 9781138392786
• ISBN-10: 1138392782
• Artikelnr.: 69899165

Autorenporträt

Robert Routledge

Inhaltsangabe

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