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The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century. by Edward W. Byrn

Byrn, Edward W. (Edward Wright), 1849-1921

Chapter 25: CHAPTER XXIV.

Chapters

Chapter 1 Chapter 1
Chapter 2 CHAPTER I.
Chapter 3 CHAPTER II.
Chapter 4 CHAPTER III.
Chapter 5 CHAPTER IV.
Chapter 6 CHAPTER V.
Chapter 7 CHAPTER VI.
Chapter 8 CHAPTER VII.
Chapter 9 CHAPTER VIII.
Chapter 10 CHAPTER IX.
Chapter 11 CHAPTER X.
Chapter 12 CHAPTER XI.
Chapter 13 CHAPTER XII.
Chapter 14 CHAPTER XIII.
Chapter 15 CHAPTER XIV.
Chapter 16 CHAPTER XV.
Chapter 17 CHAPTER XVI.
Chapter 18 CHAPTER XVII.
Chapter 19 CHAPTER XVIII.
Chapter 20 CHAPTER XIX.
Chapter 21 CHAPTER XX.
Chapter 22 CHAPTER XXI.
Chapter 23 CHAPTER XXII.
Chapter 24 CHAPTER XXIII.
Chapter 25 CHAPTER XXIV.
Chapter 26 CHAPTER XXV.
Chapter 27 CHAPTER XXVI.
Chapter 28 CHAPTER XXVII.
Chapter 29 CHAPTER XXVIII.
Chapter 30 CHAPTER XXIX.
Chapter 31 CHAPTER XXX.
Chapter 32 CHAPTER XXXI.
Chapter 33 CHAPTER XXXII.
Chapter 34 CHAPTER XXXIII.
Chapter 35 CHAPTER XXXIV.
Chapter 36 CHAPTER XXXV.
Chapter 37 CHAPTER I.
Chapter 38 CHAPTER II.
Chapter 39 CHAPTER III.
Chapter 40 1800. Galvani discovered that a frog’s legs would exhibit violent
Chapter 41 CHAPTER IV.
Chapter 42 CHAPTER V.
Chapter 43 CHAPTER VI.
Chapter 44 CHAPTER VII.
Chapter 45 1885. A struggle then began in the courts, which on October 4, 1892,
Chapter 46 CHAPTER VIII.
Chapter 47 CHAPTER IX.
Chapter 48 CHAPTER X.
Chapter 49 CHAPTER XI.
Chapter 50 1826. The Pacific Railway, the first of our half a dozen
Chapter 51 CHAPTER XII.
Chapter 52 107. The same year Oliver Evans used a stern paddle wheel boat on the
Chapter 53 108. She then appeared as a side wheel steamer, whose wheels were
Chapter 54 CHAPTER XIII.
Chapter 55 CHAPTER XIV.
Chapter 56 140. The Caligraph uses a separate type lever and key for each letter,
Chapter 57 introduction a few years ago, its growth in popularity has been very
Chapter 58 CHAPTER XV.
Chapter 59 introduction of the sewing machine into the shoe industry made a new era
Chapter 60 CHAPTER XVI.
Chapter 61 151. McCormick’s last named patent also covered the arrangement of the
Chapter 62 1840. 1850. 1860. 1870. 1880.
Chapter 63 CHAPTER XVII.
Chapter 64 1830. He dissolved the gum in spirits of turpentine and invented
Chapter 65 CHAPTER XVIII.
Chapter 66 CHAPTER XIX.
Chapter 67 introduction of the roller mill and middlings purifier. Formerly two
Chapter 68 CHAPTER XX.
Chapter 69 175. The endoscope, for looking into the urethra, and the cystoscope,
Chapter 70 CHAPTER XXI.
Chapter 71 181. In 1868-’69 machines of this type went extensively into use.
Chapter 72 CHAPTER XXII.
Chapter 73 1887. An illustration of the gramophone recorder is given in Fig. 193.
Chapter 74 CHAPTER XXIII.
Chapter 75 CHAPTER XXIV.
Chapter 76 205. The “Premo” is arranged for either snap-shot or time exposure, is
Chapter 77 introduction it was not possible to reproduce cheaply in printers’ ink
Chapter 78 CHAPTER XXV.
Chapter 79 CHAPTER XXVI.
Chapter 80 CHAPTER XXVII.
Chapter 81 1841. An early example of it is also given in Cochrane’s British patent
Chapter 82 introduction of rock drills operated by compressed air, which trebled
Chapter 83 1841. When an oil well ceases to flow, it is rejuvenated by being
Chapter 84 CHAPTER XXVIII.
Chapter 85 1887. The value of the steam feed was to increase the speed and
Chapter 86 CHAPTER XXIX.
Chapter 87 introduction of the hot air blast in forges and furnaces where bellows
Chapter 88 CHAPTER XXX.
Chapter 89 introduction of the percussion cap, which exploded the charge by a blow,
Chapter 90 CHAPTER XXXI.
Chapter 91 1775. Arkwright’s spinning machine is shown in Fig. 286, the drawing
Chapter 92 1880. The distinguishing feature of this is that the shuttle is not
Chapter 93 CHAPTER XXXII.
Chapter 94 294. A tank _a_ is filled with water to be frozen or cooled. A
Chapter 95 CHAPTER XXXIII.
Chapter 96 1. Magnetism of oxygen. 2. Steel burning in liquid oxygen. 3. Frozen
Chapter 97 10. Frozen mercury. 11. Liquid oxygen in water. 12. Frozen whisky. 13.
Chapter 98 CHAPTER XXXIV.
Chapter 99 CHAPTER XXXV.

Chapter 25: CHAPTER XXIV.

PHOTOGRAPHY. Experiments of Wedgewood and Davy. Niépce’s Heliography. Daguerre and the Daguerreotype. Fox Talbot Makes First Proofs from Negatives. Sir John Herschel Introduces Glass Plates. The Collodion Process. Silver and Carbon Prints. Ambrotypes. Emulsions. Dry Plates. The Kodak Camera. The Platinotype. Photography in Colors. Panorama Cameras. Photo-engraving and Photo-lithography. Half Tone Printing.

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