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The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century. by Edward W. Byrn
Byrn, Edward W. (Edward Wright), 1849-1921
Chapter 3: CHAPTER II.
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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 3: CHAPTER II.
CHRONOLOGY OF LEADING INVENTIONS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.
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