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A History of wonderful inventions.
Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood Available online
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- Book
- Series:
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood.
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Inventions--Juvenile literature.
- Inventions.
- Inventors--Juvenile literature.
- Inventors.
- Navigation--Juvenile literature.
- Navigation.
- Printing--Juvenile literature.
- Printing.
- Weather forecasting--Juvenile literature.
- Weather forecasting.
- Microscopes--Juvenile literature.
- Microscopes.
- Steam-engines--Juvenile literature.
- Steam-engines.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations, portraits, plan.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Henry G. Bohn, [1860?]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- [volume 1]. The mariner's compass. Lighthouses. Gunpowder and gun-cotton. Clocks. Printing. The thermometer. The barometer. The telescope. The microscope
- [volume 2]. The steam engine. The cotton manufacture. Steam-navigation. The railway. Gas-light. The electric telegraph.
- Notes:
- Some illustrations are hand-colored.
- Illustrations engraved and signed by H. Vizetelly.
- "Illustrated with numerous engravings on wood."
- Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.
- Local Notes:
- Dated from inscription on cover: "March 21, 1860."
- Scanned copy imperfect: some illustrations dark.
- OCLC:
- 905334687
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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