A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins. Vol. II

Beckmann, John

Published by Henry G. Bohn, London, 1846

About this Item

12mo (18 cm), frontispiece, XII, 548 pp. Publisher's blind-stamped cloth with gilt-lettered spine (binding slightly rubbed, corners rounded; ownership entries and numbers on front endpaper and title-page; title-page somewhat foxed). Translated from the German by William Johnston. Volume 2 only of the fourth edition of the English translation, revised by William Francis and J. W. Griffith. The book was not intended as a complete history of technology (a term coined by Beckmann), but rather as a collection of historical accounts of individual inventions. This volume includes, among others, chapters on the steam-engine, lending and pawnbroking, mirrors, sewing machines, fire-engines, forks, lotteries, and book censorship.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins. Vol. II
• Publisher: Henry G. Bohn, London
• Publication Date: 1846
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
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  • Technology
  • Science