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Great Victorian Inventions : Novel Contrivances and Industrial Revolutions
Overview
Who invented the flying machine? Was the Titanic really the first 'unsinkable' ship? How would one use a phonoscope? Using old Victorian documents, Caroline Rochford takes the reader on a guided tour of hundreds of fascinating nineteenth-century inventions from across the globe, some strange and some remarkably familiar. Think solar power is a modern concept? Think again! Today everyone has a camera, but imagine the excitement of taking a snap of a giraffe hotel! This is a surprising journey, taking the reader on a trip from the clouds to the bottom of the ocean, with stops everywhere in between. Discover the use of whispering machines, crime-fighting streetlamps and over 200 other remarkable Victorian inventions.
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- ISBN-13: 9781445636177
- ISBN-10: 1445636174
- Publisher: Amberley Publishing
- Publish Date: July 2014
- Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.8 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.6 pounds
- Page Count: 288
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