Great Victorian Inventions : Novel Contrivances and Industrial Revolutions Paperback / softback
by Caroline Rochford
Paperback / softback
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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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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:288 pages, 100 Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Amberley Publishing
- Publication Date:15/07/2014
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- ISBN:9781445636177
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:288 pages, 100 Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Amberley Publishing
- Publication Date:15/07/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9781445636177