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Great Victorian Inventions : Novel Contrivances and Industrial Revolutions, Paperback / softback Book

Great Victorian Inventions : Novel Contrivances and Industrial Revolutions 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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  • Pages:288 pages, 100 Illustrations, unspecified
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  • ISBN:9781445636177

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  • Out of stock

  • Format:Paperback / softback
  • Pages:288 pages, 100 Illustrations, unspecified
  • Publisher:Amberley Publishing
  • Publication Date:
  • Category:
  • ISBN:9781445636177