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Triumphs and Wonders of the 19th Century The True Mirror of a Phenomenal Era
By James P. Boyd
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Table of Contents
- Triumphs and Wonders OF THE 19th Century
- INTRODUCTORY
- AUTHORS AND SUBJECTS
- ANALYSIS OF CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- WONDERS OF ELECTRICITY By JAMES P. BOYD, A.M., L.B.
- I. AT THE DAWN OF THE CENTURY.
- II. THE NEW NINETEENTH CENTURY ELECTRICITY.
- III. THE TELEGRAPH.
- IV. HELLO! HELLO!
- V. DYNAMO AND MOTOR.
- VI. “AND THERE WAS LIGHT.”
- VII. ELECTRIC LOCOMOTION.
- VIII. THE X RAY.
- IX. OTHER ELECTRICAL WONDERS.
- X. ELECTRICAL LANGUAGE.
- THE CENTURY’S NAVAL PROGRESS By REAR ADMIRAL GEORGE WALLACE MELVILLE, U. S. N.
- I. INFLUENCE OF SEA POWER.
- II. THE CENTURY’S GROWTH IN NAVAL STRENGTH.
- III. THE BATTLESHIP,—PAST AND PRESENT.
- IV. THE PROGRESS OF NAVAL ENGINEERING.
- V. THE GROWTH OF ORDNANCE.
- VI. THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARMOR.
- VII. THE RAM AND THE TORPEDO.
- VIII. THE UNITED STATES FLEET.
- ASTRONOMY DURING THE CENTURY By SELDEN J. COFFIN, A.M., Professor of Astronomy, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa. ITS PROGRESS, ACHIEVEMENTS, AND NOTABLE RESULTS
- I. ASTRONOMY A CENTURY AGO.
- II. HOW “BODE’S LAW” PROMOTED RESEARCH.
- III. HOW NEPTUNE WAS FOUND.
- IV. METEORITES.
- V. DO METEORS OFTEN STRIKE THE EARTH?
- VI. ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORIES.
- VII. IMPROVED INSTRUMENTS; THEIR EFFECT ON THE SCIENCE.
- VIII. THE SPECTROSCOPE AND ITS TRIUMPHS.
- IX. WHAT IS DONE IN A LARGE OBSERVATORY; ITS WORK.
- X. THE NATIONAL OBSERVATORY AT WASHINGTON.
- XI. STAR MAPS AND CATALOGUES.
- XII. ASTRONOMICAL BOOKS AND THEIR WRITERS.
- XIII. THE PRACTICAL USES OF ASTRONOMY AS AN AID TO NAVIGATION AND GEODESY.
- XIV. NOTABLE EPOCHS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.
- XV. DISCARDED DOCTRINES AND ABANDONED IDEAS.
- XVI. PROBLEMS FOR FUTURE STUDY.
- STORY OF PLANT AND FLOWER By THOMAS MEEHAN, Vice President Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.
- PROGRESS OF WOMEN WITHIN THE CENTURY By MARY ELIZABETH LEASE, Ex-President Kansas State Board of Charities.
- THE CENTURY’S TEXTILE PROGRESS By ROBERT P. HAINS, Examiner of Textiles, U. S. Patent Office.
- THE CENTURY’S RELIGIOUS PROGRESS By GEORGE EDWARD REED, S.T.D., LL.D., President Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.
- GREAT GROWTH OF LIBRARIES By JAMES P. BOYD, A.M., L.B.
- PROGRESS OF THE CENTURY IN ARCHITECTURE By WILLIAM MARTIN AIKEN, F.A.I.A., Former U. S. Supervising Architect.
- THE CENTURY’S PROGRESS IN CHEMISTRY By HARVEY W. WILEY, M.D., PH.D., LL.D., Chief Chemist Agricultural Department, Washington, D. C.
- I. INORGANIC AND PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY.
- II. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY.
- III. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY.
- IV. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY.
- V. SYNTHETICAL CHEMISTRY.
- VI. METALLURGICAL CHEMISTRY.
- VII. AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY.
- VIII. GRAPHIC CHEMISTRY.
- IX. DIDACTIC CHEMISTRY.
- X. CHEMISTRY OF FERMENTATION.
- XI. ELECTRO-CHEMISTRY.
- CONCLUSION.
- THE CENTURY’S MUSIC AND DRAMA By RITER FITZGERALD, A.M., Dramatic Critic “City Item,” Philadelphia.
- I. MUSIC.
- II. DRAMA.
- THE CENTURY’S LITERATURE By JAMES P. BOYD, A.M., L.B.
- THE RECORDS OF THE PAST By MORRIS JASTROW, JR., PH.D., Professor of Semitic Languages, University of Pennsylvania.
- PROGRESS IN DAIRY FARMING By MAJOR HENRY E. ALVORD, C.E., LL.D., Chief of Dairy Division, U. S. Department of Agriculture.
- THE CENTURY’S MORAL PROGRESS By SARA Y. STEVENSON, Sc. D., Secretary Department of Archæology, University of Pennsylvania.
- PROGRESS OF SANITARY SCIENCE By CHARLES McINTIRE, A.M., M.D., Lecturer on Sanitary Science, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.
- THE CENTURY’S ARMIES AND ARMS By LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ARTHUR L. WAGNER, Assistant Adjutant General, U. S. Army.
- THE CENTURY’S PROGRESS IN AGRICULTURE By WALDO F. BROWN, Agricultural Editor “Cincinnati Gazette.”
- I. VICISSITUDES OF EARLY FARMING.
- II. IMPROVEMENTS IN FARM IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY.
- III. IMPROVEMENT OF STOCK.
- IV. IMPROVEMENT IN FARMING METHODS.
- V. IMPROVEMENT IN AND AROUND THE HOME.
- VI. IMPROVEMENT IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.
- A SUMMING UP.
- PROGRESS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING By WALTER LORING WEBB, C.E., Assistant Prof. of Civil Engineering, University of Pennsylvania.
- I. AN INTRODUCTORY VIEW.
- II. BRIDGES.
- III. CAISSONS.
- IV. CANALS.
- V. GEODESY.
- VI. RAILROADS.
- VII. TUNNELS.
- THE CENTURY’S PROGRESS IN THE ANIMAL WORLD By D. E. SALMON, M.D., Chief of Bureau of Animal Industry, U. S. Agricultural Department.
- I. OF ANIMAL DISEASES.
- II. INCREASE IN NUMBERS.
- III. IMPROVEMENT OF BREEDS OF ANIMALS.
- LEADING WARS OF THE CENTURY By MAJOR GENERAL JOSEPH WHEELER, U. S. ARMY.
- I. WARS OF THE UNITED STATES.
- II. FOREIGN WARS.
- THE CENTURY’S FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS By GEORGE J. HAGAR, Editor of Appendix to Encyclopædia Britannica.
- THE CENTURY’S PROGRESS IN COINAGE, CURRENCY, AND BANKING By HON. BRADFORD RHODES, Editor of “Banker’s Magazine.”
- I. BANKS AND BANKING RESOURCES.
- II. COINAGE AND PRODUCTION OF PRECIOUS METALS.
- III. EARLY BANKING IN THE UNITED STATES.
- IV. HISTORY OF THE LEGAL-TENDER NOTE.
- V. THE NATIONAL BANKING SYSTEM.
- VI. FOREIGN BANKING AND FINANCE.
- VII. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DEBT SINCE 1857.
- VIII. POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
- IX. SAVINGS BANKS IN THE UNITED STATES.
- X. THE CLEARING-HOUSE.
- XI. PANICS AND THEIR CAUSES.
- THE CENTURY’S PROGRESS IN FRUIT CULTURE By H. E. VAN DEMAN, Late Prof. of Horticulture, Kansas State Agricultural College.
- THE CENTURY’S COMMERCIAL PROGRESS By EMORY R. JOHNSON, A.M., Asst. Prof. of Transportation and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania.
- I. MAIN FEATURES OF THE WORLD’S COMMERCE AT THE CLOSE OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.
- II. THE CENTURY’S TECHNICAL REVOLUTION IN COMMERCE.
- III. IMPROVEMENTS IN COMMERCIAL AUXILIARIES.
- IV. EXPANSION OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE DURING THE CENTURY.
- V. THE TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE CENTURY.
- VI. THE AMERICAN MARINE IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE.
- VII. AMERICAN SHIPBUILDING.
- VIII. CAUSES ACCOUNTING FOR THE CENTURY’S COMMERCIAL PROGRESS.
- IX. THE TWENTIETH CENTURY PROSPECT.
- EDUCATION DURING THE CENTURY By FRANKLIN S. EDMONDS, A.M., Asst. Prof. of Political Science, Central High School, Philadelphia.
- “THE ART PRESERVATIVE” By THOMAS J. LINDSEY, Editorial Staff Philadelphia “Evening Bulletin.”
- I. THE PRINTING PRESS.
- II. THE SETTING OF TYPE.
- III. EVENTS AS THEY OCCUR.
- IV. TYPE-MAKING, STEREOTYPING, PICTURE-MAKING.
- THE CENTURY’S PROGRESS IN MINES AND MINING By GEO. A. PACKARD, Metallurgist and Mining Engineer.
- ART PROGRESS OF THE CENTURY By JOHN V. SEARS, Art Critic Philadelphia “Evening Telegraph.”
- I. PAINTING
- II. SCULPTURE.
- III. CERAMICS AND GLASS WORK.
- IV. INDUSTRIAL ARTS.
- THE CENTURY’S ADVANCE IN SURGERY By J. MADISON TAYLOR, M.D., and J. H. GIBBON, M.D., Surgeon in Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospitals.
- PROGRESS OF MEDICINE By FRANK C. HAMMOND, M.D., Instructor in Gynecology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia.
- EVOLUTION OF THE RAILWAY By E. E. RUSSELL TRATMAN, C.E., Assistant Editor of “Engineering News,” Chicago.
- ADVANCE IN LAW AND JUSTICE By LUTHER E. HEWITT, L.B., Librarian of Philadelphia Law Association.
- EVOLUTION OF BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS By MICHAEL J. BROWN, Secretary of Building Association League of Penna.
- I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES.
- II. THE SYSTEM.
- III. THEIR EARLY HISTORY.
- IV. AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS.
- V. THE BANQUET.
- EPOCH-MAKERS OF THE CENTURY By REV. A. LEFFINGWELL, Rector of Trinity Church, Toledo, Ohio.
- Transcriber’s Notes
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