A
POPULAR HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION
OF THE MOST
REMARKABLE INVENTIONS
DURING THE PRESENT CENTURY.
BY
FREDERICK C. BAKEWELL,
AUTHOR OF
"PHILOSOPHICAL CONVERSATIONS," "MANUAL OF ELECTRICITY," ETC.
ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS.
NEW YORK:
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY,
346 & 348 BROADWAY.
1860.