ABSTRACT
Published in 1938: The new volume presents a full and profusely illustrated account of progress made during the eighteenth century in Mathematics, Mechanics, Astronomy, Physics, Meteorology, Geography, Chemistry, Biology, Medicine, Psychology, Demography, Economics, Philosophy, and Technology.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter Chapter XXVI|12 pages
Technology
IX. Industrial Chemistry X. The Making of Lenses and Specula
chapter Chapter XXVII|15 pages
Technology
XI. Mechanical Calculators XII. Telegraphy XIII. Miscellaneous