Frederick Collier Bakewell: Great Facts, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Reproduction of the original, first published in 1851. This mid-19th-century popular history surveys the origins and gradual development of remarkable inventions that shaped society, from steam navigation and railways to the telegraph. Bakewell emphasizes practical applications of scientific principles over mere theory, showing how simple inventions build on one another in a continuous cycle of improvement, and addresses curious general readers, especially young ones, in an accessible overview of technological progress.