Download or read book A history of wonderful inventions written by and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [V. 1]. The mariner's compass. Lighthouses. Gunpowder and gun-cotton. Clocks. Printing. The thermometer. The barometer. The telescope. The microscope -- [v. 2]. The steam engine. The cotton manufacture. Steam-navigation. The railway. Gas-light. The electric telegraph.