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Triumphs and Wonders of the 19th Century: The True Mirror of a Phenomenal Era / A volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress James P. Boyd · History_-_Other · 59 章
目录 Triumphs and Wonders OF THE 19th Century INTRODUCTORY AUTHORS AND SUBJECTS ANALYSIS OF CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IV. HELLO! HELLO! X. ELECTRICAL LANGUAGE. VI. THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARMOR. VIII. THE UNITED STATES FLEET. 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. Chapter 14 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. X. CHEMISTRY OF FERMENTATION. CONCLUSION. 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. Chapter 27 IV. IMPROVEMENT IN FARMING METHODS. A SUMMING UP. VII. TUNNELS. Chapter 31 III. IMPROVEMENT OF BREEDS OF ANIMALS. I. WARS OF THE UNITED STATES. II. FOREIGN WARS. Chapter 35 THE CENTURY’S FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS By GEORGE J. HAGAR, Editor of Appendix to Encyclopædia Britannica. Chapter 37 V. THE NATIONAL BANKING SYSTEM. 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. Chapter 41 VII. AMERICAN SHIPBUILDING. IX. THE TWENTIETH CENTURY PROSPECT. EDUCATION DURING THE CENTURY By FRANKLIN S. EDMONDS, A.M., Asst. Prof. of Political Science, Central High School, Philadelphia. Chapter 45 II. THE SETTING OF TYPE. IV. TYPE-MAKING, STEREOTYPING, PICTURE-MAKING. THE CENTURY’S PROGRESS IN MINES AND MINING By GEO. A. PACKARD, Metallurgist and Mining Engineer. II. SCULPTURE. 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. Chapter 54 ADVANCE IN LAW AND JUSTICE By LUTHER E. HEWITT, L.B., Librarian of Philadelphia Law Association. V. THE BANQUET. EPOCH-MAKERS OF THE CENTURY By REV. A. LEFFINGWELL, Rector of Trinity Church, Toledo, Ohio. Chapter 58 THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE