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9780934223508

The Life And Times Of Goldsworthy Gentleman Scientist and Inventor 1793-1875

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  • ISBN13:

    9780934223508

  • ISBN10:

    0934223505

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-05-01
  • Publisher: University of Delaware Press
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
9(2)
Preface 11(4)
Introduction 15(8)
1. Gurney's Cornish Background
23(12)
2. London, 1820-1824: Lectures on Chemistry, Part I
35(11)
3. Lectures on Chemistry, Part II
46(13)
4. New Directions
59(12)
5. Inventing the Steam Carriage
71(18)
6. The Steam Carriage as a Commercial Venture
89(16)
7. Opponents and Rivals
105(17)
8. Mr. Gurney's Case
122(11)
9. Steamboats, Lighthouses, Castles, and Hot Air
133(16)
10. Mine Ventilation
149(19)
11. Parliament
168(21)
12. The Steam-Jet Furnace and the Sewers of London
189(23)
13. Recognition and Decline
212(12)
14. Science, Technology, and Invention in the Early Nineteenth Century
224(11)
Notes 235(33)
Bibliography 268(8)
Index 276

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