Project Gutenberg 2013-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 230 White, James (Civil engineer) A New Century of Inventions Being Designs & Descriptions of One Hundred Machines, Relating to Arts, Manufactures, & Domestic Life Produced by Chris Curnow, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A New Century of Inventions" by James White is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. The work presents a collection of designs and descriptions for one hundred machines that pertain to various aspects of arts, manufacturing, and domestic life. Each invention aims to offer practical applications and insights that could significantly enhance mechanical efficiency and utility for society. The opening of the book begins with the author reflecting on his long interest in mechanical subjects and his desire to document and share his inventions. White introduces the reader to the theme of the work: providing practical mechanical solutions rather than theoretical discussions. He shares anecdotes from his childhood about his early experimentation with simple machines, such as water-wheels and mouse traps, setting a personal tone and establishing his lifelong passion for engineering. The narrative highlights his commitment to making knowledge accessible and useful, emphasizing a hands-on approach to understanding mechanics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42951/42951-h/images/cover.jpg en Machinery TJ Text Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Engineering & Construction 796048 796118 2024-09-18T06:02:11.867897 2023-09-18T14:19:34.331412 text/html text/html 790361 2013-06-15T09:12:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 26066461 2013-06-15T09:14:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 28705054 2024-09-18T06:02:39.248807 application/epub+zip 28691508 2024-09-18T06:02:18.901882 application/epub+zip 346263 2024-09-18T06:02:14.839891 application/epub+zip 28992992 2024-09-18T06:02:52.851931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 28774008 2024-09-18T06:02:33.797795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501577 2022-09-19T15:30:40.723003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 586333 2024-09-18T06:02:07.515926 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 587898 2013-06-15T09:12:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 213191 2013-06-15T09:13:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 586168 2013-06-15T09:13:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 212770 2013-06-15T09:13:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19180 2024-09-18T06:02:53.102691 application/rdf+xml 15444 2024-09-18T06:02:15.098901 image/jpeg 2727 2024-09-18T06:02:14.981889 image/jpeg 26279095 2024-09-18T06:02:13.553933 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog