Project Gutenberg 2015-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 188 Beckmann, Johann 1739 1811 Beckmann, Johan Beckmann, John Francis, William 1817 1904 Griffith, J. W. (John William) Griffith, John William Johnston, William A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume 2 (of 2) Translation of: Beyträge zur Geschichte der Erfindungen Produced by Charlie Howard 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 History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume 2 (of 2)" by John Beckmann is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work details various inventions and discoveries throughout history, exploring their origins and the impact they have had on society. The second volume continues to provide insight into technological advancements, notably focusing on significant inventions such as the steam engine and its development by figures like James Watt. At the start of the book, the reader is introduced to a detailed examination of the steam engine, tracing its evolution from ancient concepts to Watt's pivotal improvements in efficiency and design. Beckmann highlights prior inventors, such as Hero of Alexandria and Denis Papin, while setting the stage for Watt’s transformative contributions, such as separating the condensation process. This opening portion not only serves as a rich historical narrative but also emphasizes the broader implications of these inventions on industrial progress and daily life, ultimately establishing a foundation for further discussions on various other inventions that follow in the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Inventions -- History T Text Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - General 1891156 1891171 2024-09-20T07:26:52.657662 2023-09-21T04:22:03.112039 text/html text/html 1908701 2015-02-04T09:25:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 766610 2015-02-04T09:25:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 859973 2024-09-20T07:27:20.251533 application/epub+zip 867884 2024-09-20T07:26:57.088656 application/epub+zip 774061 2024-09-20T07:26:54.787663 application/epub+zip 1359904 2024-09-20T07:27:36.245500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1171597 2024-09-20T07:27:17.716593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1078087 2022-09-21T19:51:59.822439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1438920 1438815 2024-09-20T07:26:47.773726 2023-09-21T04:21:58.815485 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1439239 2015-02-04T09:25:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 544936 2015-02-04T09:25:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19172 2024-09-20T07:27:36.432435 application/rdf+xml 20610 2024-09-20T07:26:55.181645 image/jpeg 3268 2024-09-20T07:26:54.986656 image/jpeg 758946 2024-09-20T07:26:52.795674 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