A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume 1 (of 2)

Name: A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume 1 (of 2)
Author: Johann Beckmann

by Johann Beckmann

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Translation of: Beyträge zur Geschichte der Erfindungen

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Project Gutenberg

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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)

Release date

2015-02-04

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Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Inventions -- History

About the author

Johann Beckmann

1739–1811

One of the first scholars to treat technology and trade as serious subjects of study, he helped turn practical know-how into an academic field. His writing opened a window onto crafts, industry, and everyday materials in the late 18th century.

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