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CH.1 INVENTIVE PROGRESS

In Twentieth Century Inventions: A Forecast

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George Sutherland

This work from 1901 predicts what technological developments will manifest in the twentieth century. The author, a technical journalist, pre…

The Forty-Seven Ronins, part 2

In Tales of Old Japan

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Lord Redesdale (Algernon Freeman-Mitford) and Lord Redesdale

Tales of Old Japan by Lord Redesdale is a collection of short stories focusing on Japanese life of the Edo period (1803 - 1868). It contains…

Chinese Women's Feet

In Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 023

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Scientific American Vol 43 No 25 and Scientific American

A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the rea…

John Harrison, Exquisite Watch-Maker

In Captains of Industry

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James Parton

In this volume are presented examples of men who shed lustre upon ordinary pursuits, either by the superior manner in which they exercised t…

Chapter 02, The Virtues of Architecture

In The Stones of Venice, Volume 1

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John Ruskin

The Stones of Venice is a three-volume treatise on Venetian art and architecture by English art historian John Ruskin, first published from …

Remedy for Cold Feet in City Cars

In Coffee Break Collection 007 - Travel

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Scientific American Vol 17, No 26 and Scientific American

This is the seventh collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in le…

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In Opticks

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Isaac Newton

The famous physicist Sir Isaac Newton lectured on optics from 1670 - 1672. He worked on refraction of light into colored beams using prisms …

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