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Excerpt from Descriptive and Historical Account of Hydraulic and Other Machines for Raising Water, Vol. 1 of 5: Ancient and Modern, With Observations on Various SubjectsScience and the arts are renovating the constitution of society. The destiny of nations cannot be much longer held by political gamblers, wealthy dolts, titled buffoons, and royal puppets, these no longer sustained by factitious aids must descend to their own level. Theories of...

Excerpt from Thoughts on Matter and Force, or Marvels That Encompass Us: Comprising Suggestions Illustrative of the Theory of the Earth and of the UniverseOf propositions deemed (perhaps erroneously) more or less new or newly illustrated, the following among others may be named: The first movement of matter the rotation of the whole, and the form and motion of the spheres a corollary of that movement.Orbital are axial motions developed in a di...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from The World a Workshop: Or the Physical Relationship of Man to the EarthCreation is not a medley of mingled purposes and disconnected things. The unity of design manifested in it is the theme of every philosopher, and not less observable and admirable is the fine chain of relationship that binds all the diverse forms and conditions of matter in one coherent whole. There are no violent transitions from series to series, but by almost...

Excerpt from Reports Upon the Indian TribesThe semi-civilized Indians of the Choctaw territory occupy frame houses or log-cabins, such as white men would erect under similar circumstances, wanting only in that air of neatness and refinement which indicates the presence of an anglo-american woman. As a type of. These dwellings can be found everywhere within our new settlements upon the frontier, no drawing is deemed necessary to give an idea of...

Excerpt from Inorganic Forces Ordained to Supersede Human SlaveryThe prosperity of the establishment as a whole depends on the extent to which these departments are cultivated. Every section thrives as it fosters one or more of them, and degenerates as it neglects them.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important hist...

Excerpt from Life in Brazil, or a Journal of a Visit to the Land of the Cocoa and the Palm: With an Appendix, Containing Illustrations of Ancient South American Arts in Recently Discovered Implements and Products of Domestic Industry, and Works in Stone, Pottery, Gold, Silver, Bronze, &C, Of those who think differently, I trust none will su¿'er their ire to glow at this expression of an Opinion, or at recitals of facts upon which it may be bas...

Excerpt from Life in Brazil, or a Journal of a Visit to the Land of the Cocoa and the Palm: With an Appendix, Containing Illustrations of Ancient South American Arts in Recently Discovered Implements and Products of Domestic Industry, and Works in Stone, Pottery, Gold, Silver, Bronze, &C, Of those who think differently, I trust none will su¿'er their ire to glow at this expression of an Opinion, or at recitals of facts upon which it may be bas...

Excerpt from Life in Brazil, or a Journal of a Visit to the Land of the Cocoa and the Palm: With an Appendix, Containing Illustrations of Ancient South American Arts in Recently Discovered Implements and Products of Domestic Industry, and Works in Stone, Pottery, Gold, Silver, Bronze, &C, The present times are the beginning of a fresh chapter in man's history, and look not unlike the opening of a new epoch in the development of his being. Habi...

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Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

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Excerpt from Thoughts on Matter and Force, or Marvels That Encompass Us: Comprising Suggestions Illustrative of the Theory of the Earth and of the UniverseOf propositions deemed (perhaps erroneously) more or less new or newly illustrated, the following among others may be named: The first movement of matter the rotation of the whole, and the form and motion of the spheres a corollary of that movement.Orbital are axial motions developed in a di...

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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