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Show The World's Great Inventions. 1 Tho coinpass, oiio of tho greatest of inventions, r.uuo from the Chinese, mid is of mi uiiknownlnlfc nntiqiio age. Tho watch wsi Ili-sL a toy in 1177. 11 did not become etliuicnt as a timepiece until 1071. Vor nearly U00 yeara oven a sWnvr wilch was (uito a polite convenience. conven-ience. (Miionomelei-s liruL caiilo into use in England in 1810; limiting limit-ing levers a little latter. The American watch came to tho l'tont in 1H2, and tho prices of wntoheh imiho down gieatly all over the world, even in Geneva, which up to that time 'made tho cheapes good watches in the world. Slum-winders Slum-winders came into general uso in 1880. Wristlet watches were iijst used in London in 1S8U. The modern dueling pistol was the invention of u Philadelphia gunsmith named Derringer, 1800. The liiTst repeating pistol had four ban els, all of which tinned, and was invented by a man named Allen in 18.'):). Colt invented his revolver in 1895, but it did not come into general use until 1850. It is now used in all the armies and navies of the- world. Hund-K'dsof Hund-K'dsof other kinds of revolving small arms have grown from Colt's invention. ...The Howie knife Vas invented or at least perfected about 1808. Howie's first duel was with the point half of an old sword, and (his suggested the knife. Dilliaids were invented in Prance by Devigno about 1471. The lirbt pipe oigan was made by.Aichimedes, li. U. 220. Silk manufactures wore established estab-lished in Euiope in A. D'. 555. The notation system of writing music was invented in 1070. Wooden pavements wero tho in-' vention of Nicholas in 1854. The turning lathe was invented by T. Blaiichard in 1843. Locomotive engines were firsti made by Travethick in 1802. Tti lized by Stevenson in 1820 and greatly iinproved by Wntt-in 18.)7 Hail-making machines voio invented in-vented by Wilkinson in 1775. Hollows were invented by Ana charis, in Scythia, B. C. 509. Tho machine for paring apples was devised by Contes in 1803. The steam printing prcis was in-vented in-vented by Iticliaid ltoo in 1812. Thu cilculatiou of tho blood was discovered by Ilan-ey in 1017. The magic lantern uas the invention in-vention of Eoger Bacon in 1200. The lirst dictionary was made by Chinese Hcholnrs, li. C. 110H. The first pair of spectacles was made by Spina, an Italian, 12!)!). The first silver coin was made by rhidon, King of Argos, 800 B. C. GJobes and maps were the iiiTcu tion ofThaddeus Fail banks in 1831. The circular saw wits devised by Beuthau, an Englishman, in 1700. Tho snaro drum wits brought into in-to Europe by the Saracens, about 703. Diamond cutting by machinery was first done in Holland in 1480. jNuiohiuort for making tacks weio first made by Thomas Blaiichard, 1800. Tho amalgamator was an American Ameri-can invention by Vamoy about 1,550. Light llowitzois, for Held use, wore first made by Paixlinn.s, 1822. Gatliu gnu (cannon) in 1800. Tho dinner fork was introduced Into Italy in 1401; into England in KiOS. ThoBoul-movlng aceordeon was invented by Damiau of Vienna in 1820. Paper was first nuido in the TJnUedStntoHiLDQicliwtoi,) Mius., ; iiira728; Cannon was first used in 'battle ' in. 1327j by whom inyented is tin-' tin-' known. The iirsfc cannon cast was HHBHIHIHHMMnMnaHHMsaMaHni by Owen In 1530. Breech loading cannon did not oomo until somo tlhiis after tho commencement ot ,the nineteenth century. a The dovelopoment of the eluclriy tireh ) light wiw mudo by Bntsh and Edlnou In 18704 Tho wonder-fill wonder-fill iiiMiuduricent, by Kdison, was Corrected in 1881. I Tho thermometer was invented by Kahienheit in 175)8. The limt training school for t'wiohers was organized in Prussia in 173ft. The first omnibus appealed ap-pealed in Paris in 1825; in Xew Tfprk live years latter. TJio method of vulcanizing rubber was invented by Goodyear in 1810. . The spinning Jenny was the invention in-vention of Hargreaves in England In 1707. Threshing machines weio invented inven-ted by Menzies, a Scotchman, in 1732. Stereotyping was the invention of Didotl703, andcameto America in 1813. , The game of backgammon was invented by Palamedes, a Greek, about 1221. Gilding with gold leaf was (11x1 done by Miirgaritone, an Italian, in 12J3. The lille was invented by Whit worth in 1800; the lepeating i Kit by Sharp in 1818. -Mulches for sttiking a light were invented in 1830 the other kind by Adam and Eve. The first postoflieo opened its doom in Paris 1102; in England in 1581; in America, 1710. Banks and banking weio known in Gieeco385 years befnie Christ; in Borne 352; B. C; in Venice 1157 A. D. Tho Bank of England originated origi-nated in 1085. Mai. Bon. C. Tin-man. |