pectacles, 94

Spectrum, 208

Spermaceti, 106

Spinning-jenny, 30

Spirits of wine, 137

Sponge, 108

Starch, 133

Steam engine, 102
navigation, 103

Steel, 150

Stethoscope, 204

Stereoscope, 209

Stereotyping, 212

Still, 137

Stockings, 71

Strata, 151

Suez Canal, 216

Sugar, 48
candy, 49
barley, 49
maple, 49

Sulphur, 124

Sumatra, 66

Suspension Bridges, 217

Tallow, 106
tree, 106

Tamarinds, 67

Tan, 73

Tapioca, 134

Tar, 139

Tasimeter, 206

Tasmania, 31

Tea, 25

Telegraph, 104, 213

Telephone, 204

Telescope, 101

Thebes, 43

Thermometer, 97

Thermo-Electricity, 211

Thibet Goat, 46

Thunder, 17

Tides, 201

Tin, 120

Tobacco, 91

Toddy, 34

Tortoise, 178

Tower, leaning of Pisa, 172

Troy, 177

Turpentine, 143

Turquois, 129

Tuscans, 182

Twilight, 21

Tyre, 167

United States Government, 147

Vapor, 14

Vellum, 60

Velvet, 45

Venice, 171

Venus, 171

Vine, 136

Vinegar, 138

Vitriol, 75

Volcanic formations, 152

Volcano, 154

Vulcanite, 108

Watches, 98

Water, 14
melon, 67
decomposition of by vegetables, 15
tree, 88

Wax, 106

Weaving, 30-32

Whale, 66

Whitney, Eli, 218

Wieliczca, 80

Wind, 17

Windows, 54

Wine, 136

Woad, 139

Wood, Jethro, 218

Wood engraving, 130

Wool, 29-31

Writing, art of, 191

Yams, 85

Zinc, 84

Zoophytes, 108

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