The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information | by Charles Morris
Alphabetically arranged, telling just the things about everyday subjects in science, art, mechanics and about common objects everyone needs to know, giving derivations of foreign words, etc. …
Telescope - mail.chestofbooks.com
Telescope [Gk. tele, far; and skopein, to see.] An instrument consisting of a tube and magnifying glasses for seeing things at a distance. In reflecting telescopes the image is formed by one or …
Microphone - chestofbooks.com
An apparatus for magnifying very faint sounds, by variation of electrical resistance. It forms the basic principle of the carbon telephone transmitter. ...
Telescope - chestofbooks.com
Telescope [Gk. tele, far; and skopein, to see.] An instrument consisting of a tube and magnifying glasses for seeing things at a distance. In reflecting telescopes the image is formed by one or …
Sewer - chestofbooks.com
[Fr.] A drain or passage to carry off sewage in cities. In Paris the sewers contain telegraph and telephone wires, compressed air or gas-pipes, etc. The ancient sewer (Cloaca Maxima) of …