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Inventions and Discoveries: Stenography

Steel-engraving, process of decarbonizing (Charles Heath) A. D. 1820 Stenographic system of Bertin Stenography, French, first attempts Stenography, Gabelsberger's system Stenography, Stolze's system . 1650 1819 1841 Stereochromy, by Fuchs and Kaulbach Stereo plates, employed in book-printing by James Watt Stereoscope (Wheatstone) Stereoscope, prismatic, by Brewster Steresocopic pictures (Baptista Porta). 1847 1816 1838 e 1855 1599 Stereoscopic pictures, produced by photography Stereotyping (Müller, in Germany) Stereotyping, Stanhope's method Straw (or chaff) cutting machine, by Lester Street lighting with lamps, at Antioch Striking machine ram (Weber, at Nuremberg) Striking steam ram (Perkins) Striking steam hammer (Nasmyth) Stocking-frame (William Lee, England) 1844 1709 . 1803 1801 380 1532 1838 1843 Striking clocks, in England Stop-cock (Otto von Guericke) Stoves, in Germany Stucco-work (Margaritone) Subcarbonite of soda employed in photography, by Sir John Herschel, as 1288 1589 1650 1325 1280 a fixing medium 1819 Sugar, prepared in Europe 1180 Sugar, in use among the Arabs 850 Sugar, proved to be contained in beetroot by Marggraf 1747 Sugar, from starch (Kirchhof, at St. Petersburg) 1811 • Sugar-boiling was understood • 1450 Sugar-cane cultivated in Sicily 1148 Sugar-cane brought to Madeira 1420 Sugar-mill 1166 Sulphureous carbon (Lampadius) 1296 Sulphuric acid, manufacture of, by the combustion of sulphur (Librarius), about 1600 Surveying, the art of, first treated of by Agricola 1557 Surveyors' table (Gemma Frisius) 1529 Surveyors' table, made known by Prætorius TANNIN process (Russell) 。 Tanning known to the Egyptians as early as B. C. 2000 Tantalum (columbium) discovered by Berzelius A. D. 1824 Telegraph, electric, by Lepage .

Telegraph, electric, with index and clockwork by Ronaldo. 1816 Telegraph, electro-magnetic, by Gauss and Weber 1833 Telegraph, galvanic, by Sömmering 1809 Telegraph, index telegraph, by Davy 1839 Telegraph, Kepler's beacon-telegraph. 1617 Telegraph, optical, by Chappe 1790 Telegraph, optical, by Hook 1684 Telegraph, optical, signalling telegraph by Worcester 1633 Telegraph, pneumatic, by Rowley 1838 Telegraph, printing telegraph, by Morse 1837 Telegraph, return of the galvanic current through the earth, discovered by Steinheil. 1838 Telegraph, writing telegraph, by Steinheil 1837 Telegraphy-electric, first attempted by Winkler 1753 Telephone (Reis) 1861 • Telescope, (Lippershey) 1608 Telescope (Jansen, at Middelburg) Telescope, reflecting (Gregory, in Scotland) Thermometer (Cornelius Drebbel) Thorina, discovered by Berzelius.

Threshing-machine (Voigt) Threshing-machine (Meikle) • 1609 1660 1638 1828 1700 1785 Tin, salt of, used in dyeing (Drebbel) 1650 Tinder, electrical (Fürstenberg) 1770 Tinders, chemical (Seibel-Wagenmann) 1807 Tinning of iron-plate, about 1550 Titanium, discovered by Wöhler. 1847 Tobacco introduced by Hernandez : 1558 Tooth or cog wheels, known (Ktesibios) as early as B. C. 25° Torricellian vacuum discovered (Torricelli).

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