Project Gutenberg 2013-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 248 White, James (Civil engineer) A New Century of Inventions Being Designs & Descriptions of One Hundred Machines, Relating to Arts, Manufactures, & Domestic Life Produced by Chris Curnow, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A New Century of Inventions" by James White is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. The work presents a collection of designs and descriptions for one hundred machines that pertain to various aspects of arts, manufacturing, and domestic life. Each invention aims to offer practical applications and insights that could significantly enhance mechanical efficiency and utility for society. The opening of the book begins with the author reflecting on his long interest in mechanical subjects and his desire to document and share his inventions. White introduces the reader to the theme of the work: providing practical mechanical solutions rather than theoretical discussions. He shares anecdotes from his childhood about his early experimentation with simple machines, such as water-wheels and mouse traps, setting a personal tone and establishing his lifelong passion for engineering. The narrative highlights his commitment to making knowledge accessible and useful, emphasizing a hands-on approach to understanding mechanics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42951/42951-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 58.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Machinery TJ Text Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Engineering & Construction Category: Engineering & Technology Category: How To ... 796520 2025-06-17T11:10:11.875222 text/html 790361 2013-06-15T09:12:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 28699736 2025-06-17T11:10:40.148084 application/epub+zip 28686140 2025-06-17T11:10:18.375208 application/epub+zip 343439 2025-06-17T11:10:14.349242 application/epub+zip 28991106 2025-06-17T11:10:54.443517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 28773866 2025-06-17T11:10:34.050184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501577 2022-09-19T15:30:40.723003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 587778 2025-06-17T11:10:07.624259 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 587898 2013-06-15T09:12:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 15814 2025-06-17T11:10:54.715535 application/rdf+xml 15444 2025-06-17T11:10:14.583298 image/jpeg 2727 2025-06-17T11:10:14.467245 image/jpeg 26275964 2025-06-17T11:10:12.879247 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog