Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. (1899)
Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910 · Philadelphia, Pa., A. J. Holman & Co · leaf 526
t Eastern did. The Oceanic will accommodate 400first-class passengers, 300 second-class, 1000 third-class, and a ships companyof 394, making a total of 2104 persons. In this regard, however, her figuresare fortunately less than those of the Great Eastern, for that vessel wasdesigned to carry 4000… … 498 TRIUMPHS AND WONDERS OF THE XIXth CENTURY III. IMPROVEMENTS IN COMMERCIAL AUXILIARIES. The progress of commerce during the nineteenth century has been pro-moted not only by the evolution of ships of great speed and capacity, butalso by the improvements made in numerous other auxiliaries of…
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