An historical account of inventions and discoveries in those arts and sciences, which are of utility or ornament to man. Lend assistance to human comfort, a polish to life, and render the civilized state, beyond comparison, preferable to a state of nature / traced from their origin; with every subsequent improvement, by J.F. Lake Williams.

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An historical account of inventions and discoveries in those arts and sciences, which are of utility or ornament to man. Lend assistance to human comfort, a polish to life, and render the civilized state, beyond comparison, preferable to a state of nature / traced from their origin; with every subsequent improvement, by J.F. Lake Williams. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.