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40, 41. Water-powered hoist. 42. Hot bath (sauna) which the author studied in Essen, Germany. 44. The Town Hall of Hilldesheim, Germany. 45. House in Hanover, Germany. 46. Headwear typically worn by the women of Hanover.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Baths, Costume - Hats and headwear, Germany, Hanover, Hesse, Hildesheim, Houses, Human types, Machines and devices, Mechanisms, Physics, Science, Scientific instruments, Social sphere and everyday life, Town Halll of Hildesheim (Germany), Women

29. Fire-extinguishing vehicle in Antwerp, Belgium. 30. View of the Doric columns of the Antwerp City Hall. 31. Outline of the fortifications of the city walls. 32. Sarcophagus of a cardinal at Liége.

Tags: Antwerp, Architecture and built environment, Belgium, Fires, Funerary monuments, Liège, Machines and devices, Mechanisms, Priests, Sarcophagi, Social sphere and everyday life, Town Hall of Antwerp, Walls

18. Astronomical instrument. 19, 20. Condensation vessels (to turn gas into solid matter)21. Instrument for making detailed drawings, used in architecture and astronomy. 22. Drawing of coal mine, showing the ventilation system.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Astronomy, Chemistry, Great Britain, Machines and devices, Mechanisms, Mines, Science, Scientific instruments, Social sphere and everyday life

Instrument with magnifying lens to aid the detailed drawing of objects.

Tags: Great Britain, Machines and devices, Mechanisms, Science, Scientific instruments, Social sphere and everyday life

Devices and other objects used in scientific experiments.

Tags: Chemistry, Great Britain, Machines and devices, Mechanisms, Science, Scientific instruments, Social sphere and everyday life

Irrigation machine. The author was given a tour of the installations of this irrigation system during his journey to Britain.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Great Britain, Irrigation systems, Machines and devices, Mechanisms, Physics, Science, Social sphere and everyday life

Device for water compression.

Tags: Alchemy, Machines and devices, Mechanisms, Physics, Science, Scientific instruments, Social sphere and everyday life

Lighting device similar to a lantern, belonging to the Count of Alcantara in Portugal. The hydraulic mechanism of the lantern greatly impressed the author, and the Count gave it to him as a gift.

Tags: Alcântara, Lamps, Lisbon, Machines and devices, Mechanisms, Physics, Portugal, Science, Scientific instruments, Social sphere and everyday life

Lighting device similar to a lantern, belonging to the Count of Alcantara in Portugal. The hydraulic mechanism of the lantern greatly impressed the author, and the Count gave it to him as a gift.

Tags: Alcântara, Lamps, Lisbon, Machines and devices, Mechanisms, Physics, Portugal, Science, Scientific instruments, Social sphere and everyday life

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