This section is from the book "A Library Of Wonders And Curiosities Found In Nature And Art, Science And Literature", by I. Platt. Also available from Amazon: A library of wonders and curiosities.
Telegraph - Spectacle of a Sea Fight at Rome - Wooden Eagle; and iron Fly - Whitehead's Ship - Scaliot's Lock, etc. - Praxi-teles' Venus - Weaving Engine - Hydraulic Birds - Herschell's Grand Telescope - Boverick's Curiosities - Bunzlau Curiosities - Artificial Flying.
 
Continue to: