{"product_id":"a-hundred-wonders-of-the-modern-world-and-of-the-three-kingdoms-of-nature-described-according-to-the-best-and-latest-authorities-and-illustrated-by-numerous-engravings-paperback-9781108017534","title":"A Hundred Wonders of the Modern World and of the Three Kingdoms of Nature; Described According to the Best and Latest Authorities and Illustrated by Numerous Engravings (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108017534","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Hundred Wonders of the Modern World and of the Three Kingdoms of Nature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDescribed According to the Best and Latest Authorities and Illustrated by Numerous Engravings\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAttributed to Sir Richard Phillips, this fascinating 1834 encyclopaedia contains articles on natural and man-made curiosities across the world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eC. C. Clarke (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108017534, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 December 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e816 pages, 40 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 4.1 cm, 0.93 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSir Richard Phillips (1767–1840) was a London-born author and publisher of educational textbooks who used a vast array of pseudonyms, including that of Reverend C. C. Clarke. Phillips' marketing techniques - the systematic borrowing of famous (living or deceased) authors' names for his textbooks, along with the multiplication of easy to produce related educational products - were key to his success. No doubt meant as an accessible encyclopaedia, this 40th edition of 1834 - attributed to Phillips himself - is a surprisingly vast and heterogeneous survey, which compiles natural and man-made curiosities across the world. The Himalayas and Mont Blanc share a chapter with the Peak of Derbyshire; famous rivers lead to mysterious subterranean forests; and Stonehenge is closely followed by St Paul's cathedral. Halfway between reference book and textbook, this richly illustrated volume is a fascinating catalogue of the world's wonders as perceived in the early nineteenth century.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Mountains of the Andes, in South America\u003cbr\u003e 2. Chimborazo\u003cbr\u003e 3. Cotopaxi\u003cbr\u003e 4. Pichincha\u003cbr\u003e 5. Mount Etna, in the Island of Sicily\u003cbr\u003e 6. Mount Vesuvius, near Naples\u003cbr\u003e 7. Mount Hecla, in Iceland\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Geysers\u003cbr\u003e 9. Mont Blanc, in Switerland\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Peak of Teneriffe\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Souffriere Mountain, in the Island of St. Vincent\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Peak of Derbyshire\u003cbr\u003e 13. British mountains\u003cbr\u003e 14. Stromboli\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Himalaya Mountains, in the East Indies\u003cbr\u003e 16. Sabrina Island, near St. Michael's, one of the Azores\u003cbr\u003e 17. The Great Kentucky Cavern\u003cbr\u003e 18. Grotto of Antiparos\u003cbr\u003e 19. Grant Staffa Cavern, or Fingal's Cave\u003cbr\u003e 20. The Yanar, or Perpetual Fire\u003cbr\u003e 21. Herculaneum\u003cbr\u003e 22. Pompeii\u003cbr\u003e 23. The Great Earthquake of 1755\u003cbr\u003e 24. The Giant's Causeway\u003cbr\u003e 25. Natural bridges of Icononzo\u003cbr\u003e 26. Rock bridge, in Virginia\u003cbr\u003e 27. Bessely Gaut\u003cbr\u003e 28. Extraneous fossils\u003cbr\u003e 29. Subterraneous forests\u003cbr\u003e 30. Coral reefs and islands\u003cbr\u003e 31. Wide and inhospitable deserts\u003cbr\u003e 32. Sands of the desert\u003cbr\u003e 33. Diamond mines\u003cbr\u003e 34. Gold and silver mines\u003cbr\u003e 35. Quicksilver mines\u003cbr\u003e 36. Ice islands\u003cbr\u003e 37. Icebergs\u003cbr\u003e 38. River of the Amazons\u003cbr\u003e 39. The Apurimac\u003cbr\u003e 40. The Oroonoko\u003cbr\u003e 41. The Ganges\u003cbr\u003e 42. The Indus\u003cbr\u003e 43. The Nile\u003cbr\u003e 44. Lake Superior\u003cbr\u003e 45. Lake Huron\u003cbr\u003e 46. Lake Asphaltites\u003cbr\u003e 47. The Caspian Sea\u003cbr\u003e 48. Falls of Niagara\u003cbr\u003e 49. Falls of the Montmorenci\u003cbr\u003e 50. Cataracts of the Nile\u003cbr\u003e 51. Saint Winifred's Well\u003cbr\u003e 52. Dropping well at Knaresborough\u003cbr\u003e 53. Pitch lake of Trinidad\u003cbr\u003e 54. Mud lake of Java\u003cbr\u003e 55. Meteors\u003cbr\u003e 56. Aerolites\u003cbr\u003e 57. Spectre of the Broken\u003cbr\u003e 58. The Miage\u003cbr\u003e 59. Fata Morgana\u003cbr\u003e 60. Remarkable thunderstorms\u003cbr\u003e 61. Hail storms\u003cbr\u003e 62. Hurricanes\u003cbr\u003e 63. Monsoons\u003cbr\u003e 64. Whirlwinds and waterspouts\u003cbr\u003e 65. The great serpent, called the boa constrictor\u003cbr\u003e 66. The sea serpent\u003cbr\u003e 67. The elephant\u003cbr\u003e 68. The orang outang\u003cbr\u003e 69. The termintes\u003cbr\u003e 70. The Banian tree\u003cbr\u003e 71. The upas, or poison tree\u003cbr\u003e 72. Pyramids of Egypt\u003cbr\u003e 73. Cryptae, or catacombs of Alexandria\u003cbr\u003e 74. Ruins of Palmyra and Balbec\u003cbr\u003e 75. Ruins of Babylon\u003cbr\u003e 76. Ruins of Persepolis\u003cbr\u003e 77. Athens\u003cbr\u003e 78. Temples of elephants\u003cbr\u003e 79. Temples of Salsette\u003cbr\u003e 80. Great Wall of China\u003cbr\u003e 81. Porcelain Tower, at Nankin\u003cbr\u003e 82. The Coliseum, at Rome\u003cbr\u003e 83. Trajan's Palace\u003cbr\u003e 84. The Pont du Gard\u003cbr\u003e 85. St. Peter's, of Rome\u003cbr\u003e 86. Eddystone light-house\u003cbr\u003e 87. Bell Rock light-house\u003cbr\u003e 88. Stonehenge\u003cbr\u003e 89. St. Paul's Cathedral\u003cbr\u003e 90. Westminster Abbey\u003cbr\u003e 91. The Tower of London\u003cbr\u003e 92. The Bank of England\u003cbr\u003e 93. General Post-Office\u003cbr\u003e 94. The Monument\u003cbr\u003e 95. The Louvre\u003cbr\u003e 96. The British Museum\u003cbr\u003e 97. The Linwood Gallery, Leicester Square\u003cbr\u003e 98. Bullock's Museum, Piccadilly\u003cbr\u003e 99. Dr. Herschel's Grand Telescope\u003cbr\u003e 100. 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