THE 



CENTURY OF INVENTIONS, 



WEITTEN IN 1655 ; 



BY 



EDWARD SOMERSET, MARQUIS OF WORCESTER. 



BEING 



A VEEBATIM EEPEINT 



OF 



THE FIRST EDITION, PUBLISHED IN 1663. 



Pie was a man, take him for all in all, 

 We shall not look upon his like again.&quot; 



WITH 



Jin Jntrodurfion and (fy 



BY HENRY DIRCKS, ESQ., 



CIVIL ENGESTEEB, 

 AUTHOR OF &quot;PERPETUUM MOBILE, OR HISTORY OF THE SEARCH AFTER 



SELF-MOTIVE POWER;&quot; 

 &quot;CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF ELECTRO-METALLURGY;&quot; 



AND &quot;THE LIFE OF SAMUEL HARTLIB;&quot; ALSO 



INVENTOR OF THE &quot; DIRCKSIAN PHANTASMAGORIA,&quot; PRODUCING THE OPTICAL 

 ILLUSIONS POPULARLY CALLED &quot; THE GHOST !&quot; 



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