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Victorian Era Curious Contraptions
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Across
  • 1. Instrument to measure temperature using junctions of different metals
  • 2. System to send messages quickly over long distances using coded signals
  • 3. Tube containing mirrors and colored pieces that create changing symmetrical patterns
  • 6. Victorian instrument for visualizing internal body structures without surgery
  • 9. Early machine for recording and reproducing sound on wax cylinders
  • 13. Instrument to measure the density or specific gravity of liquids
  • 15. Victorian color printing technique using multiple lithographic stones
  • 18. Type of tube used to transport messages or objects using air pressure
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  • 4. Mechanical figure designed to imitate human or animal motions
  • 5. Early photographic technique producing paper negatives
  • 7. Early device that visually recorded sound waves on paper or glass
  • 8. Device used to encode or decode secret messages
  • 10. Device creating a 3D image by combining two photos taken at different angles
  • 11. Pseudoscientific study of skull shapes believed to reveal personality traits
  • 12. Early device to view X-ray images in real time
  • 14. Device invented for producing embossed writing or tactile printing
  • 16. Unusual Victorian invention designed to safely cook food using steam
  • 17. Predecessor of the bicycle powered by pedals attached directly to the wheel
  • 19. Spinning cylinder that creates the illusion of motion from pictures

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