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The Art of Manliness has a list of a few dozen key slang terms used in Victorian times.

Some are merely amusing:
Fart Catcher A valet or footman, from his walking behind his master or mistress
Sit-upons Trousers

Some give a sense of what the dangers of the times were:
Sneeze-lurker A thief who throws snuff in a person’s face, and then robs him

And some are words I wish were still in use:
Hobbadehoy A youth who has ceased to regard himself as a boy, and is not yet regarded as a man
Rumbumptious Haughty, pugilistic

http://artofmanliness.com/2010/03/10/manly-slang-from-the-19th-century/

The Mysterious Geographic Explorations Of Jasper Morello [CZ subs] from Ludik on Vimeo.

IBM's website has photos and information about their Antique Attic exhibit, showcasing their collection of mechanical calculating devices.

"The nearly 400-year history of mechanized calculation was created by men and women with varying and diverse talents, temperaments, backgrounds and education, working in such fields as mathematics, the sciences, government, business and commerce. It is a history not just of singular inspiration and genius but also the continuing, collective discovery of new materials, skills, technologies and techniques to implement and enhance the plans and dreams of individual inventors and scientists."

Above, a Babbage Analytical Engine

Hemlock from Tyson Ibele on Vimeo.

Kaden Harris makes steampunk sculptures, or at least steampunk-like sculptures. According to him, he makes "'machina arcana'- arcane machines" - "antiques from a parallel universe, Da Vinci, Cleese and Neutron still spend every Tuesday night playing poker with Sherlock Holmes, and the Victorian era 'gentleman inventor' still toils diligently in his potting shed laboratory."

Another definition he uses is "randomly selecting medieval, industrial age and art deco influences and gamely struggling to make them all coexist in a post-millennial world. Out of scrap metal. And hardwood."

Anyway, it's cool.

Awesome

A - Appendages
B - Bioengineering
C - Caffeine
D - Dirigible
E - Experiment
F - Freeze ray
G - Goggles
H - Henchmen
I - Invention
J - Jargon
K - Potassium
L - Laser
M - Maniacal
N - Nanotechnology
O - Organs
P - Peasants (with Pitchforks)
Q - Quantum physics
R - Robot
S - Self-experimentation
T - Tentacles
U - Underground Lair
V - Virus
W - Wrench
X - X-Ray
Y - You, the Mad Scientist of Tomorrow
Z - Zombies