Steam-ships
- Subtitle
- The story of their development to the present day
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1. Front matter2. STEAM-SHIPS3. PREFACE4. CHAPTER I PRIMITIVE EXPERIMENTS IN PROPULSION—SOME EARLY EXPERIMENTS WITH STEAM5. CHAPTER II AMERICAN PIONEERS IN STEAM NAVIGATION6. CHAPTER III THE PROGRESS OF STEAM-SHIP BUILDING IN GREAT BRITAIN7. CHAPTER IV RAILWAY COMPANIES AND THEIR STEAM-SHIPS8. CHAPTER V OPENING OF THE TRANSATLANTIC SERVICE9. CHAPTER VI DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRANSATLANTIC SERVICE10. CHAPTER VII THE DEVELOPMENT OF STEAM AUXILIARY11. CHAPTER VIII EXPERIMENTAL IRON SHIPBUILDING12. CHAPTER IX DEVELOPMENT OF IRON SHIPBUILDING13. CHAPTER IX DEVELOPMENT OF IRON SHIPBUILDING (continued 2)14. CHAPTER X THE BUILDING OF STEEL SHIPS15. CHAPTER XI STEAM-POWER AND THE NAVY16. CHAPTER XII MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION OF STEAM-POWER Tugs — Cargo-boats — Floating Docks — Ferries — Icebreakers — Yachts — Eccentricities of Design — Conclusion17. CHAPTER XII MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION OF STEAM-POWER Tugs — Cargo-boats — Floating Docks — Ferries — Icebreakers — Yachts — Eccentricities of Design — Conclusion (continued 2)18. BIBLIOGRAPHY19. INDEX20. Transcriber’s Notes