The Romance of Modern Mechanism
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- With Interesting Descriptions in Non-technical Language of Wonderful Machinery and Mechanical Devices and Marvellously Delicate Scientific Instruments
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1. Front matter2. THE ROMANCE OF MODERN MECHANISM3. INTRODUCTION4. AUTHOR'S NOTE5. THE ROMANCE OF MODERN MECHANISM CHAPTER I DELICATE INSTRUMENTS6. CHAPTER II CALCULATING MACHINES7. CHAPTER III WORKSHOP MACHINERY8. CHAPTER IV PORTABLE TOOLS9. CHAPTER V THE PEDRAIL: A WALKING STEAM-ENGINE10. CHAPTER VI INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES11. CHAPTER VII MOTOR-CARS12. CHAPTER VIII THE MOTOR AFLOAT13. CHAPTER IX THE MOTOR CYCLE14. CHAPTER X FIRE ENGINES15. CHAPTER XI FIRE-ALARMS AND AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHERS16. CHAPTER XII THE MACHINERY OF A SHIP17. CHAPTER XIII "THE NURSE OF THE NAVY"18. CHAPTER XIV THE MECHANISM OF DIVING19. CHAPTER XV APPARATUS FOR RAISING SUNKEN SHIPS AND TREASURE20. CHAPTER XVI THE HANDLING OF GRAIN21. CHAPTER XVII MECHANICAL TRANSPORTERS AND CONVEYERS22. CHAPTER XVIII AUTOMATIC WEIGHERS23. CHAPTER XIX TRANSPORTER BRIDGES24. CHAPTER XX BOAT AND SHIP RAISING LIFTS25. CHAPTER XXI A SELF-MOVING STAIRCASE26. CHAPTER XXII PNEUMATIC MAIL TUBES27. CHAPTER XXIII AN ELECTRIC POSTAL SYSTEM28. CHAPTER XXIV AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY29. CHAPTER XXV DAIRY MACHINERY30. CHAPTER XXVI SCULPTURING MACHINES31. CHAPTER XXVII AN AUTOMATIC RIFLE