TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION v
AUTHOR'S NOTE xi
CHAPTER I
DELICATE INSTRUMENTS — WATCHES AND CHRONOMETERS — THE MICROTOME — THE DIVIDING ENGINE — MEASURING MACHINES 17
CHAPTER II
CALCULATING MACHINES 42
CHAPTER III
WORKSHOP MACHINERY — THE LATHE — PLANING MACHINES — THE STEAM HAMMER — HYDRAULIC TOOLS — ELECTRICAL TOOLS IN THE SHIPYARD 59
CHAPTER IV
PORTABLE TOOLS 90
CHAPTER V
THE PEDRAIL: A WALKING STEAM-ENGINE 97
CHAPTER VI
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES — OIL ENGINES — ENGINES WORKED WITH PRODUCER GAS — BLAST FURNACE GAS ENGINES 112
CHAPTER VII
MOTOR-CARS — THE MOTOR OMNIBUS — RAILWAY MOTOR-CARS 130
CHAPTER VIII
THE MOTOR AFLOAT — PLEASURE BOATS — MOTOR LIFEBOATS — MOTOR FISHING BOATS — A MOTOR FIRE FLOAT — THE MECHANISM OF THE MOTOR BOAT — THE TWO-STROKE MOTOR — MOTOR BOATS FOR THE NAVY 150
CHAPTER IX
THE MOTOR CYCLE 175
CHAPTER X
FIRE ENGINES 185
CHAPTER XI
FIRE-ALARMS AND AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHERS 191
CHAPTER XII
THE MACHINERY OF A SHIP — THE REVERSING ENGINE — MARINE ENGINE SPEED GOVERNORS — THE STEERING ENGINE — BLOWING AND VENTILATING APPARATUS — PUMPS — FEED HEATERS — FEED-WATER FILTERS — DISTILLERS — REFRIGERATORS — THE SEARCH-LIGHT — WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY INSTRUMENTS — SAFETY DEVICES — THE TRANSMISSION OF POWER ON A SHIP 203
CHAPTER XIII
"THE NURSE OF THE NAVY" 236
CHAPTER XIV
THE MECHANISM OF DIVING 240
CHAPTER XV
APPARATUS FOR RAISING SUNKEN SHIPS AND TREASURE 248
CHAPTER XVI
THE HANDLING OF GRAIN — THE ELEVATOR — THE SUCTION PNEUMATIC GRAIN-LIFTER — THE PNEUMATIC BLAST GRAIN-LIFTER — THE COMBINED SYSTEM 252
CHAPTER XVII
MECHANICAL TRANSPORTERS AND CONVEYERS — ROPEWAYS — CABLEWAYS — TELPHERAGE — COALING WARSHIPS AT SEA 258
CHAPTER XVIII
AUTOMATIC WEIGHERS 274
CHAPTER XIX
TRANSPORTER BRIDGES 277
CHAPTER XX
BOAT- AND SHIP-RAISING LIFTS 283
CHAPTER XXI
A SELF-MOVING STAIRCASE 295
CHAPTER XXII
PNEUMATIC MAIL TUBES 301
CHAPTER XXIII
AN ELECTRIC POSTAL SYSTEM 315
CHAPTER XXIV
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY — PLOUGHS — DRILLS AND SEEDERS — REAPING MACHINES — THRESHING MACHINES — PETROL-DRIVEN FIELD MACHINERY — ELECTRICAL FARMING MACHINERY 318
CHAPTER XXV
DAIRY MACHINERY — MILKING MACHINES — CREAM SEPARATORS — A MACHINE FOR DRYING MILK 330
CHAPTER XXVI
SCULPTURING MACHINES 335
CHAPTER XXVII
AN AUTOMATIC RIFLE — A BALL-BEARING RIFLE 345