[Gutenberg 46094] • The Romance of Modern Mechanism / With Interesting Descriptions in Non-technical Language of Wonderful Machinery and Mechanical Devices and Marvellously Delicate Scientific Instruments by Williams, Archibald -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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THE ROMANCE OF MODERN MECHANISM INTRODUCTION AUTHOR'S NOTE TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS THE ROMANCE OF MODERN MECHANISM CHAPTER I DELICATE INSTRUMENTS CHAPTER II CALCULATING MACHINES CHAPTER III WORKSHOP MACHINERY

PLANING-MACHINES THE STEAM HAMMER HYDRAULIC TOOLS ELECTRIC TOOLS IN A SHIPYARD

CHAPTER IV PORTABLE TOOLS

PNEUMATIC TOOLS

CHAPTER V THE PEDRAIL: A WALKING STEAM-ENGINE CHAPTER VI INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

OIL ENGINES THE DIESEL OIL ENGINE, ENGINES WORKED BY PRODUCER-GAS BLAST-FURNACE GAS ENGINES

CHAPTER VII MOTOR-CARS

THE MOTOR OMNIBUS RAILWAY MOTOR-CARS

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

CHAPTER IX THE MOTOR CYCLE CHAPTER X FIRE ENGINES CHAPTER XI FIRE-ALARMS AND AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

THE HISTORY OF FIRE-ALARMS AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS

CHAPTER XII THE MACHINERY OF A SHIP

THE REVERSING ENGINE MARINE ENGINE SPEED GOVERNORS STEERING ENGINES BLOWING AND VENTILATING APPARATUS PUMPS FEED HEATERS FEED-WATER FILTER, DISTILLERS REFRIGERATORS THE SEARCH-LIGHT WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY INSTRUMENTS SAFETY DEVICES THE TRANSMISSION OF POWER ON A SHIP

CHAPTER XIII "THE NURSE OF THE NAVY" CHAPTER XIV THE MECHANISM OF DIVING CHAPTER XV APPARATUS FOR RAISING SUNKEN SHIPS AND TREASURE CHAPTER XVI THE HANDLING OF GRAIN

THE ELEVATOR THE SUCTION PNEUMATIC GRAIN-LIFTER THE PNEUMATIC BLAST GRAIN-LIFTER THE COMBINED SYSTEM

CHAPTER XVII MECHANICAL TRANSPORTERS AND CONVEYERS

MECHANICAL CONVEYERS ROPEWAYS CABLEWAYS TELPHERAGE COALING WARSHIPS AT SEA

CHAPTER XVIII AUTOMATIC WEIGHERS CHAPTER XIX TRANSPORTER BRIDGES CHAPTER XX BOAT AND SHIP RAISING LIFTS

A SHIP-RAISING LIFT

CHAPTER XXI A SELF-MOVING STAIRCASE CHAPTER XXII PNEUMATIC MAIL TUBES CHAPTER XXIII AN ELECTRIC POSTAL SYSTEM CHAPTER XXIV AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY

PLOUGHS DRILLS AND SEEDERS REAPING MACHINES, THRESHING MACHINES PETROL-DRIVEN FIELD MACHINERY ELECTRICAL FARMING MACHINERY

CHAPTER XXV DAIRY MACHINERY

MILKING MACHINES CREAM SEPARATORS A MACHINE FOR DRYING MILK

CHAPTER XXVI SCULPTURING MACHINES

THE WENZEL SCULPTURING MACHINE THE BONTEMPI SCULPTURING MACHINE,

CHAPTER XXVII AN AUTOMATIC RIFLE

A BALL-BEARING RIFLE