The Romance of Modern Mechanism: With Interesting Descriptions in Non-Technical Language of Wonderful Machinery and Mechanical Devices and Marvellously Delicate Scientific Instruments, Etc., Etc
| Author(s): | Archibald Williams |
| Category: | Tools |
| Publisher: | J.B. Lippincott Company |
| Publish date: | Jan 1, 1907 |
| ISBN: | 0009900000388 |
| Number of pages: | 410 |
Table of contents
INTRODUCTION
AUTHOR'S NOTE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I DELICATE INSTRUMENTS
CHAPTER II CALCULATING MACHINES
CHAPTER III WORKSHOP MACHINERY
CHAPTER IV PORTABLE TOOLS
CHAPTER V THE PEDRAIL: A WALKING STEAM-ENGINE
CHAPTER VI INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
CHAPTER VII MOTOR-CARS
CHAPTER VIII THE MOTOR AFLOAT
CHAPTER IX THE MOTOR CYCLE
CHAPTER X FIRE ENGINES
CHAPTER XI FIRE-ALARMS AND AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
CHAPTER XII THE MACHINERY OF 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
CHAPTER X VII MECHANICAL TRANSPORTERS AND CONVEYERS
CHAPTER XVIII AUTOMATIC WEIGHERS
CHAPTER XIX. TRANSPORTER BRIDGES
CHAPTER XX BOAT AND SHIP RAISING LIFTS
CHAPTER XXI A SELF-MOVING STAIRCASE
CHAPTER XXII PNEUMATIC MAIL TUBES
CHAPTER XXIII AN ELECTRIC POSTAL SYSTEM
CHAPTER XXIV AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY
CHAPTER XXV DAIRY MACHINERY
CHAPTER XXVI SCULPTURING MACHINES
CHAPTER XXVII. AN AUTOMATIC RIFLE
