Pegasus
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PEGASUS
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
For a full list of this Series see the end
of this Book
COLONEL J. F. C. FULLER
WITH 8 PLATES
LONDON
KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRUBNER & CO., LTD.
NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO.
Printed in Great Britain by
J. F. C. Fuller
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PREFACE
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
THE BATTLE OF THE IRON HORSE
THE RAILWAY CENTENARY
THE PROTEAN PROBLEM
THE X-RAY TRANSPORTER
ERICHTHONIUS, WHEELWRIGHT
THE PHILOSOPHER’S STEAM
GEORGE STEPHENSON, ENGINE-WRIGHT
THE NATURE OF THE BEAST
PROTEAN IGNORANCE
THE CONQUEST OF THE ELYSIAN FIELDS
THE EQUATION OF POWER AND MOVEMENT
THE RIDDLE OF THE GORDIAN KNOT
THE PROBLEM OF UNEMPLOYMENT
THE PROBLEM OF POWER
PROBLEMS OF MOVEMENT
TWO-DIMENSIONAL MOVEMENT
THE ELYSIAN FIELDS
THE WINGS OF PEGASUS