CONTENTS.

THE STORY OF THE LOCOMOTIVE.
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I.FIRST STEPS,[9]
II.GLANCING BACKWARDS AND STRUGGLING FORWARDS,[19]
III.FIFTEEN MILES AN HOUR,[28]
IV.A MARVEL OF MECHANISM,[36]
V.A MILE A MINUTE, [46]
THE STORY OF THE STEAMSHIP.
I.THE “COMET” APPEARS,[53]
II.TO THE NARROW SEAS, [60]
III.ON THE OPEN OCEAN,[68]
IV.THE OCEAN RACE, [74]
V.BEFORE THE FURNACE, [85]
FAMOUS BRIDGES AND THEIR BUILDERS.
I.“THE BRIDGE BY THE EARTHEN HOUSE,”[101]
II.A NEW IDEA—THE BRITANNIA TUBULAR, [108]
III.LATTICE AND SUSPENSION BRIDGES,[119]
IV.THE GREATEST BRIDGE IN THE WORLD, [125]
V.THE TOWER BRIDGE, [133]
REMARKABLE TUNNELS AND THEIR
CONSTRUCTION.
I.HOW BRUNEL MADE A BORING-SHIELD,[137]
II.UNDER THE RIVER, [141]
III.THROUGH THE ALPS,[147]
IV.UNDER WATER AGAIN, [153]