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| Introduction | [1] |
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| Steam Engines | [3] |
| | THE LOCOMOTIVE | [14] |
| | PORTABLE ENGINES | [24] |
| | THE STEAM HAMMER | [25] |
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| Iron | [29] |
| | IRON IN ARCHITECTURE | [72] |
| | BIG WHEELS | [81] |
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| Tools | [85] |
| | THE BLANCHARD LATHE | [96] |
| | SAWING MACHINES | [98] |
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| Railways | [101] |
| | THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS | [114] |
| | THE PACIFIC RAILWAY | [116] |
| | INCLINED RAILWAYS | [125] |
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| Steam Navigation | [129] |
| | RIVER AND LAKE STEAMBOATS OF AMERICA | [144] |
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| Ships of War | [149] |
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| Fire-Arms | [169] |
| | THE MILITARY RIFLE | [178] |
| | RIFLED CANNON | [190] |
| | MACHINE GUNS | [218] |
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| Torpedoes | [227] |
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| Ship Canals | [249] |
| | THE SUEZ CANAL | [251] |
| | THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL | [262] |
| | THE NORTH SEA CANAL | [271] |
| | THE PANAMA AND NICARAGUA CANAL PROJECTS | [272] |
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| Iron Bridges | [276] |
| | GIRDER BRIDGES | [280] |
| | SUSPENSION BRIDGES | [284] |
| | CANTILEVER BRIDGES | [291] |
| | THE TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON | [297] |
| | THE GREAT BROOKLYN BRIDGE | [303] |
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| Printing Machines | [305] |
| | LETTERPRESS PRINTING | [306] |
| | PATTERN PRINTING | [321] |
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| Hydraulic Power | [324] |
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| Pneumatic Dispatch | [340] |
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| Rock Boring | [349] |
| | THE MONT CENIS TUNNEL | [351] |
| | ROCK-DRILLING MACHINES | [355] |
| | THE CHANNEL TUNNEL | [364] |
| | THE ST. GOTHARD RAILWAY | [371] |
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| Light | [380] |
| | SOME PHENOMENA OF LIGHT | [382] |
| | VELOCITY OF LIGHT | [384] |
| | REFLECTION OF LIGHT | [388] |
| | REFRACTION | [397] |
| | DOUBLE REFRACTION AND POLARISATION | [399] |
| | CAUSE OF LIGHT AND COLOUR | [408] |
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| The Spectroscope | [416] |
| | CELESTIAL CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS | [436] |
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| Roentgen’s X Rays | [445] |
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| Sight | [452] |
| | THE EYE | [454] |
| | VISUAL IMPRESSIONS | [468] |
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| Electricity | [481] |
| | ELEMENTARY PHENOMENA OF ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM | [483] |
| | THEORY OF ELECTRICITY | [487] |
| | ELECTRIC INDUCTION | [488] |
| | DYNAMICAL ELECTRICITY | [490] |
| | INDUCED CURRENTS | [502] |
| | MAGNETO-ELECTRICITY | [507] |
| | THE GRAMME MAGNETO-ELECTRIC MACHINE | [511] |
| | ELECTRIC LIGHTING AND ELECTRIC POWER | [519] |
| | THE NEW ELECTRICITY | [538] |
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| The Electric Telegraph | [547] |
| | TELEGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTS | [553] |
| | TELEGRAPHIC LINES | [572] |
| | THE TELEPHONE | [581] |
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| Lighthouses | [593] |
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| Photography | [607] |
| | PHOTOGRAPHY IN COLOURS | [630] |
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| Printing Processes | [632] |
| | STEREOTYPING | [632] |
| | LITHOGRAPHY | [636] |
| | OTHER PROCESSES | [640] |
| | THE LINOTYPE MACHINE | [645] |
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| Recording Instruments | [653] |
| | THE PHONOGRAPH | [665] |
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| Aquaria | [675] |
| | THE CRYSTAL PALACE AQUARIUM | [677] |
| | THE BRIGHTON AQUARIUM | [682] |
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| Gold and Diamonds | [687] |
| | GOLD | [687] |
| | DIAMONDS | [696] |
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| New Metals | [714] |
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| India-Rubber and Gutta-Percha | [724] |
| | INDIA-RUBBER | [724] |
| | GUTTA-PERCHA | [728] |
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| Anæsthetics | [731] |
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| Explosives | [740] |
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| Mineral Combustibles | [751] |
| | COAL | [751] |
| | PETROLEUM | [757] |
| | PARAFFIN | [761] |
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| Coal-Gas | [764] |
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| Coal-Tar Colours | [781] |
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| The Greatest Discovery of the Age | [801] |
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| Notes | [811] |
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| Index | [813] |