Also various chapters on electricity as outlined under chapter VII. above.
[(p. 310)]. Nitrogen from the air. The quotation is from the Engineering Supplement of the London Times, January 22, 1908.
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p [iii.] 'Friction, p. 35' changed to 'Friction, p. 39'.
p [iii.] 'muscular action, p. 45' changed to '... action, p. 49'.
p [iv.] 'Ctesibus' changed to 'Ctesibius'.
p [iv.] 'wind-mill' changed to 'windmill'.
p [93.] 'was done is' changed to 'was done in'.
p [115] (Illustration caption). 'Trevethick' changed to 'Trevithick'.
p [122.] 'drlving' changed to 'driving'.
p [181] (Illustration caption). 'pull pieces' left unchanged (probably
meant to be 'pole pieces').
p [191.] 'Horsehoe' changed to 'Horseshoe'.
p [264.] 'Liége' changed to 'Liège'.
p [298.] 'repellant' changed to 'repellent'.