PAGEINTRODUCTIONvAUTHOR'S NOTExiCHAPTER IDELICATE INSTRUMENTS — WATCHES AND CHRONOMETERS — THE MICROTOME — THE DIVIDING ENGINE — MEASURING MACHINES17CHAPTER IICALCULATING MACHINES42CHAPTER IIIWORKSHOP MACHINERY — THE LATHE — PLANING MACHINES — THE STEAM HAMMER — HYDRAULIC TOOLS — ELECTRICAL TOOLS IN THE SHIPYARD59CHAPTER IVPORTABLE TOOLS90CHAPTER VTHE PEDRAIL: A WALKING STEAM-ENGINE97CHAPTER VIINTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES — OIL ENGINES — ENGINES WORKED WITH PRODUCER GAS — BLAST FURNACE GAS ENGINES112CHAPTER VIIMOTOR-CARS — THE MOTOR OMNIBUS — RAILWAY MOTOR-CARS130CHAPTER VIIITHE MOTOR AFLOAT — PLEASURE BOATS — MOTOR LIFEBOATS — MOTOR FISHING BOATS — A MOTOR FIRE FLOAT — THE MECHANISM OF THE MOTOR BOAT — THE TWO-STROKE MOTOR — MOTOR BOATS FOR THE NAVY150CHAPTER IXTHE MOTOR CYCLE175CHAPTER XFIRE ENGINES185CHAPTER XIFIRE-ALARMS AND AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHERS191CHAPTER XIITHE MACHINERY OF A SHIP — THE REVERSING ENGINE — MARINE ENGINE SPEED GOVERNORS — THE STEERING ENGINE — BLOWING AND VENTILATING APPARATUS — PUMPS — FEED HEATERS — FEED-WATER FILTERS — DISTILLERS — REFRIGERATORS — THE SEARCH-LIGHT — WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY INSTRUMENTS — SAFETY DEVICES — THE TRANSMISSION OF POWER ON A SHIP203CHAPTER XIII"THE NURSE OF THE NAVY"236CHAPTER XIVTHE MECHANISM OF DIVING240CHAPTER XVAPPARATUS FOR RAISING SUNKEN SHIPS AND TREASURE248CHAPTER XVITHE HANDLING OF GRAIN — THE ELEVATOR — THE SUCTION PNEUMATIC GRAIN-LIFTER — THE PNEUMATIC BLAST GRAIN-LIFTER — THE COMBINED SYSTEM252CHAPTER XVIIMECHANICAL TRANSPORTERS AND CONVEYERS — ROPEWAYS — CABLEWAYS — TELPHERAGE — COALING WARSHIPS AT SEA258CHAPTER XVIIIAUTOMATIC WEIGHERS274CHAPTER XIXTRANSPORTER BRIDGES277CHAPTER XXBOAT- AND SHIP-RAISING LIFTS283CHAPTER XXIA SELF-MOVING STAIRCASE295CHAPTER XXIIPNEUMATIC MAIL TUBES301CHAPTER XXIIIAN ELECTRIC POSTAL SYSTEM315CHAPTER XXIVAGRICULTURAL MACHINERY — PLOUGHS — DRILLS AND SEEDERS — REAPING MACHINES — THRESHING MACHINES — PETROL-DRIVEN FIELD MACHINERY — ELECTRICAL FARMING MACHINERY318CHAPTER XXVDAIRY MACHINERY — MILKING MACHINES — CREAM SEPARATORS — A MACHINE FOR DRYING MILK330CHAPTER XXVISCULPTURING MACHINES335CHAPTER XXVIIAN AUTOMATIC RIFLE — A BALL-BEARING RIFLE345