| | PAGE | | | Introduction | 1 | | | Steam Engines | 3 | | THE LOCOMOTIVE | 14 | | PORTABLE ENGINES | 24 | | THE STEAM HAMMER | 25 | | | Iron | 29 | | IRON IN ARCHITECTURE | 72 | | BIG WHEELS | 81 | | | Tools | 85 | | THE BLANCHARD LATHE | 96 | | SAWING MACHINES | 98 | | | Railways | 101 | | THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS | 114 | | THE PACIFIC RAILWAY | 116 | | INCLINED RAILWAYS | 125 | | | Steam Navigation | 129 | | RIVER AND LAKE STEAMBOATS OF AMERICA | 144 | | | Ships of War | 149 | | | Fire-Arms | 169 | | THE MILITARY RIFLE | 178 | | RIFLED CANNON | 190 | | MACHINE GUNS | 218 | | | Torpedoes | 227 | | | Ship Canals | 249 | | THE SUEZ CANAL | 251 | | THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL | 262 | | THE NORTH SEA CANAL | 271 | | THE PANAMA AND NICARAGUA CANAL PROJECTS | 272 | | | Iron Bridges | 276 | | GIRDER BRIDGES | 280 | | SUSPENSION BRIDGES | 284 | | CANTILEVER BRIDGES | 291 | | THE TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON | 297 | | THE GREAT BROOKLYN BRIDGE | 303 | | | Printing Machines | 305 | | LETTERPRESS PRINTING | 306 | | PATTERN PRINTING | 321 | | | Hydraulic Power | 324 | | | Pneumatic Dispatch | 340 | | | Rock Boring | |
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