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Romance of Modern Mechanism

English· 11:34:09· 31 chapters

In 1910, when this book was published, the advancement of modern mechanism was still moving at a rapid pace. It must have seemed like very day, new inventions were made to make life easier. Most of these are still very much in use today, such as the lawn-mower, automatic milking machines in the dairy industry, fire engines, and escalators. Learn about how these worked in this volume. - Summary by Carolin

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Chapters

Chapter 1
Introduction
10:50
Chapter 2
Chapter I - Delicate Instruments
48:24
Chapter 3
Chapter II - Calculating Machines
37:50
Chapter 4
Chapter III - Workshop Machinery, part 1
24:40
Chapter 5
Chapter III - Workshop Machinery, part 2
32:27
Chapter 6
Chapter IV - Portable Tools
12:57
Chapter 7
Chapter V - The Pedrail
29:16
Chapter 8
Chapter VI - Internal Combustion Engines
39:53
Chapter 9
Chapter VII - Motor-Cars
36:37
Chapter 10
Chapter VIII - The Motor Afloat , part 1
24:01
Chapter 11
Chapter VIII - The Motor Afloat , part 2
29:43
Chapter 12
Chapter IX - The Motor-Cycle
23:18
Chapter 13
Chapter X - Fire Engines
12:50
Chapter 14
Chapter XI - Fire Alarms and Automatic Fire Extinguishers
25:11
Chapter 15
Chapter XII - The Machinery of a Ship, part 1
37:16
Chapter 16
Chapter XII - The Machinery of a Ship, part 2
36:31
Chapter 17
Chapter XIII - 'The Nurse of the Navy'
05:56
Chapter 18
Chapter XIV - The Mechanism of Diving
16:49
Chapter 19
Chapter XV - Apparatus for Raising Sunken Ships and Treasure
07:59
Chapter 20
Chapter XVI - The Handling of Grain
10:37
Chapter 21
Chapter XVII - Mechanical Transporters and Conveyors
34:13
Chapter 22
Chapter XVIII - Automatic Weighers
05:29
Chapter 23
Chapter XIX - Transporter Bridges
11:34
Chapter 24
Chapter XX - Boat and Ship Raising Lifts
23:34
Chapter 25
Chapter XXI - A Self-Moving Staircase
11:33
Chapter 26
Chapter XXII - Pneumatic Mail Tubes
24:19
Chapter 27
Chapter XXIII - An Electric Postal System
06:27
Chapter 28
Chapter XXIV - Agricultural Machinery
23:46
Chapter 29
Chapter XXV - Dairy Machinery
08:43
Chapter 30
Chapter XXVI - Sculpturing Machines
19:00
Chapter 31
Chapter XXVII - An Automatic Rifle
22:26

Romance of Modern Mechanism

Chapters

Introduction

Chapter I - Delicate Instruments

Chapter II - Calculating Machines

Chapter III - Workshop Machinery, part 1

Chapter III - Workshop Machinery, part 2

Chapter IV - Portable Tools

Chapter V - The Pedrail

Chapter VI - Internal Combustion Engines

Chapter VII - Motor-Cars

Chapter VIII - The Motor Afloat , part 1

Chapter VIII - The Motor Afloat , part 2

Chapter IX - The Motor-Cycle

Chapter X - Fire Engines

Chapter XI - Fire Alarms and Automatic Fire Extinguishers

Chapter XII - The Machinery of a Ship, part 1

Chapter XII - The Machinery of a Ship, part 2

Chapter XIII - 'The Nurse of the Navy'

Chapter XIV - The Mechanism of Diving

Chapter XV - Apparatus for Raising Sunken Ships and Treasure

Chapter XVI - The Handling of Grain

Chapter XVII - Mechanical Transporters and Conveyors

Chapter XVIII - Automatic Weighers

Chapter XIX - Transporter Bridges

Chapter XX - Boat and Ship Raising Lifts

Chapter XXI - A Self-Moving Staircase

Chapter XXII - Pneumatic Mail Tubes

Chapter XXIII - An Electric Postal System

Chapter XXIV - Agricultural Machinery

Chapter XXV - Dairy Machinery

Chapter XXVI - Sculpturing Machines

Chapter XXVII - An Automatic Rifle