ABSTRACT

First published in 1925. This study examines the advances in engineering and science in the nineteenth century. The author examines topics on locomotion and sea travel, photography, chemistry, electricity amongst many other industrial and scientific developments. This title will be of interest to historians as well as scientists and engineers.

part I|1 pages

The Wonderful Century

chapter I|37 pages

Modes of Travelling

chapter II|21 pages

The Advance in Locomotion on the Ocean

chapter III|13 pages

Labour-Saving Machinery

chapter IV|12 pages

The Conveyance of Thought

chapter V|11 pages

Fire and Light

chapter VI|34 pages

New Applications of Light Photography

chapter VII|15 pages

Light: Its Nature and Properties

chapter VIII|24 pages

Physical Principles and their Applications

chapter XI|15 pages

Electricity: The Science of the Century

chapter XII|39 pages

Astronomy the Solar System

chapter XIII|14 pages

The Sun’s Nature and Constitution

chapter XIV|38 pages

The Stars

chapter XV|31 pages

The Structure of the Heavens

chapter XVII|12 pages

Evolution and Natural Selection

chapter XVIII|8 pages

Popular Discoveries in Physiology

part II|1 pages

Failures

chapter XX|33 pages

The Neglect of Phrenology

chapter XXII|16 pages

Militarism the Curse of Civilisation

chapter XXIII|24 pages

The Demon of Greed

chapter XXIV|12 pages

The Plunder of the Earth Conclusion

chapter Appendix|22 pages

The Remedy for want in the Midst of Wealth