Romance of Modern Mechanism
Archibald Williams
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Length 11 h 34 min
Chapters 30
First published 1910
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
Chapters
1
Introduction Read by Kristine Bekere 10:50
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Chapter II - Calculating Machines Read by Steve C 37:50
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Chapter III - Workshop Machinery, part 1 Read by ke126 24:40
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Chapter III - Workshop Machinery, part 2 Read by ke126 32:27
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Chapter IV - Portable Tools Read by Steven Seitel 12:57
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Chapter V - The Pedrail Read by enz2103 29:16
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Chapter VI - Internal Combustion Engines Read by Tina Ding 39:53
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Chapter VII - Motor-Cars Read by Steven Seitel 36:37
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Chapter VIII - The Motor Afloat , part 1 Read by Tina Ding 24:01
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Chapter VIII - The Motor Afloat , part 2 Read by Tina Ding 29:43
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Chapter IX - The Motor-Cycle Read by Steve C 23:18
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Chapter X - Fire Engines Read by Tina Ding 12:50
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Chapter XI - Fire Alarms and Automatic Fire Extinguishers Read by Tina Ding 25:11
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Chapter XII - The Machinery of a Ship, part 1 Read by Tina Ding 37:16
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Chapter XII - The Machinery of a Ship, part 2 Read by Tina Ding 36:31
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Chapter XIII - 'The Nurse of the Navy' Read by BettyB 5:56
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Chapter XIV - The Mechanism of Diving Read by Jenny TB 16:49
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Chapter XV - Apparatus for Raising Sunken Ships and Treasure Read by Kristine Bekere 7:59
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Chapter XVI - The Handling of Grain Read by Robin Lamb 10:37
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Chapter XVII - Mechanical Transporters and Conveyors Read by Tina Ding 34:13
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Chapter XVIII - Automatic Weighers Read by TriciaG 5:29
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Chapter XIX - Transporter Bridges Read by BettyB 11:34
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Chapter XX - Boat and Ship Raising Lifts Read by TriciaG 23:34
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Chapter XXI - A Self-Moving Staircase Read by BettyB 11:33
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Chapter XXII - Pneumatic Mail Tubes Read by Robin Lamb 24:19
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Chapter XXIII - An Electric Postal System Read by Availle 6:27
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Chapter XXIV - Agricultural Machinery Read by Andy Glover 23:46
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Chapter XXV - Dairy Machinery Read by Andy Glover 8:43
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Chapter XXVI - Sculpturing Machines Read by TriciaG 19:00
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Chapter XXVII - An Automatic Rifle Read by Andy Glover 22:26
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