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Farm Engines and How to Run Them
by James H. StephensonFarm Engines and How to Run Them is an illustrated handbook by James H. Stephenson. It is a hands on guide to the farm engines basics, their understanding, installation and maintaining them with safety and economically. Though this book was targeted for the students, it will be simultaneously useful for amateurs like small farmers. A special att..
Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught
by Joshua RoseMechanical Drawing Self Taught is a text book written by Joshua Rose. This book can serve as a practical guide to beginners to make simple mechanical drawings without the need of an instructor. It contains detailed instructions in the selection and preparation of drawing instruments and elementary instruction in practical mechanical drawing. Eac..
Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889
by Robert M. VogelElevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889, is an exploration of the one of the best known human works in the history written by Robert M. Vogel, Curator of United States National Museum. While the Tower is one of the most outstanding technological achievements of an age, implementing an elevator system involved problems far greater than had bee..
The Invention of the Sewing Machine
by Grace Rogers CooperThe Invention of the Sewing Machine is a book about one of the most important inventions of 19th century written by Grace Rogers Cooper, curator of Smithsonian Institution remembered for her works of Thirteen-Star Flags: Keys to Identification and The Invention of the Sewing Machine. This book explores the birth of Sewing machine, which pioneere..
The Mechanical Properties of Wood
by Samuel J. RecordThe Mechanical Properties of Wood is written for forestry students in an attempt to provide them the essential knowledge and technical properties. This book is written by the American Botanist Samuel J. Record, one of the prominent scholars in the study of wood, who has travelled across Americas and had an amazing collection of 41000 identifi..
Woodworking Tools 1600-1900
by Peter C. WelshWoodworking Tools 1600-1900 is a gradual evolution of tools of generations of craftsmen during 17th to 20th century written by Peter Welsh, who served as curator of Smithsonian Institution's Museum of History and Technology in the United States. It is surprised to know how the craftsmanship grown from simple tools to sophisticated equipment used to..
Records of Steam Boiler Explosions
by Edward Bindon MartenSteam boiler explosions could be fatal which can claim many lives, infact claimed many lives in the past. This book "Records of Steam Boiler Explosions" is a true account of such historical explosions which happened during the years 1866 to 1871, written by Edward Bindon Marten. The author mentioned in the preface very clearly that the p..
Time Telling through the Ages
by Harry Chase BrearleyTime Telling through the Ages is a book written by Harry Chase Brearley which explores the historical evolution of Time in various eras. The readers can find interesting facts about how human calculated the time in various era right from stone age. Preface by the authorIn the midst of the world war, when ordinary forms of celebration see..