Engineering Wonders of the World
Volume III
Forfatter: Archibald Williams
År: 1945
Serie: Engineering Wonders of the World
Forlag: Thomas Nelson and Sons
Sted: London, Edinburgh, Dublin and New York
Sider: 407
UDK: 600 eng- gl
With 424 Illustrations, Maps, and Diagrams
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CONTENTS
OF THE THIRD VOLUME
MECHANICAL FLIGHT AND AERIAL NAVIGATION............................1
THE THEORY AND PRINCIPLES OF THE AEROPLANE .... 5
FLYING MACHINES OF TO-DAY.........................................15
AERONAUTICAL ENGINES..............................................29
THE CONSTRUCTION OF AEROPLANES AND AERIAL PROPELLERS . . 39
DIRIGIBLE BALLOONS................................................45
HARBOUR CONSTRUCTION..............................................65
THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY. By T. Fletcher Fullard, M.A. . ' . .81
THE WATER SUPPLY OF NEW YORK CITY. By John George Leigh ... 97
THE COLORADO RIVER CLOSURE . . . . . . . .113
SOME EXTRAORDINARY SHIPBUILDING FEATS. By Albert G. Hood . .122
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST AMERICAN TRANS-CONTINENTAL RAIL-
ROAD. By G. L. Fowler . . . . . . . . .129
THE GREAT TUNNELS THROUGH THE ALPS...............................148
TRANSPORTATION CANALS OF THE UNITED STATES. By I. M. Peacock . .163
GREAT BRITISH DAMS AND AQUEDUCTS. By the Editor . . . .177
HOW LONDON GETS ITS WATER. By the Editor . .193
THE WONDERFUL DRAINAGE SYSTEM OF LONDON. By the Editor . . 209
THE ELECTRIC POWER STATIONS OF LONDON. By E. Lancaster Burne, A.M.Inst.C.E. 226
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THE GREAT IRRIGATION WORKS OF INDIA. By an Indian Irrigation Engineer . 232