Engineering Wonders of the World
Volume I

________________ __________ VI ______ ____________ ______________________ ___ CONTENTS. THE AFRICAN TRANSCONTINENTAL TELEGRAPH. By Howard Hensman . THE GREAT VICTORIA BRIDGE. By the Editor _____________________..... THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GAS ENGINE. By William H. Booth, M. Am.Soc.C.E. THE TUBE RAILWAYS OF LONDON—Part I. By Harley H. Dalrymple Hay, M.Inst.C.E____________________________________________ THE SUEZ CANAL _____________________________________......... THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY. By J. M. Gibbon and Stephen Pardoe _____________________________________......... TRANSPORTER BRIDGES. By John J. Webster, M.Inst.C.E. .... THE TUBE RAILWAYS OF LONDON—Part II. By Harley H. Dalrymple Hay, M.InstC.E. _____________________________....... 1 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SHIP. By Albert G. Hood, Editor of The Shipbuilder . THE STORY OF THE FORTH BRIDGE. By the Editor_________________ THE HEDJAZ RAILWAY. The Railway of the Pilgrims _________________.... DESIGNING A SHIP. By Albert G. Hood, Editor of The Shipbuilder THE UNDERGROUND FREIGHT RAILWAYS OF CHICAGO .... THE CONQUEST OF CHAT MOSS _____________________________....... THE STORY OF THE LIGHTHOUSE. By W. Noble Twelvetrees, M.I.M.E. WARSHIPS. By A. G. Hood _________________________________........ THE ARMOUR OF A BATTLESHIP. By Alan. H. Burgoyne .... THE ARMAMENT OF A BATTLESHIP. By A. H. Burgoyne . THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORPEDO CRAFT. By A. H. Burgoyne SUBMARINE BOATS. By A. H. Burgoyne _________________________...... TORPEDOES. By A. H. Burgoyne _____________________________....... HOW A BATTLESHIP IS FOUGHT. By A. H. Burgoyne _________________.... THE WARSHIP OF THE FUTURE. By A. H. Burgoyne_________________ _________ 193 205 215 227 241 257 287 300 312 321 339 350 359 368 370 385 397 404 418 427 433 442 453