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共 376 题- Transcriber’s Notes
- Fully Indexed
- Introduction
- THE EDITOR.
- How Man Learned to Write
- THE FIRST IMITATION OF WRITING]
- How a Steel Pen is Made
- The Story in a Photograph
- TWENTY-FIVE MILES A MINUTE
- BY CLEVELAND MOFFETT
- The First Missile
- THE FIRST AMERICAN MADE GUNS
- A VISIT TO A CARTRIDGE FACTORY
- SHOT TOWER--TALLEST BUILDING IN CONNECTICUT]
- This photograph shows gun ingots after being “stripped” and “cored.”]
- The Parts of a Big Gun
- This photograph shows gun ingot in boring mill being cored.]
- The Story in the Telephone
- A MULTIPLE SWITCHBOARD]
- ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL’S FIRST TELEPHONE]
- The Story in a Suit of Clothes
- Copyright American Woolen Company
- WOOL SORTING]
- Copyright American Woolen Company
- WOOL SCOURING]
- Copyright American Woolen Company
- WORSTED CARDING]
- Copyright American Woolen Company
- GILLING AFTER CARDING]
- Copyright American Woolen Company
- COMBING]
- Copyright American Woolen Company
- GILLING AND MAKING TOP AFTER COMBING]
- ENGLISH DRAWING
- Copyright American Woolen Company
- GILLING
- ENGLISH DRAWING
- Copyright American Woolen Company]
- ENGLISH DRAWING
- Copyright American Woolen Company
- REDUCER
- ENGLISH DRAWING
- Copyright American Woolen Company]
- Copyright American Woolen Company
- BURLING RAISING KNOTS
- Copyright American Woolen Company
- MENDING PERCHING
- Copyright American Woolen Company]
- WEAVING AND SCOURING]
- Copyright American Woolen Company
- ENGLISH CAP SPINNING]
- Copyright American Woolen Company
- RING TWISTING]
- Copyright American Woolen Company
- BEAMING--YARN INSPECTING]
- Copyright American Woolen Company
- WOOLEN MULE SPINNING]
- Copyright American Woolen Company
- FINISHER WOOLEN CARDING]
- PIECE DYEING
- FULLING CLOTH
- Copyright American Woolen Company
- FINISH PERCHING]
- Copyright American Woolen Company
- FINISHED CLOTH, READY FOR THE TAILOR]
- Story in a Barrel of Cement
- MECHANICAL CEMENT MIXER]
- The Story in a Yard of Silk
- THE INTRODUCTION OF SILK INTO EUROPE
- GATHERING MULBERRY BRANCHES.[1]
- HATCHING THE EGGS.
- Every few days the young worms are changed to new and clean cards.]
- SILKWORM PREPARING TO FORM ITS COCOON.]
- REELING THE SILK FROM COCOONS BY FOOT POWER, CALLED “RE-REEL” SILK.
- WINDING FRAMES--WINDING THE SILK ON BOBBINS.]
- WATER STRETCHER--MAKING THE SILK THREAD SMOOTH.]
- The Flying Boat
- AEROPLANE “RED WING” HAMMONDSPORT, N.Y.
- FIRST AMERICAN PUBLIC FLIGHT, MAR 12 1908]
- A modern German monoplane.]
- Flying at speed of a mile a minute.]
- MODEL R, 1910]
- THE STORY IN A LUMP OF SUGAR
- BLOCKING AND THINNING.
- TOPPING THE BEETS.
- FACTORY BEET BINS FILLED TO CAPACITY.
- CHEMICAL LABORATORY.
- CARBONATATION AND SULPHUR STATION.
- EVAPORATORS.
- FRONT VIEW OF CENTRIFUGAL MACHINES.
- CRYSTALLIZERS.
- SACKING ROOM.--SHOWING AUTOMATIC SCALES AND SEWING MACHINE.
- The Story in a Rug
- MAKING THE OLD RAG CARPET.]
- The Making of Carpets
- WEAVING A RUG BY MACHINERY]
- Why a Gasoline Engine Goes
- CRANKCASE SHOWING BEARINGS.
- The fly-wheel on the end helps it to keep turning at an even speed.]
- Cylinders showing piston in place and connected to crankshaft.]
- Oil pump and filler added to motor.]
- The frame on which the car is built.]
- Showing addition of full-floating rear axle.]
- Wheels are next added to chassis.]
- The finished car.]
- LEFT SIDE VIEW
- RIGHT SIDE VIEW
- PUTTING ON THE SUIT.
- Socks, trousers and shirt in one, and a copper breastplate.]
- They are purposely made heavy, to help the diver sink.]
- The Deep Sea Diver
- This enables the diver to talk at all times to those above him.]
- TESTING THE TELEPHONE.
- The least error in the adjustment may mean death to the diver.]
- FIGURE 1.]
- The Story in a Tunnel
- HOW TUNNELS ARE BUILT.
- MAKING LEAD BUCKLES--THE FIRST STEP IN PAINT MAKING.]
- The Story in a Can of Paint
- FILLING THE STACK WITH LEAD BUCKLES.]
- WASHING THE LEAD. SCREENS COVERED WITH CLOTH REMOVE ALL FOREIGN MATTER.
- THE STORY IN A STEEL RAIL
- Making Plate Glass
- TRAMPLING THE CLAY.]
- GRINDING THE PLATES]
- A COAL BREAKER.
- The Story in a Lump of Coal
- Experimental Boat, 1894.]
- Built 1896-1897.]
- The Story in a Submarine Boat
- THE “G-1” RECENTLY DELIVERED TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
- AN ALL-SEEING EYE FOR THE SUBMARINE
- THE PERISCOPE TOP.]
- MINE-PLANTING SUBMERSIBLE.
- UNDER-ICE SUBMARINE TORPEDO BOAT.
- SHOWING TUBE HANDLING CARGO IN SUNKEN SHIP.]
- LIVING QUARTERS ABOARD A SUBMARINE.]
- SAWING
- How Man Discovered Fire
- THE INTRODUCTION OF THE FLINT AND STEEL METHOD
- THE OXYMURIATE MATCH
- The first practical match was made less than a century ago.]
- SIX MILLION CUBIC FOOT GAS HOLDER.
- GENERATOR HOUSE AND 175-FT. STACK.
- SHAVING SCRUBBERS.
- PURIFYING BOXES.
- Fig 1
- Fig 3
- Fig 4
- NOTE: All gas registered must pass through outlet _N_.]
- Edison’s first lamp with a filament of bamboo fibre.]
- The Story in a Time Piece
- WATER CLOCKS FOR TELLING TIME
- TIME-BOY OF INDIA.--WATER-CLOCK.
- The “Hon-woo-et-low,” Canton, China. Copper jars dropping water.]
- TOWER OF THE WINDS.
- ENGLISH BLACKSMITH’S CLOCK.]
- INDEPENDENCE HALL, PHILADELPHIA]
- The Story in a Magnet
- THE BEGINNING OF A STEAMSHIP
- VIEW NEAR THE BOW.
- NOT A “SKYSCRAPER,” BUT A FLOATING HOTEL IN PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION.
- READY TO LAUNCH.
- FORWARD LAUNCHING GEAR (HYDRAULIC).
- THE COMPLETED SHIP
- The Story in a Coil of Rope
- HAND SPINNING.]
- MANILA HEMP IN WAREHOUSE.]
- INTERIOR OF ROPE WALK, PLYMOUTH CORDAGE CO.]
- OPENING BALES OF MANILA FIBER FOR PREPARATION.]
- FORMATION OF SLIVER--FIRST BREAKER.
- FOUR-STRAND COMPOUND LAYING-MACHINE.]
- KNOTS.
- ENGLISH SPLICE.
- 5. The ends of the cores are now cut off so they just meet.
- 6. Unlay strand 1 four and a half feet, laying strand 2 in its place.
- 7. Unlay strand 3 one and a half feet, laying in strand 4.
- The Story in a Moving Picture
- Exact size of a Motion Picture Film]
- REHEARSING SCENE IN STUDIO]
- THE STORY IN “PIGS IS PIGS”
- VITAGRAPH FAMOUS AUTHORS’ SERIES BY ELLIS PARKER BUTLER.
- CAST.
- WASH ROOM.[4]]
- The Story in a Ball of Rubber
- CALENDER ROOM.]
- CURING ROOM, FIRST CURE--PNEUMATICS.]
- TREAD LAYING ROOM.]
- Gathering Rubber in South America.]
- The Story in a Stick of Chocolate
- WHERE THE SHELLS ARE SEPARATED FROM THE BEAN.]
- MILL IN WHICH THE BEANS ARE ROASTED.]
- WOOLWORTH BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY.
- Total height of building from curb to base of flagstaff, 792 feet.]
- COMPLETE GEARLESS TRACTION ELEVATOR INSTALLATION.]
- The Story in a Cup and Saucer
- The Story in a Telegram
- THE GREEK RUNNER.
- RINGING THE CALL BOX.]
- MORSE TELEGRAPH CODE
- Numerals
- Punctuations
- OPERATING ROOM.
- A SECTION OF THE REPEATER ROOM.
- WHEATSTONE SENDING INSTRUMENT.
- ONE OF THE FIRST KEYS FOR SENDING TELEGRAMS.]
- A LATER KEY.]
- Relay
- Key
- Sounder
- MODERN MORSE INSTRUMENTS]
- FIG. 1.--CABLES ON VANCOUVER-FANNING ISLAND SECTION.
- Core, 600/340.]
- Yarn Serving & Compound
- 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires
- Jute Serving
- Gutta Percha
- Copper Conductor
- The Story in an Ocean Cable
- THE PIONEERS OF THE FIRST OCEAN CABLE.]
- ARMORING MACHINE
- CONTINENTAL MORSE CODE SIGNALS USED IN CABLE WORKING]
- Same Signals as They Appear in Actual Working
- ALPHABET:
- FIGURES:
- MAP No. 1
- THE STORY IN A RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE
- LOADED WEIGHTS
- WHEEL BASE
- CYLINDERS
- WHEELS
- LOW PRESSURE CYLINDERS OF ARTICULATED COMPOUND LOCOMOTIVE.
- BOILER
- HEATING SURFACE
- CLEARANCE LIMITATIONS
- MAXIMUM TRACTIVE POWER
- TENDER CAPACITY
- The Story in the Wireless
- WORKING THE WIRELESS IN THE ARMY.]
- THE WIRELESS IN THE ARMY]
- RAILROAD WIRELESS.--ANTENNA ON CARS.]
- Photo by Stefano
- WIRELESS RECEIVING STATION IN U. S. ARMY.]
- Palestine
- Modern American Loaf
- England
- England
- France
- Hungary
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Bohemia
- Holland
- Italy
- Austria
- Germany
- Balkan States]
- The Story in a Loaf of Bread
- The Story in a Lead Pencil[5]
- FIG. 2.
- FIG. 3.
- FIG. 5.
- FIG. 6.
- A SOUTHERN COTTON FIELD]
- The Story in a Bale of Cotton
- BALES OF COTTON AT COTTON MILL]
- CARD ROOM.
- SPEEDERS.
- SPOOLERS.
- BEAMING FRAMES.
- INSPECTING TABLES.
- CHRISTOFORI PIANO FROM THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK CITY.]
- The Story in a Piano
- DULCIMER.]
- CLAVICHORD.]
- SPINET.]
- UPRIGHT HARPSICHORD.
- QUEEN ELIZABETH’S VIRGINAL.]
- PUTTING ON THE SOUNDING BOARD.
- FASTENING THE STRINGS.
- BUILDING THE CASE AROUND THE SOUNDING BOARD.
- ATTACHING THE LITTLE HAMMERS THAT STRIKE THE STRINGS.
- REGULATING THE ACTION AND KEYBOARD.
- TUNING, POLISHING AND FINISHING.
- HOW A KEY TURNS A LOCK
- FACE OF CYLINDER LOCK.]
- INTERIOR OF CYLINDER LOCK WITHOUT MASTER KEY.]
- INTERIOR OF MASTER-KEYED CYLINDER LOCK.]
- The Foundation of a Sky Scraper
- PILE BEING CUT TO PROPER LEVEL BY MEANS OF OXY-ACETYLENE TORCH.
- The Story in a Glass of Water
- BUILDING OLIVE BRIDGE DAM TO FORM THE ASHOKAN RESERVOIR.
- OLIVE BRIDGE DAM; ESOPUS CREEK FLOWING THROUGH TEMPORARY TUNNEL.]
- SHAFT 752′-0 DEEP
- WOOLWORTH BUILDING 750′ 0″ HIGH
- GROWING TOBACCO UNDER CHEESECLOTH.]
- The Story in a Pipe and Cigar[6]
- The Story in a Finger Print[7]
- WHORL: RIDGES HERE MAKE A TURN THROUGH AT LEAST ONE COMPLETE CIRCUIT.]
- SPECIMEN FORM.
- MALE.
- LEFT HAND.
- RIGHT HAND.
- Impressions taken by
- Classified at H.C. Registry by
- Tested at H.C. Registry by
- Rank
- Date
- Date
- The Story in a Honey Bee[8]
- THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMB HONEY.]
- EGG OF QUEEN UNDER THE MICROSCOPE.]
- THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMB HONEY.]
- WORKER-COMB.]
- A STUDY IN CELL-MAKING.
- HOW TO BUMP THE BEES OFF A COMB.]
- AN APIARY IN SUMMER.
- A SWARM ENTERING A HIVE.]
- EFFECT OF A STING NEAR THE EYE.]
- The Story in a Piece of Leather[9]
- THE TAN YARD
- The fleshings and trimmings are sold to manufacturers of glue.]
- The Story in a Pair of Shoes[10]
- Japanese Astrida or Rough Weather Clog.]
- FRENCH POSTILLION BOOT OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY]
- Has wooden heel.]
- CHANNEL LIP
- CROSS-SECTION OF INSOLE
- WOODEN LAST—DETERMINES SIZE AND SHAPE OF SHOE
- AN INSOLE
- AN INSOLE TACKED TO BOTTOM OF LAST
- THE BEGINNING OF A SHOE]
- How Shoes Are Made by Machinery
- ASSEMBLING MACHINE
- HAND METHOD LASTING MACHINE
- Last sides of shoe.]
- Last toe and heel of shoe.]
- UPPER STAPLING MACHINE
- Holds shoe upper to lip of insole.]
- Trims off surplus part of shoe upper and lining.]
- WELT AND TURNED SHOE SEWING MACHINE
- Welt Stitch
- Welt]
- INSEAM TRIMMING MACHINE.
- Trims shoe upper lining and lip of insole smooth down to stitches.]
- Beats welt so that it stands out evenly round edge of shoe.]
- SOLE LAYING MACHINE.
- Presses outsole to bottom of shoe where it is held by rubber cement.]
- Turns back lip of channel preparatory to stitching.]
- Coats surface of channel so it may be laid to cover stitches.]
- CHANNEL LAYING MACHINE.
- Rubs channel lip down to cover stitches.]
- Drives small nails which hold outsole in place at heel.]
- Rolls out any unevenness in soles.]
- TOP LIFT
- COMPRESSED HEEL
- Heel Attaching
- WORK PERFORMED BY HEELING MACHINES.]
- Drives small pieces of ornamental metal which protect the heel.]
- Trims rough lifts of heel to desired shape.]
- Cuts the breast of the heel to correct angle and curve.]
- Trims edge of outsole smoothly.]
- How the Paper in this Book is Made
- PAPER TREES.
- MIXING ROOM.
- BEATER ROOM.
- PAPER MAKING MACHINES.
- PAPER STOCK.
- ONE-LETTER AND TWO-LETTER MATRICES.
- SECTIONAL VIEW OF MAGAZINE SHOWING CHANNEL FULL OF MATRICES.
- LINE OF MATRICES BEING LIFTED TO DISTRIBUTOR
- PRINTING THE BOOK OF WONDERS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENT
- INDEX
- Transcriber’s Notes
- Page 585: Burline (illus.) changed to Burling (illus.)