FROM CART TO AUTOMOBILE
When were carts first used? p. 152--The development of the
bicycle, p. 154--The pneumatic tire introduced, p. 155--The
coming of the automobile, p. 156--The gas engine of Dr. Otto,
p. 157--Cugnot's automobile, p. 158--The automobile of William
Murdoch, 1785, p. 158--Opposition in England to the introduction
of automobiles, p. 159--An extraordinary piece of legislation,
p. 161--Scientific aspects of automobile racing, p. 164--Some
records made at Ormonde, p. 165--Records made by Oldfield
in 1910, p. 166--Comparative speeds of various vehicles and
animals, p. 167--Speed of birds in flight, p. 168--A miraculous
transformation of energy, p. 170--Electrical timing device for
measuring automobile speeds, p. 171.