Chapter XIV: Some Recent Triumphs of Applied Science

In connection with various portions of this chapter the reader will find much that is of interest in the story of chemical development in general as detailed in volume III., pp. 3-72 inclusive.

Also various chapters on electricity as outlined under chapter VII. above.

(p. 310). Nitrogen from the air. The quotation is from the _Engineering Supplement_ of the London _Times_, January 22, 1908.

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The oe ligature has been expanded to 'oe'.
Subscripts in chemical formulas are denoted by normal numbers;
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p iii. 'Friction, p. 35' changed to 'Friction, p. 39'.
p iii. 'muscular action, p. 45' changed to '... action, p. 49'.
p iv. 'wind-mill' changed to 'windmill'.
p iv. 'Ctesibus' changed to 'Ctesibius'.
p 93. 'was done is' changed to 'was done in'.
p 114 (Illustration caption). 'Trevethick' changed to 'Trevithick'.
p 122. 'drlving' changed to 'driving'.
p 180 (Illustration caption). 'pull pieces' left unchanged (probably
meant to be 'pole pieces').
p 191. 'Horsehoe' changed to 'Horseshoe'.
p 264. 'Liége' changed to 'Liège'.
p 299. 'repellant' changed to 'repellent'.