Books Relating to Applied Science, Published by E. & F. N. Spon, 1890.

A sweeping compendium of practical science from the late‑Victorian era, this volume gathers together a series of handbooks that once guided engineers, chemists, and household managers. It offers a window into the everyday challenges of building machines, analysing substances, and running a home with the technology of the day.

Among its sections are an engineer’s sketch‑book filled with nearly two thousand line drawings of mechanical devices, a chemist’s pocket reference packed with tables of atomic weights, solubilities and analytical methods, and a mechanician’s treatise on forging, toolmaking and screw cutting illustrated with hundreds of detailed plates. The collection also includes a thorough household manual covering sanitation, water supply, ventilation, heating, lighting, food preservation and even etiquette for the drawing‑room.

Listeners will appreciate the clear, methodical explanations and the rich visual content that reveal how 19th‑century professionals solved problems that still echo in today’s workshops and kitchens.