Steam-ships : $b The story of their development to the present day

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PREFACE

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

CHAPTER I PRIMITIVE EXPERIMENTS IN PROPULSION—SOME EARLY EXPERIMENTS WITH STEAM

CHAPTER III THE PROGRESS OF STEAM-SHIP BUILDING IN GREAT BRITAIN

CHAPTER IV RAILWAY COMPANIES AND THEIR STEAM-SHIPS

CHAPTER V OPENING OF THE TRANSATLANTIC SERVICE

CHAPTER VI DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRANSATLANTIC SERVICE

CHAPTER VII THE DEVELOPMENT OF STEAM AUXILIARY

CHAPTER VIII EXPERIMENTAL IRON SHIPBUILDING