ILLUSTRATIONS 



Sir Hiram Maxim's flying machine, p. 283 — Langley's successful 

 aerodrome, p. 284 — The failure of Langley's larger lerodrome, 

 p. 287 — Wilbur and Orville Wright accomplish the impossible, 

 p. 288 — The first public demonstration by the Wright brothers, 

 p. 290 — The Wright aeroplane described, p. 291 — A host of imita- 

 tors, p. 292 — Mr. Henry Farman's successful flights, p. 293 — - 

 Public demonstrations by the Wright brothers in America and 

 France, p. 293 — The English Channel crossed by Bldriot, p. 294 — 

 Orville Wright fulfils the Government tests, p. 295 — Spectacular 

 cross-country flights, p. 296 — The Wright brothers the true pioneers, 

 p. 300- 



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ILLUSTRATIONS 



THE WRIGHT AEROPLANE IN FRANCE IN 1908 . . . Frontispiece 



"taking THE sun" WITH THE SEXTANT .... Fociflg page 22 



THE OLD AND THE NEW A CONTRAST ** 60 



MARINE ENGINES AND AN EARLY TYPE OP STEAM- 

 BOAT " 64 



THE STEAMSHIPS "CHARLOTTE DUNDAS" AND " CLER- 

 MONT" " 68 



THE " CLERMONT" " 72 



ROBERT FULTON " 98 



THE AMERICAN SUBMARINE BOAT " CUTTLEFISH" IN 



DRY DOCK AT THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD ... " I08 

 A FLEET OF BRITISH SUBMARINES MANCBUVERING AT 



THE SURFACE " I16 



OBORGE STEPHENSON " I24 



A century's progress in locomotive BUILDING . '* 128 



cugnot's traction engine and the "novelty" 



locomotivb ** 132 



the famous locomotives " rocket " and " sans- 



PAREIL" *• 134 



THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE locomotive .... " 150 

 THE HOBBY-HORSE OF 1820 CONTRASTED WITH THB 



MOTOR CYCLE OF TO-DAY " 154 



THB EVOLUTION OF THE BICYCLB " 156 



THB EXTREMES OF AUTOMOBILE DEVELOPMENT . . . " 158 

 AN ENGLISH 8TBAM COACH OF 1827 AND A NEW YORK 



TAXICAB OF X909 " 163 



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