Romance of Modern Mechanism
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**Romance of Modern Mechanism** is a book that celebrates the progress made in the field of machinery in the early 20th century. The book provides a detailed overview of the latest inventions of the time, including lawn-mowers, automatic milking machines, fire engines, and escalators. The author, Archibald Williams, provides a detailed description of each machine, explaining how it works and what makes it so innovative. The book is illustrated with numerous photographs and diagrams, which help to make the explanations clear and easy to understand. **Romance of Modern Mechanism** is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of technology and the development of modern machinery.Book Details
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Archibald Williams
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Archibald Williams was a Scottish engineer and author. He was born in 1871 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and died in 1934 in London, England. Williams studied engineering at the University of Edinburgh, and...
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