Il romanzo della meccanica moderna

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Transcriber's Note: Minor typographical errors have been corrected. Printer's inconsistencies in the use of accents, hyphens, and punctuation have been retained unless otherwise noted. Archaic spellings have been left unchanged. For a complete list of corrections, please see the end of this document. Note that left-clicking an illustration on some devices will display a larger version of it. Frontispiece image 1 Frontispiece image 2 A MECHANICAL SCULPTOR The lower illustration shows the Wenzel Sculpturing Machine at work on two blocks of stone ranged one on each side of a model. This machine can make four copies simultaneously from one original. The upper illustration shows the quality of work done by the automatic sculptor. THE ROMANCE OF MODERN MECHANISM WITH INTERESTING DESCRIPTIONS IN NON-TECHNICAL LANGUAGE OF WONDERFUL MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL DEVICES AND MARVELLOUSLY DELICATE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, &c., &c. BY ARCHIBALD WILLIAMS, B.A., Oxon., F.R.G.S. AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF MODERN INVENTION," "THE ROMANCE OF MODERN MINING," "THE ROMANCE OF MODERN ENGINEERING," "THE ROMANCE OF MODERN EXPLORATION," &c. &c. WITH THIRTY ILLUSTRATIONS LONDON SEELEY AND CO. LIMITED 38 GREAT RUSSELL STREET 1910 UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME THE LIBRARY OF ROMANCE Extra Crown 8vo. With many illustrations. 5s. each "Splendid volumes."—The Outlook. "This series has now won a considerable and well deserved reputation."—The Guardian. "Each volume treats its allotted theme with accuracy, but at the same time with a charm that will commend itself to readers of all ages. The root idea is excellent, and it is excellently carried out, with full illustrations and very prettily designed covers."—The Daily Telegraph. By Prof. G. F. SCOTT ELLIOT, M.A., B.Sc. THE ROMANCE OF SAVAGE LIFE THE ROMANCE OF