In one of the few records of Sir Isaac Newton's life which he left for the benefit of others, the following comprehensive thought occurs: "It is certainly apparent that the inhabitants of this world are of a short date, seeing that all arts, as letters, ships, printing, the needle, were discovered within the memory of history."
An edition of Men of Invention and Industry
(1884)
Men of invention and industry
by Samuel Smiles and Samuel Smiles
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Table of Contents
Phineas Pett : beginnings of English shipbuilding
Francis Pettit Smith, practical introducer of the screw propeller
John Harrison, inventor of the marine chronometer
John Lombe, introducer of the silk industry into England
William Murdock, his life and inventions
Frederick Koenig, inventor of the steam-printing machine
The Walters of the "Times" : invention of the Walter press
William Clowes : book-printing by steam
Charles Bianconi : a lesson of self-help in Ireland
Industry in Ireland : through Connaught and Ulster to Belfast
Ship-building in Belfast / by E.T. Harland, engineer and shipbuilder
Astronomers and students in humble life : a new chapter in the "Pursuit of knowledge under difficulties".
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Publisher's advertisements: p. 1-14 at end.
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