Archimedes -- The wise men of Alexandria -- Arabian days -- Dr. Gilbert of Colchester -- Galileo -- The barometer -- The air-pump -- The inventor of the steam-engine -- Electric sparks -- The electric current -- The electric telegraph -- The telephone -- Electric light -- Michael Faraday -- Telegraphing without wires -- The new rays -- Air-ships and flying machines.
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Laura Natal (Images generously made available by Google Books.)
