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Men of Invention and Industry

by Samuel Smiles

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  1. 1Epigraph
  2. 2Preface
  3. 3Chapter I — Phineas Pett: Beginnings of English Ship-Building
  4. 4Chapter II — Francis Pettit Smith: Practical Introducer of the Scre…
  5. 5Chapter III — John Harrison: Inventor of the Marine Chronometer
  6. 6Chapter IV — John Lombe: Introducer of the Silk Industry Into England
  7. 7Chapter V — William Murdock: His Life and Inventions
  8. 8Chapter VI — Frederick Koenig: Inventor of the Steam-Printing Machine
  9. 9Chapter VII — The Walters of the Times: Invention of the Walter Press
  10. 10Chapter VIII — William Clowes: Introducer of Book-Printing by Steam
  11. 11Chapter IX — Charles Bianconi: A Lesson of Self-Help in Ireland
  12. 12Chapter X — Industry in Ireland: Through Connaught and Ulster, to B…
  13. 13Chapter XI — Shipbuilding in Belfast — Its Origin and Progress
  14. 14Chapter XII — Astronomers and Students in Humble Life: A New Chapte…

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