From the devices that power ships and trains to the workings of clocks, typewriters, and guns, this engrossing visual narrative profiles the specific and unique properties of hundreds of mechanical devices. Nearly 1,000 detailed illustrations depict steam-powered appliances, spring-powered devices, hydraulic equipment, and other machines, many of which remain in common use today. Each apparatus features a detailed line drawing and an informative explanation of its workings and uses. A final chapter chronicles 400 years of impassioned but futile searching for a perpetual motion machine.The companion to Dover's1800 Mechanical Movements, Devices and Appliances, this volume features fewer but more complex machines than its predecessor. Today's readers—especially engineers, inventors, and other mechanically inclined individuals—will find endless fascination and inspiration among the novelty and variety of these ingenious mechanical designs.

Mechanical Power Lever

Transmission of Power

Measurement of Power, Springs

Generation of Power, Steam

Steam Power Appliances

Explosive Motor Power and Appliances

Hydraulic Power and Appliances

Air-Power Motors and Appliances

Gas and Air-Gas Devices, etc.

Electric Power and Devices

Navigation, Vessels, Marine Appliances, etc.

Road and Vehicle Devices, etc.

Railway Devices and Appliances, etc.

Gearing and Gear Motion, etc.

Motion and Controlling Devices, etc.

Horological Time Devices, etc.

Mining Devices and Appliances

Mill and Factory Appliances and Tools, etc.

Textile and Manufacturing Devices, etc.

Engineering and Construction, etc.

Miscellaneous Devices

Draughting Devices

Perpetual Motion