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The Majestic, Largest Steamship in the World
Popular Science Library
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
GARRETT P. SERVISS
AUTHORS
- WILLIAM J. MILLER
- HIPPOLYTE GRUENER
- A. RUSSELL BOND
- D. W. HERING
- LOOMIS HAVEMEYER
- ERNEST G. MARTIN
- ARTHUR SELWYN-BROWN
- ROBERT CHENAULT GIVLER
- ERNEST INGERSOLL
- WILFRED MASON BARTON
- WILLIAM B. SCOTT
- ERNEST J. STREUBEL
- NORMAN TAYLOR
- DAVID TODD
- CHARLES FITZHUGH TALMAN
- ROBIN BEACH
ARRANGED IN SIXTEEN VOLUMESWITH A HISTORY OF SCIENCE, GLOSSARIESAND A GENERAL INDEX
ILLUSTRATED
VOLUME SIXTEEN
P. F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY
NEW YORK
Copyright 1922
By P. F. Collier & Son Company
MANUFACTURED IN U. S. A.[Pg 1]
HOW TO USE THE POPULARSCIENCE LIBRARY
BY
GARRETT P. SERVISS
HISTORY OF SCIENCE
BY
ARTHUR SELWYN-BROWN
GENERAL INDEX
P. F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY
NEW YORK
PREFACE
The final or Index volume of the Popular ScienceLibrary not only increases the value of this greatset, but actually multiplies it. Volume XVI is inthree parts: First, the editor, Garrett Serviss, in"How to Use the Popular Science Library," describesthe way the reader may enjoy and profit most fromits store of scientific knowledge in connection withhis everyday experiences. Then follows ArthurSelwyn-Brown's "History of Science," an excellentfoundation for the study of man's achievements inhis struggle to understand and turn to his own usethe forces of nature. Here is a concise record ofprogress from the earliest times until now—discoveriesand inventions past, present, and about to come.
The third part of Volume XVI occupies nearlyhalf the book. It is the General Index, which isas complete and as practical as it is possible for anindex to be. Here, then, we