A History of Science Volume VI by Henry Smith Williams

A History of Science Volume VI
The Conquest of Nature
Henry Smith Williams
Assisted by Edward H. Williams
Harper and Brothers, 1910
325 pages

The binding has breaks but is in acceptable condition. The pages are tanned and have scattered brown age spots and foxing. The cover is stained, rubbed and edge worn. Acceptable. Hardcover.

Contents: Man and Nature, How Work is Done, The Animal Machine, The Work of Air and Water, Captive Molecules: The Story of the Steam Engine, The Master Worker, Gas and Oil Engines, The Smallest Workers, Man's Newest Co-Laborer: The Dynamo, Niagara in Harness, The Banishment of Night, The Mineral Depths, The Age of Steel, Some Recent Triumphs of Applied Science, Appendix (#00002773)