CHAPTER V

FROM CART TO AUTOMOBILE

When were carts first used? p. 152--The development of the bicycle, p. 154--The pneumatic tire introduced, p. 155--The coming of the automobile, p. 156--The gas engine of Dr. Otto, p. 157--Cugnot's automobile, p. 158--The automobile of William Murdoch, 1785, p. 158--Opposition in England to the introduction of automobiles, p. 159--An extraordinary piece of legislation, p. 161--Scientific aspects of automobile racing, p. 164--Some records made at Ormonde, p. 165--Records made by Oldfield in 1910, p. 166--Comparative speeds of various vehicles and animals, p. 167--Speed of birds in flight, p. 168--A miraculous transformation of energy, p. 170--Electrical timing device for measuring automobile speeds, p. 171.