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Archibald Williams

Born

in The United Kingdom

September 01, 1871

Died

September 01, 1934

Genre

Children's, History, Nonfiction

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Archibald Williams (1871–1934) was English technical journalist and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

He was living at 82 Mattock Lane , Ealing , London and was a well-known author of boys' books ', including the popular "How it Works" series. The net vaue of his estate was £4686, gross, £ 4743 net. He died in Ealing.

Note: Williams was born in the Faringdon district that spans the boundaries of the counties of Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire in the September (fourth) quarter of 1871 and died in Ealing in the September (fourth) quarter of 1934. As no exact date of birth and death is known, the first date of the fourth quarter is used to complete the field in both cases. ...more

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Archibald Williams’s books

Average rating: 4.03 · 40 ratings · 5 reviews · 157 distinct works

	How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light,heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1908 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The romance of modern invention containing interesting descriptions in non-technical language of wireless telegraphy, liquid air, etc 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1907 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Things To Make 2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2005 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The romance of modern engineering containing interesting descriptions in non-technical language of the Nile Dam, the Panama Canal, the Tower Bridge, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Trans-Siberian Railway, the Niagara Falls Power Co, Bermuda Floating Dock, e 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How It Works 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brunel and After: The Romance of the Great Western Railway 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1925 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Victories of the Engineer it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thinking it Out it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Mechanics it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1988	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Romance of Mining: Containing Interesting Descriptions of the Methods of Mining for Minerals in All Parts of the World it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars