Download or read book The Technology Quarterly, Vol. 20 written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Technology Quarterly, Vol. 20: And Proceedings of the Society of Arts The massachusetts institute OF technology held its first meeting on April 8, 1862. By the act of incorporation, which was accepted at this meeting, the society OF arts was created as a part of the Institute coordinate with the School of Industrial Science. The objects of the Society are to awaken and maintain an active interest in the sciences and their practical applications, and to aid generallyxin their advancement in connection with the arts, agriculture, manufactures, and commerce. Regular meetings are held semi-monthly from October to May. The Society discontinued the publication of the Abstract: qf Proceedings in 1891, and since then has published its proceedings and the principal papers read at its meetings in the Tedmology Quarterly. The present volume contains the proceedings from October, 1906, to May, 1907, inclusive. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.