The early history of the windmill brake; Nuremberg as an epicentre of invention and innovation towards the end of the Middle Ages; friction according to Jacob Leupold; steam and sugar - the diffusion of the stationary steam engine to the Caribbean sugar industry, 1770-1840; uneven mirrors - towards a history of engines; John Farey, Jr (1791-1851) - engineer and polymath; a la recherche des ingenieurs disparus - hydrauliciens Neerlandais au XVIII siecle; book reviews; contents of former volumes.
