The English Mechanic and World of Science

It was aimed at people interested in inventions and gadgets and new discoveries in science, technology, and mathematics.

The publication featured a lively correspondence section, which occupied a quarter of its pages, each week headed by a quote from Montaigne.

Pages were titled English Mechanic and World of Science The magazine popularized amateur telescope construction in the UK and later in the United States after the Reverend William Frederick Archdall Ellison's articles on the subject were reprinted in the Scientific American.

A letter by William H. S. Monck published in the magazine on 12 July 1890 led to the formation of the British Astronomical Association.

[4] In the May 1899 issue there was an article by T Hyler-White (1871–1920) on a motor tricycle that could be powered by a 1.75 hp De Dion-Bouton.