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_Hot Water Apparatus_: An Elementary Guide for the Fitting and Fixing of Boilers and Apparatus for the Circulation of Hot Water for Heating and for Domestic Supply, and containing a Chapter upon Boilers and Fittings for Steam Cooking. _32 ill.u.s.trations_, fcap. 8vo, cloth, 1_s._ 6_d._

_The Use and Misuse, and the Proper and Improper Fixing of a Cooking Range._ _Ill.u.s.trated_, fcap. 8vo, sewed, 6_d._

_Iron Roofs_: Examples of Design, Description. _Ill.u.s.trated with 64 Working Drawings of Executed Roofs._ By ARTHUR T. WALMISLEY, a.s.soc.

Mem. Inst. C.E. Second edition, revised, imp. 4to, half-morocco, 3_l._ 3_s._

_A History of Electric Telegraphy_, to the Year 1837. Chiefly compiled from Original Sources, and hitherto Unpublished Doc.u.ments, by J. J.

FAHIE, Mem. Soc. of Tel. Engineers, and of the International Society of Electricians, Paris. Crown 8vo, cloth, 9_s._

_Spons' Information for Colonial Engineers._ Edited by J. T. HURST.

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No. 1. Ceylon. By ABRAHAM DEANE, C.E. 2_s._ 6_d._

CONTENTS:

Introductory Remarks--Natural Productions--Architecture and Engineering--Topography, Trade, and Natural History--Princ.i.p.al Stations--Weights and Measures, etc., etc.

No. 2. Southern Africa, including the Cape Colony, Natal, and the Dutch Republics. By HENRY HALL, F.R.G.S., F.R.C.I. With Map. 3_s._ 6_d._

CONTENTS:

General Description of South Africa--Physical Geography with reference to Engineering Operations--Notes on Labour and Material in Cape Colony--Geological Notes on Rock Formation South Africa--Engineering Instruments for Use in South in Africa--Princ.i.p.al Public Works in Cape Colony: Railways, Mountain Roads and Pa.s.ses, Harbour Works, Bridges, Gas Works, Irrigation and Water Supply, Lighthouses, Drainage and Sanitary Engineering, Public Buildings, Mines--Table of Woods in South Africa--Animals used for Draught Purposes--Statistical Notes--Table of Distances--Rates of Carriage, etc.

No. 3. India. By F. C. DANVERS, a.s.soc. Inst. C.E. With Map. 4_s._ 6_d._

CONTENTS:

Physical Geography of India--Building Materials--Roads-- Railways-- Bridges--Irrigation--River Works--Harbours-- Lighthouse Buildings-- Native Labour--The Princ.i.p.al Trees of India--Money--Weights and Measures--Glossary of Indian Terms, etc.

_Our Factories, Workshops, and Warehouses_: their Sanitary and Fire-Resisting Arrangements. By B. H. THWAITE, a.s.soc. Mem. Inst. C.E.

_With 183 wood engravings_, crown 8vo, cloth, 9_s._

_A Practical Treatise on Coal Mining._ By GEORGE G. ANDRe, F.G.S., a.s.soc. Inst. C.E., Member of the Society of Engineers. _With 82 lithographic plates._ 2 vols., royal 4to, cloth, 3_l._ 12_s._

_A Practical Treatise on Casting and Founding_, including descriptions of the modern machinery employed in the art. By N. E. SPRETSON, Engineer. Fifth edition, with _82 plates_ drawn to scale, 412 pp., demy 8vo, cloth, 18_s._

_A Handbook of Electrical Testing._ By H. R. KEMPE, M.S.T.E. Fourth edition, revised and enlarged, crown 8vo, cloth, 16_s._

_The Clerk of Works_: a Vade-Mec.u.m for all engaged in the Superintendence of Building Operations. By G. G. HOSKINS, F.R.I.B.A. Third edition, fcap.

8vo, cloth, 1_s._ 6_d._

_American Foundry Practice_: Treating of Loam, Dry Sand, and Green Sand Moulding, and containing a Practical Treatise upon the Management of Cupolas, and the Melting of Iron. By T. D. WEST, Practical Iron Moulder and Foundry Foreman. Second edition, _with numerous ill.u.s.trations_, crown 8vo, cloth, 10_s._ 6_d._

_The Maintenance of Macadamised Roads._ By T. CODRINGTON, M.I.C.E., F.G.S., General Superintendent of County Roads for South Wales. Second edition. 8vo. [_Nearly ready._

_Hydraulic Steam and Hand Power Lifting and Pressing Machinery._ By FREDERICK COLYER, M. Inst. C.E., M. Inst. M.E. _With 73 plates_, 8vo, cloth, 18_s._

_Pumps and Pumping Machinery._ By F. COLYER, M.I.C.E., M.I.M.E. _With 23 folding plates_, 8vo, cloth, 12_s._ 6_d._

_Pumps and Pumping Machinery._ By F. COLYER. Second Part. _With 11 large plates_, 8vo, cloth, 12_s._ 6_d._

_A Treatise on the Origin, Progress, Prevention, and Cure of Dry Rot in Timber_; with Remarks on the Means of Preserving Wood from Destruction by Sea-Worms, Beetles, Ants, etc. By THOMAS ALLEN BRITTON, late Surveyor to the Metropolitan Board of Works, etc., etc. _With 10 plates_, crown 8vo, cloth, 7_s._ 6_d._

_The Artillery of the Future and the New Powders._ By J. A. LONGRIDGE, Mem. Inst. C.E. 8vo, cloth, 5_s._

_Gas Works_: their Arrangement, Construction, Plant, and Machinery. By F. COLYER, M. Inst. C.E. _With 31 folding plates_, 8vo, cloth, 12_s._ 6_d._

_The Munic.i.p.al and Sanitary Engineer's Handbook._ By H. PERCY BOULNOIS, Mem. Inst. C.E., Borough Engineer, Portsmouth. _With numerous ill.u.s.trations._ Second edition, demy 8vo, cloth.

CONTENTS:

The Appointment and Duties of the Town Surveyor--Traffic--Macadamised Roadways--Steam Rolling--Road Metal and Breaking--Pitched Pavements --Asphalte--Wood Pavements--Footpaths--Kerbs and Gutters--Street Naming and Numbering--Street Lighting--Sewerage--Ventilation of Sewers--Disposal of Sewage--House Drainage--Disinfection--Gas and Water Companies, etc., Breaking up Streets--Improvement of Private Streets--Borrowing Powers--Artisans' and Labourers' Dwellings-- Public Conveniences--Scavenging, including Street Cleansing-- Watering and the Removing of Snow--Planting Street Trees--Deposit of Plans--Dangerous Buildings--h.o.a.rdings--Obstructions--Improving Street Lines--Cellar Openings--Public Pleasure Grounds--Cemeteries --Mortuaries--Cattle and Ordinary Markets--Public Slaughter-houses, etc.--Giving numerous Forms of Notices, Specifications, and General Information upon these and other subjects of great importance to Munic.i.p.al Engineers and others engaged in Sanitary Work.

_Metrical Tables._ By Sir G. L. MOLESWORTH, M.I.C.E. 32mo, cloth, 1_s._ 6_d._

CONTENTS:

General--Linear Measures--Square Measures--Cubic Measures--Measures of Capacity--Weights--Combinations--Thermometers.

_Elements of Construction for Electro-Magnets._ By Count TH. DU MONCEL, Mem. de l'Inst.i.tut de France. Translated from the French by C. J.

WHARTON. Crown 8vo, cloth, 4_s._ 6_d._

_A Treatise on the Use of Belting for the Transmission of Power._ By J.

H. COOPER. Second edition, _ill.u.s.trated_, 8vo, cloth, 15_s._

_A Pocket-Book of Useful Formulae and Memoranda for Civil and Mechanical Engineers._ By Sir GUILFORD L. MOLESWORTH, Mem. Inst. C.E. _With numerous ill.u.s.trations_, 744 pp. Twenty-second edition, 32mo, roan, 6_s._

SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS:

Surveying, Levelling, etc.--Strength and Weight of Materials-- Earthwork, Brickwork, Masonry, Arches, etc.--Struts, Columns, Beams, and Trusses--Flooring, Roofing, and Roof Trusses--Girders, Bridges, etc.--Railways and Roads--Hydraulic Formulae--Ca.n.a.ls, Sewers, Waterworks, Docks--Irrigation and Breakwaters--Gas, Ventilation, and Warming--Heat, Light, Colour, and Sound--Gravity: Centres, Forces, and Powers--Millwork, Teeth of Wheels, Shafting, etc.--Workshop Recipes--Sundry Machinery--Animal Power--Steam and the Steam Engine--Water-power, Water-wheels, Turbines, etc.--Wind and Windmills--Steam Navigation, Ship Building, Tonnage, etc.-- Gunnery, Projectiles, etc.--Weights, Measures, and Money-- Trigonometry, Conic Sections, and Curves--Telegraphy--Mensuration --Tables of Areas and Circ.u.mference, and Arcs of Circles-- Logarithms, Square and Cube Roots, Powers--Reciprocals, etc.-- Useful Numbers--Differential and Integral Calculus--Algebraic Signs--Telegraphic Construction and Formulae.

_Hints on Architectural Draughtsmanship._ By _G. W. Tuxford Hallatt_.

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_Spons' Tables and Memoranda for Engineers_; selected and arranged by J. T. HURST, C.E., Author of 'Architectural Surveyors' Handbook,'

'Hurst's Tredgold's Carpentry,' etc. Eleventh edition, 64mo, roan, gilt edges, 1_s._; or in cloth case, 1_s._ 6_d._

This work is printed in a pearl type, and is so small, measuring only 2-1/2 in. by 1-3/4 in. by 1/4 in. thick, that it may be easily carried in the waistcoat pocket.

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_A Practical Treatise on Natural and Artificial Concrete, its Varieties and Constructive Adaptations._ By HENRY REID, Author of the 'Science and Art of the Manufacture of Portland Cement.' New Edition, _with 59 woodcuts and 5 plates_, 8vo, cloth, 15_s._

_Notes on Concrete and Works in Concrete_; especially written to a.s.sist those engaged upon Public Works. By JOHN NEWMAN, a.s.soc. Mem. Inst.

C.E., crown 8vo, cloth, 4_s._ 6_d._

_Electricity as a Motive Power._ By Count TH. DU MONCEL, Membre de l'Inst.i.tut de France, and FRANK GERALDY, Ingenieur des Ponts et Chaussees. Translated and Edited, with Additions, by C. J. WHARTON, a.s.soc. Soc. Tel. Eng. and Elec. _With 113 engravings and diagrams_, crown 8vo, cloth, 7_s._ 6_d._