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A Handbook of Formulæ, Tables, and Memoranda,
for Architectural Surveyors and others engaged in
Building, by J. T. Hurst, C.E., tenth edition,
thoroughly revised and re-written, royal 32mo, roan |
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Andre’s Handbook of Mapping. |
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Containing Instructions for the Preparation of
Engineering, Architectural, and Mechanical Drawings,
with numerous coloured examples, crown 4to, cloth |
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Blast-Furnace. |
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Researches on the Action of the Blast-Furnace, by Charles Schintz,
translated from the German by W. H. Maw, and Moritz Müller,
plates, crown 8vo, cloth |
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Bridges. |
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Estimates and Diagrams of Railway Bridges for Turnpike, Public and
Occupation Roads, in the Embankments of Double or Single Lines, and
Cuttings of Double Lines, with Form for Calculating Quantities in Skew
Structures, etc.; also Culverts of various dimensions, and at Station
Buildings, by J. W. Grover, M.I.C.E., second edition, enlarged, with
37 coloured plates, folio, cloth
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Bridges. |
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Iron and Timber Railway Superstructures and General Works;
giving Dimensions and Quantities for the Standard 4ft.
81⁄2in. gauge and the Mètre 3ft.
33⁄8in. gauge, with some Earthwork Tables
and Outlines of a Specification and Requirements, by J. W. Grover, M.
Inst. C.E., folio, cloth |
£2 2 0 |
Bridges. |
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The Strains upon Bridge Girders and Roof Trusses, including the Warren,
Lattice, Trellis, Bowstring, and other Forms of Girders, the Curved
Roof, and Simple and Compound Trusses, by Thos. Cargill, C.E.B.A.,
T.C.D., Assoc. Inst. C.E., Member of the Society of Engineers, with 64
illustrations, drawn and worked out to scale, 8vo, cloth |
12 6 |
Bridges. |
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Construction of the Great Victoria Bridge, in Canada,
by James Hodges, Engineer to Messrs. Peto, Brassey,
and Betts, Contractors, vol. 1, imp. 4to, illustrated
with 17 coloured plates, and numerous wood engravings;
vol. 2, royal folio, containing 28 double and 19 single
plates, together 2 vols., half-bound in morocco |
£4 14 6 |
Bridges. |
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Long-Span Railway Bridges, comprising Investigations
of the Comparative Theoretical and Practical
Advantages of the various adopted or proposed Type
Systems of Construction, with numerous Formulæ
and Tables giving the weight of Iron or Steel required
in Bridges from 300 feet to the limiting Spans; to
which are added similar Investigations and Tables
relating to Short-Span Railway Bridges, second and
revised edition, by B. Baker, Assoc. Inst. C.E., plates,
crown 8vo, cloth |
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Builders’ Price-Book. |
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Spons’ Builders’ Pocket-Book of Prices and Memoranda,
edited by W. Young, architect, royal 32mo, roan |
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Cabinet Making. |
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The Cabinet Maker; being a Collection of the most
approved designs in the Mediæval, Louis-Seize, and
Old English styles, for the use of Cabinet Makers,
Carvers, etc., by R. Charles, 96 plates, folio, half-bound |
21 0 |
Carpentry. |
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Elementary principles of Carpentry, by Thomas
Tredgold, revised from the original edition, and
partly re-written, by John Thomas Hurst, contained
in 517 pages of letterpress, and illustrated with 48
plates and 150 wood engravings, second edition, crown
8vo, handsomely bound in cloth |
18 0 |
Compensations. |
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Compensations, a Text-book for Surveyors, in tabulated
form, by Banister Fletcher, crown 8vo, cloth |
5 0 |
Coffee. |
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The Coffee Planter of Ceylon, by William Sabonadière,
with an Appendix, containing various extracts
and letters from other authority, bearing on the same
subject, second edition, enlarged and revised, illustrated
by plates and wood engravings, crown 8vo, cloth |
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Coffee and Chicory. |
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Coffee and Chicory; the Culture, Chemical Composition,
Preparation for Market, and Consumption,
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hints for the Producer and Consumer, by P. L.
Simmonds, F.S.S., author of ‘The Commercial Products
of the Vegetable Kingdom,’ ‘Dictionary of
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engravings, post 8vo, cloth |
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Cotton Cultivation. |
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Cotton Cultivation in its various details, the Barrage
of Great Rivers, and Instructions for Irrigating,
Embanking, Draining, and Tilling Land in Tropical
and other Countries possessing high thermometric
temperatures, especially adapted to the improvement
of the cultural soils of India, by Joseph Gibbs,
Member Institute Civil Engineers, with 5 plates,
crown 8vo, cloth |
7 6 |
Curves, Railway. |
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Treatise on the setting out of Railway Curves, with
full Tables of the Angles, Distances, and Offsets
required, especially arranged for the use of Measurements
in feet and imperial links, but also adapted for
the use of any other unit of Measurement, by David
Livingstone, crown 8vo, cloth |
10 6
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Curve Tables. |
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Tables for setting out Railway Curves, arranged by
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for Manipulation, with a sheet of Explanations and
Examples, in neat cloth case |
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Dilapidations. |
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Dilapidations, a Text-book for Architects and Surveyors,
in tabulated form, by Banister Fletcher, Fellow
Royal Inst. Brit. Arch. (Author of Model Houses),
showing who are liable for Dilapidations,
and the extent of the liability of Lessors, Lessees,
Tenants at will, Tenants by elegit, Statute, Merchant,
or Staple Tenants in fee simple, Tenants in tail, Tenants
for life, Tenants for years without impeachment
of waste, Mortgagor, Mortgagee in possession, Yearly
Tenants, Tenants in common, and joint Tenants,
Rights of comparceners, also what are dilapidations
and waste, and further fully instructs the surveyor
how to take and value them, to which is added the
duties of surveyors, with a table of legal cases, embracing
the most recent, and illustrated throughout by
examples drawn from the author’s experience, and
latest legal decisions, crown 8vo, cloth |
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Earthwork Tables. |
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Tables for Computing the Contents of Earthwork in
the Cuttings and Embankments of Railways, by W.
Macgregor, royal 8vo, cloth |
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Economy in the Use of Steam. |
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A Statement of the Principles on which a Saving of
Steam can be best effected, by Frank Salter, B.Sc.,
crown 8vo |
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Electrical Standards. |
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Reports of the Committee on Electrical Standards
appointed by the British Association, revised by Sir
W. Thomsom, Dr. J. P. Joule, Professors Clark,
Maxwell, and Fleeming Jenkin, with a Report to the
Royal Society on Units of Electrical Resistance, by
Prof. F. Jenkin, edited by Professor Fleeming
Jenkin, F.R.S., plates, 8vo, cloth |
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Electric Telegraph. |
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Electrical Tables and Formulæ for the Use of Telegraph
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Clark and Robert Sabine, with wood engravings,
crown 8vo, cloth |
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Engineering. |
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Spons’ Dictionary of Engineering, Civil, Mechanical,
Military, and Naval, with technical terms in French,
German, Italian, and Spanish, 3100 pp., and nearly
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£6 12 0 |
Engineers’ Companion. |
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The Office and Cabin Companion for Engineers and
Officers of Steam Vessels, consisting of observations,
rules, and tables to facilitate such Calculations as
Naval Officers and Engineers are called upon to make,
by J. Simond Holland, second edition, 12mo, cloth |
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Engineering Drawing. |
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An Elementary Treatise on Orthographic Projection,
being a new Method of Teaching the Science of
Mechanical and Engineering Drawing, intended for
the Instruction of Engineers, Architects, Builders,
Smiths, Masons, and Bricklayers, and for the use of
Schools, with numerous illustrations on wood and steel,
by William Binns, Associate Institute Civil Engineers,
late Master of the Mechanical Drawing Class
at the Department of Science and Art, and at the
School of Mines, formerly Professor of Applied
Mechanics, at the College for Civil Engineers, etc.,
eighth edition, 8vo, cloth |
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Mr. Binns’ system of Mechanical Drawing is in successful
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Engineering Drawing. |
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The Second Course of Orthographic Projection;
being a continuation of the new Method of Teaching
the Science of Mechanical and Engineering Drawing;
with some Practical Remarks on the Teeth of Wheels,
the Projection of Shadows, Principles of Shading,
and the Practice of Making to Scale Drawings from
Actual Machinery. Intended for the Instruction of
Engineers, Architects, Builders, Smiths, Masons,
and Bricklayers, and for the use of Science Schools and
Classes, with numerous illustrations, by Wm. Binns,
Consulting Engineer, Associate I.C.E., late Master of
the Mechanical Drawing Class, at the Department of
Science and Art, and at the Royal School of Mines;
formerly Professor of Applied Mechanics at the College
for Civil Engineers, etc., 8vo, cloth |
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Engineers’ Pocket-Book. |
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The Pocket-Book of Pocket-Books, being Molesworth
and Hurst’s Pocket-Books, printed on India
paper, bound together in one volume, royal 32mo,
Russia, gilt edges |
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Engineers’ Pocket-Book. |
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A Pocket-Book of Useful Formulæ and Memoranda,
for Civil and Mechanical Engineers, by Guilford L.
Molesworth, Mem. Ins. C.E., Consulting Engineer
to the Government of India for State Railways,
eighteenth edition, revised, with considerable additions
by the author; together with a valuable contribution
on Telegraphs, by R. S. Brough, 32mo, roan |
6 0 |
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Ditto, interleaved with ruled paper for Office use |
9 0 |
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Ditto, printed on India paper, for the waistcoat pocket |
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Engineers’ Price-Book. |
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Appleby’s Illustrated Handbook of Machinery and
Iron Work, with the Cost, the Working Expenses,
and the Results obtained in the use of Steam and
Hand Cranes, Pumps, Fixed and Portable Steam
Engines, and various other Machines; with Weight
Measurement, etc., etc.; also Prices of Tools, Iron
Works, Stores and Materials required by Civil and
Mechanical Engineers, Merchants, and others;
together with numerous Tables and Memoranda,
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engravings, 8vo, cloth |
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Engineers’ Tables. |
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Surveyors’ Handbook,’ ‘Hurst’s Tredgold’s
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Or in cloth case |
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French Measures. |
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French Measures and English Equivalents, by John
Brook. For the use of Engineers, Manufacturers of
Iron, Draughtsmen, etc., 18mo, roan |
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the English values of the French measures
are arranged from one to a thousand millimètres, and from one to a hundred
mètres; the fractions of an inch progressing in sixteenths are also reduced
to French values. The little book will be found useful to almost every engineer.”
—Engineering. |
French-Polishing. |
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The French-Polisher’s Manual, by a French-Polisher,
containing Timber Staining, Washing, Matching,
Improving, Painting, Imitations, Directions for
Staining, Sizing, Embodying, Smoothing, Spirit
Varnishing, French-Polishing, Directions for Re-polishing,
royal 32mo, sewed |
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Gas. |
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Analysis, Technical Valuation, Purification and Use
of Coal Gas, by the Rev. W. R. Bowditch, M.A.,
with wood engravings, 8vo, cloth |
12 6 |
Gas Works. |
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Instructions for the Management of Gas Works, by
W. C. Holmes, Engineer, 8vo, cloth |
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Gunner’s Pocket-Book. |
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Bridges’ Gunner’s Pocket-Book, compiled by Captain
T. W. Bridges, H.P. Royal Artillery, crown 32mo,
roan, 1s.; or morocco |
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Handrailing. |
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Handrailing cut square to the Plank, without a
Falling Mould, as discovered and taught at the
Mechanics’ Institution, Liverpool, by John Jones,
Staircase Builder, containing seven plates, with full
instructions for working them, fol. boards |
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Hydraulics. |
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Practical Hydraulics: a Series of Rules and Tables
for the use of Engineers, etc., etc., by Thomas Box,
fourth edition, numerous plates, post 8vo, cloth |
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Iron. |
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Iron as a material of Construction, forming a Handbook
for the use of Students in Engineering, by
William Pole, C.E., F.R.S., cuts, post 8vo, cloth |
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Iron and Steel. |
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The Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute, edited
by Jno. Jones, F.G.S., and David Forbes, F.R.S.,
published half-yearly, 8vo, each Part |
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Indian Engineering. |
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India and Indian Engineering: Three Lectures
delivered at the Royal Engineer Institute, Chatham,
in July, 1872, by Julius George Medley, Lieut.-Col.
R.E., Assoc. Inst. C.E., Fellow of the Calcutta
University, Principal Thomason Civil Engineering
College, Roorkee, crown 8vo, cloth |
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Link-Motion. |
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Link-Motion and Expansion-Gear practically considered,
by N. P. Burgh, Engineer, illustrated with
90 plates and 229 wood engravings, small 4to, handsomely
half-bound in morocco |
£2 2 0 |
Mechanical Engineering. |
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The Mechanician and Constructor for Engineers,
comprising Forging, Planing, Lining, Slotting, Shaping,
Turning, Screw-cutting, etc., by Cameron Knight,
illustrated by 96 4to plates, containing 1147 illustrations,
and 397 pages of letterpress, 4to, cloth |
£2 10 0 |
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Or, half-bound French morocco |
£2 12 6 |
Mechanics. |
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The Essential Elements of Practical Mechanics, based
on the principle of work, designed for Engineering
Students, by Oliver Byrne, formerly Professor of
Mathematics, College for Civil Engineers, second
edition, illustrated by numerous wood engravings, post
8vo, cloth |
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Mechanics. |
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The Principles of Mechanics and their Application
to Prime Movers, Naval Architecture, Iron Bridges,
Water Supply, etc., by W. J. Millar, C.E., Secretary
to the Institution of Civil Engineers and Shipbuilders,
Scotland, crown 8vo, cloth |
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Metric Weights and Measures. |
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Scales for the Ready Comparison of British and
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M.A., in neat cloth case |
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Military Terms. |
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A Handy Dictionary of Military Terms, by Major W.
W. Knollys, F.R.G.S., 93rd Sutherland Highlanders,
Garrison Instructor, Home District, etc., 18mo, cloth |
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Mill Gearing. |
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A Practical Treatise on Mill Gearing, Wheels, Shafts,
Riggers, etc., for the use of Engineers, by Thomas
Box, post 8vo, cloth, with eight plates |
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Millwright’s Guide. |
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The Practical Millwright’s and Engineer’s Ready
Reckoner, or Tables for finding the diameter and
power of cog-wheels, diameter, weight and power of
shafts, diameter and strength of bolts, etc., by
Thomas Dixon, fourth edition, 12mo, cloth |
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Mine Engineering. |
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A Practical Treatise on Coal Mining, by George G.
André, Mining Civil Engineer, F.G.S., Assoc. Inst.
C.E., numerous plates, 2 vols., royal 4to, cloth |
£3 12 0 |
Mining. |
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Records of Mining and Metallurgy; or, Facts and
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Smelter, by J. Arthur Phillips and John Darlington,
in crown 8vo, cloth, illustrated with wood engravings |
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Oilman’s Calculator. |
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The Oilman’s Calculator, containing Tables showing
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1 lb. to 400 cwt.; Prices per Gallon equivalent to
Prices per Ton at 16 different Weights, from £3 to
£100; Contents of Circular Tanks in Imperial Gallons
from 3 feet to 36 feet diameter; Conversion of
Foreign Moneys and Weights into British Value,
etc., by James Ireland, 8vo |
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Pyrology. |
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Pyrology, or Fire Chemistry; a Science interesting
to the general Philosopher, and an art of infinite
importance to the Chemist, Mineralogist, Metallurgist,
Geologist, Agriculturalist, Engineer (Mining, Civil,
and Military), etc., etc., by William Alexander Ross,
lately a Major in the Royal Artillery, with plates and
woodcuts, crown 4to, cloth |
£1 16 0 |
| “A work which we have no hesitation in pronouncing original and invaluable.
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respect. We can strongly recommend this book to Analysts, Assayers,
Mineralogists, and to all persons interested in Mining and Metallurgy.”
—Chemical News, August 6th, 1875. |
Railway Engineering. |
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Manual of Railway Engineering, for the Field and the
Office, by Charles P. Cotton, C.E., second edition,
revised and enlarged, post 8vo, cloth |
7 6 |
Rennie, Sir John. |
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The Autobiography of Sir John Rennie, Past-President
of the Institution of Civil Engineers, F.R.S.,
etc., etc., edited by his son, C. G. C. Rennie, with
portrait, 8vo, cloth |
12 6 |
Reservoirs. |
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On the Construction of Catch-water Reservoirs in
Mountain Districts for the supply of Towns, or for
other purposes, by C. H. Beloe, Author of ‘The
Handbook of the Liverpool Waterworks,’ plates, 8vo,
cloth |
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Retaining Walls. |
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Surcharged and different Forms of Retaining Walls,
by J. S. Tate, cuts, 8vo, sewed |
2 0 |
Ropemaking. |
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A Treatise on Ropemaking as practised in public and
private Rope-yards, with a description of the manufacture,
rules, tables of weights, etc., adapted to the
Trade, Shipping, Mining, Railways, Builders, etc., by
R. Chapman, formerly foreman to Messrs. Huddart
and Co., Limehouse, and late Master Ropemaker to
H.M. Dockyard, Deptford, second edition, 12mo, cloth |
3 0 |
Sanitary Engineering. |
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Proceedings of the Association of Municipal and
Sanitary Engineers and Surveyors, Vol. I., 1873-4,
edited by Lewis Angell, Mem. Inst. C.E., F.R.I.B.A.,
etc., etc., 8vo, cloth |
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Ditto, Vol. II. |
7 6
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Sanitary Engineering. |
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A Series of Lectures given before the School of
Engineering, Chatham. Division I. Air. Division
II. Water. Division III. The Dwelling. Division
IV. The Town and Village. Division V. The Disposal
of Sewage. Copiously illustrated. By J. Bailey
Denton, C.E., F.G.S., Honorary Member of the Agricultural
Societies of Norway, Sweden, and Hanover,
and Author of the ‘Farm Homesteads of England,’
‘Storage of Water,’ etc., etc., royal 8vo, cloth |
21 0 |
Sanitary Works Abroad. |
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Report of the Commission appointed to propose
Measures for Remedying the Pollution of the Seine;
with a Description of the Works in course of execution
for the Sewerage of Berlin, and the Application
of Sewage to Irrigation at Marienfelder and Falkenburg.
Translated from the French by Robert
Manning, M. Inst. C.E., Chief Engineer to Her
Majesty’s Board of Public Works in Ireland, 8vo,
sewed |
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Sewage. |
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A Handbook of Sewage Utilization, by Ulick Ralph
Burke, Esq., Barrister-at-Law, crown 8vo, cloth |
3 6 |
| This work treats: I. Of the evils of the present System of Sewage Treatment,
the Pollution of Water, and the Waste of Manure. II. Remedies, Privy, and
Ash-pit; Eureka System; Milan, Goul, and Moule’s Systems. III. Treatment
of Sewage by Chemical means; Experiments with Lime; Lime and Chloride of
Iron; Sulphate of Ammonia; Holden’s Process; Sulphate of Alumina; Persalts
of Iron; Blyth, Lenk, Phospate, A.B.C., Scott, and Hille Processes; Filtration.
IV. Irrigation. With an Appendix, including the Law relating to Sewage
Utilization. |
Sewage. |
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The Sewage Question on the Treatment and Utilization
of Sewage, the Preparation of Land for Irrigation,
and for Intermittent Downward Filtration, by
J. Bailey Denton, Mem. Inst. C.E., F.G.S., 8vo, sewed |
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Silver Mines. |
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Vazeeri Rupi, the Silver Country of the Vazeers, in
Kulu: its Beauties, Antiquities, and Silver Mines,
including a Trip over the lower Himalayah Range and
Glaciers, by J. Calvert, F.G.S., Mem. Inst. C.E.,
illustrated with a map and coloured plates, 8vo, cloth |
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Slide Valve. |
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The Slide Valve practically considered, by N. P.
Burgh, Engineer, seventh edition, containing 88 illustrations
and 121 pages of letterpress, crown 8vo, cloth |
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Slide Valve. Designing Valve Gearing. |
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A Treatise on a Practical Method of Designing Slide
Valve Gearing, by Simple Geometrical Construction,
based upon the principles enunciated in Euclid’s Elements,
and comprising the various forms of Plain
Slide Valve and Expansion Gearing; together with
Stephenson’s, Gooch’s, and Allan’s Link-Motions, as
applied either to reversing or to variable expansion
combinations, by Edward J. Cowling Welch, Memb.
Inst. Mechanical Engineers, crown 8vo, cloth |
6 0 |
| The system described in this work enables any draughtsmen or foreman to
“get out” in a few minutes, and with the greatest precision, all the details of a
Slide Valve Gear, without recourse to models or other similar appliances. |
Steam Boilers. |
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Practical Treatise on Steam Boilers and Boiler-making,
by N. P. Burgh, Mem. Inst. Mec. Eng., illustrated
by 1163 wood engravings and 50 large folding
plates of working drawings, royal 4to, half-morocco |
£3 13 6 |
Steam Engine. |
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Modern Marine Engineering applied to Paddle and
Screw Propulsion; consisting of 36 plates, 259 wood
engravings, and 403 pages of descriptive matter, the
whole being an exposition of the present practice of
the following firms: Messrs. J. Penn and Sons;
Maudslay, Sons, and Field; James Watt and Co.;
J. and G. Rennie; R. Napier and Sons; J. and W.
Dudgeon; Ravenhill and Hodgson; Humphreys and
Tenant; Mr. J. F. Spencer; and Messrs. Forester
and Co. By N. P. Burgh, Engineer, 4to, cloth |
£2 5 0 |
Steam Engine. |
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Modern Compound Engines, being a Supplement to
Modern Marine Engineering, by N. P. Burgh, Mem.
Inst. Mech. Eng., numerous large plates of working
drawings, 4to, cloth |
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| The following Firms have contributed Working Drawings of their best and
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Steam Engine. |
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Practical Treatise on the Condensation of Steam:
contained in 262 pages of letterpress, and illustrated
with 212 engravings, by N. P. Burgh, Engineer,
super-royal 8vo, cloth |
£1 5 0 |
Steam Engine. |
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A Pocket-Book of Practical Rules for the Proportions
of Modern Engines and Boilers for Land and Marine
purposes, by N. P. Burgh, fifth edition, revised, with
Appendix, royal 32mo, roan |
4 6 |
| Details of High-Pressure Engine, Beam Engine, Condensing, Marine Screw
Engines, Oscillating Engines, Valves, etc., Land and Marine Boilers, Proportions
of Engines produced by the rules, Proportions of Boilers, etc. |
Steep Gradients on Railways. |
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A Treatise on the Improved Method for overcoming
Steep Gradients on Railways, whereby an ordinary
locomotive capable of hauling a given load up a gradient
1 in 80, can take the same up 1 in 8, by Henry
Handyside, 8vo, sewed |
1 0 |
Strength of Beams. |
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On the Strength of Beams, Columns, and Arches,
considered with a view to deriving methods of ascertaining
the practical strength of any given section of
Beam, Column, or Arch, in Cast-iron, Wrought-iron,
or Steel, by B. Baker, numerous cuts, crown 8vo, cloth |
9 0 |
Strength of Beams. |
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New Formulas for the loads and Deflections of Solid
Beams and Girders, by William Donaldson, M.A.,
Assoc. Inst. C.E., 8vo, cloth |
4 6 |
Sugar. |
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The Practical Sugar Planter; a complete account of
the cultivation and manufacture of the sugar-cane,
according to the latest and most improved processes,
describing and comparing the different systems pursued
in the East and West Indies, and the Straits of
Malacca, and the relative expenses and advantages
attendant upon each, being the result of sixteen years’
experience of a sugar planter in those countries, by
Leonard Wray, Esq., with numerous illustrations,
8vo, cloth |
10 6
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Short Logarithms. |
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Short Logarithmic and other Tables, intended to
facilitate Practical Calculation, and for solving Arithmetical
Problems in class, by Professor W. C. Unwin,
8vo, cloth |
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Sulphuric Acid. |
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The Chemistry of Sulphuric Acid Manufacture, by
Henry Arthur Smith, cuts, crown 8vo, cloth |
4 6 |
Surveying. |
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The Principles and Practice of Engineering, Trigonometrical,
Subterraneous, and Marine Surveying, by
Charles Bourne, C.E., third edition, numerous plates
and woodcuts, 8vo, cloth |
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Surveying. |
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A Practical Treatise on the Science of Land and Engineering
Surveying, Levelling, Estimating Quantities,
etc., with a general description of the several
Instruments required for Surveying, Levelling, Plotting,
etc., by H. S. Merrett, 41 fine plates, with illustrations
and tables, royal 8vo, cloth, second edition |
12 6 |
Table of Logarithms. |
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Table of Logarithms of the Natural Numbers, from
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Tables of Squares and Cubes. |
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Barlow’s Tables of Squares, Cubes, Square Roots,
Cube Roots, Reciprocals of all Integer Numbers up
to 10,000, post 8vo, cloth |
6 0 |
Teeth of Wheels. |
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Camus (M.) Treatise on the Teeth of Wheels, demonstrating
the best forms which can be given to them
for the purposes of Machinery, such as Mill-work and
Clock-work, and the art of finding their numbers,
translated from the French, third edition, carefully
revised and enlarged, with details of the present
practice of Millwrights, Engine Makers, and other
Machinists, by Isaac Hawkins, illustrated by 18
plates, 8vo, cloth |
5 0
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Telegraphy. |
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Journal of the Society of Telegraph Engineers,
including original Communications on Telegraphy
and Electrical Science, edited by Major Frank Bolton
and G. E. Preece, Parts I. to XII., demy 8vo, sewed,
with wood engravings, each |
5 0 |
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Torpedo Warfare. |
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A Treatise on Coast Defence; based on the experience
gained by Officers of the Corps of Engineers of
the Army of the Confederate States, and compiled
from Official Reports of Officers of the Navy of the
United States, made during the North American War
from 1861 to 1865, by Von Scheliha, Lieutenant-Colonel
and Chief Engineer of the Department of
the Gulf of Mexico, of the Army of the late Confederate
States of America; with numerous fine plates,
imperial 8vo, cloth, top edge gilt |
15 0 |
Trevithick. |
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The Life of Richard Trevithick (Inventor of the
High-pressure Steam-engine), with an account of his
Inventions, by Francis Trevithick, C.E., 2 vols.,
medium 8vo, cloth, illustrated by a steel portrait,
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Turbine. |
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A Practical Treatise on the Construction of Horizontal
and Vertical Waterwheels, with 11 plates, specially
designed for the use of operative Mechanics, by
William Cullen, Millwright and Engineer, second
edition, revised and enlarged, small 4to, cloth |
12 6 |
Turning. |
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The Practice of Hand-turning in Wood, Ivory, Shell,
etc., with Instructions for Turning such work in
Metal as may be required in the Practice of Turning
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Turning, by Francis Campin, second edition,
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6 0
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Valve-Gears. |
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Treatise on Valve-Gears, with special consideration
of the Link-Motions of Locomotive Engines, by Dr.
Gustav Zeuner, third edition, revised and enlarged,
translated from the German, with the special permission
of the author, by Moritz Müller, plates, 8vo, cloth |
12 6 |
Ventilation. |
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Health and Comfort in House Building, or Ventilation
with Warm Air by Self-acting Suction Powder, with
Review of the mode of Calculating the Draught in
Hot-air Flues, and with some actual Experiments, by
J. Drysdale, M.D., and J. W. Hayward, M.D., second
edition, with Supplement, demy 8vo, with plates, cloth |
7 6 |
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Weight of Iron. |
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Tabulated Weights of Angle, T, Bulb, and Flat Iron,
for the use of Naval Architects and Shipbuilders, by
Charles H. Jordan, M.I.N.A., 18mo, sewed, second
edition |
1 6 |
Wood-working Factories. |
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On the Arrangement, Care, and Operation of Wood-working
Factories and Machinery, forming a complete
Operators’ Handbook, by J. Richards, Mechanical
Engineer, woodcuts, crown 8vo, cloth |
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Wood-working Machines. |
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A Treatise on the Construction and Operation of
Wood-working Machines, including a History of the
Origin and Progress and Manufacture of Wood-working
Machinery, by J. Richards, Mechanical Engineer,
25 folding plates and nearly 100 full-page
illustrations of English, French, and American Wood-working
Machines in modern use, selected from the
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£1 5 0 |
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Workshop Receipts for the Use of Manufacturers,
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