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Barlow on the Strength of Materials, enlarged.

A TREATISE ON THE STRENGTH OF MATERIALS, with Rules for application in Architecture, the Construction of Suspension Bridges, Railways, &c.; and an Appendix on the Power of Locomotive Engines, and the effect of Inclined Planes and Gradients. By PETER BARLOW, F.R.S. A New Edition, revised by his Sons, P. W. BARLOW, F.R.S., and W. H. BARLOW, F.R.S., to which are added Experiments by HODGKINSON, FAIRBAIRN, and KIRKALDY; an Essay (with Illustrations) on the effect produced by passing Weights over Elastic Bars, by the Rev. ROBERT WILLIS, M.A., F.R.S. And Formulæ for Calculating Girders, &c. The whole arranged and edited by W. HUMBER, Assoc. Inst. C.E., Author of " A Complete and Practical Treatise on Cast and Wrought-Iron Bridge Construction," &c. &c. Demy Svo, 400 pp., with 19 large Plates, and numerous woodcuts, price 18s. cloth.

"Although issued as the sixth edition, the volume under consideration is worthy of being regarded, for all practical purposes, as an entirely new work the book

is undoubtedly worthy of the highest commendation."-Mining Journal. An increased value has been given to this very valuable work by the addition of a large amount of information, which cannot prove otherwise than highly useful to those who require to consult it. The arrangement and editing of this mass of information has been undertaken by Mr. Humber, who has most ably fulfilled a task requiring special care and ability to render it a success."-Mechanics' Magazine. "The best book on the subject which has yet appeared. no work that so completely fulfils its mission."-English Mechanic.

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"There is not a pupil in an engineering school, an apprentice in an engineer's or architect's office, or a competent clerk of works, who will not recognise in the scientific volume newly given to circulation, an old and valued friend.”—Building News. "The standard treatise upon this particular subject."-Engineer.

Strains, Formula & Diagrams for Calculation of.

A HANDY BOOK for the CALCULATION of STRAINS in GIRDERS and SIMILAR STRUCTURES, and their STRENGTH; consisting of Formulæ and Corresponding Diagrams, with numerous Details for Practical Application, &c. By WILLIAM HUMBER, Assoc. Inst. C. E., &c. Fcap. 8vo, with nearly 100 Woodcuts and 3 Plates, price 7s. 6d. cloth.

"The arrangement of the matter in this little volume is as convenient as it well could be. The system of employing diagrams as a substitute for complex computations is one justly coming into great favour, and in that respect Mr. Humber's volume is fully up to the times."-Engineering.

"The formulæ are neatly expressed, and the diagrams good.”—Athenæum. "We heartily commend this really handy book to our engineer and architect readers."-English Mechanic.

Mechanical Engineering.

A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON MECHANICAL ENGI-
NEERING: comprising Metallurgy, Moulding, Casting, Forging,
Tools, Workshop Machinery, Mechanical Manipulation, Manufac-
ture of the Steam Engine, &c. &c. With an Appendix on the
Analysis of Iron and Iron Ore, and Glossary of Terms. By FRANCIS
CAMPIN, C.E. Illustrated with 91 Woodcuts and 28 Plates of
Slotting, Shaping, Drilling, Punching, Shearing, and Riveting
Machines-Blast, Refining, and Reverberatory Furnaces-Steam
Engines, Governors, Boilers, Locomotives, &c. 8vo, cloth, 125.

Strains.

THE STRAINS ON STRUCTURES OF IRONWORK; with Practical Remarks on Iron Construction. By F. W. SHEILDS, M. Inst. C. E. Second Edition, with 5 plates. Royal 8vo, 5s. cloth. CONTENTS.-Introductory Remarks; Beams Loaded at Centre; Beams Loaded at unequal distances between supports; Beams uniformly Loaded; Girders with triangular bracing Loaded at centre; Ditto, Loaded at unequal distances between supports; Ditto, uniformly Loaded; Calculation of the Strains on Girders with triangular Basings; Cantilevers; Continuous Girders; Lattice Girders; Girders with Vertical Struts and Diagonal Ties; Calculation of the Strains on Ditto; Bow and String Girders; Girders of a form not belonging to any regular figure; Plate Girders; Apportionments of Material to Strain; Comparison of different Girders; Proportion of Length to Depth of Girders; Character of the Work; Iron Roofs. Construction of Iron Beams, Pillars, &c.

IRON AND HEAT, Exhibiting the Principles concerned in the Construction of Iron Beams, Pillars, and Bridge Girders, and the Action of Heat in the Smelting Furnace. By JAMES ARMOUR, C.E. Woodcuts, 12mo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d. ; cloth limp, 2s. 6d. "A very useful and thoroughly practical little volume, in every way deserving of circulation amongst working men."—Mining Journal.

"No ironworker who wishes to acquaint himself with the principles of his own trade can afford to be without it."-South Durham Mercury. Power in Motion.

POWER IN MOTION: Horse Power, Motion, Toothed Wheel
Gearing, Long and Short Driving Bands, Angular Forces, &c.
By JAMES ARMOUR, C.E. With 73 Diagrams.

12mo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d. [Recently published. "Numerous illustrations enable the author to convey his meaning as explicitly as it is perhaps possible to be conveyed. The value of the theoretic and practical knowledge imparted cannot well be over estimated."—Newcastle Weekly Chronicle.

Metallurgy of Iron.

A TREATISE ON THE METALLURGY OF IRON : containing Outlines of the History of Iron Manufacture, Methods of Assay, and Analyses of Iron Ores, Processes of Manufacture of Iron and Steel, &c. By H. BAUERMAN, F.G.S., Associate of the Royal School of Mines. With numerous Illustrations. Fourth Edition, revised and much enlarged. 12mo., cloth boards, 5s. 6d. [Just published. "Carefully written, it has the merit of brevity and conciseness, as to less important points, while all material matters are very fully and thoroughly entered into.' Standard.

Trigonometrical Surveying.

AN OUTLINE OF THE METHOD OF CONDUCTING A TRIGONOMETRICAL SURVEY, for the Formation of Geographical and Topographical Maps and Plans, Military Reconnaissance, Levelling, &c., with the most useful Problems in Geodesy and Practical Astronomy, and Formulæ and Tables for Facilitating their Calculation. By LIEUT-GENERAL FROME, R.E., late Inspector-General of Fortifications, &c. Fourth Edition, Enlarged, thoroughly Revised, and partly Re-written. By CAPTAIN CHARLES WARREN, R. E., F.G.S. With 19 Plates and 115 Woodcuts, royal Svo, price 16s. cloth.

Hydraulics.

HYDRAULIC TABLES, CO-EFFICIENTS, and FORMULÆ
for finding the Discharge of Water from Orifices, Notches, Weirs,
Pipes, and Rivers. With New Formulæ, Tables, and General
Information on Rain-fall, Catchment-Basins, Drainage, Sewerage,
Water Supply for Towns and Mill Power. By JOHN NEVILLE,
Civil Engineer, M.R.I.A. With numerous Woodcuts. Third
Edition, carefully revised, with considerable Additions.

Drawing for Engineers, &c.

[Nearly ready.

THE WORKMAN'S MANUAL OF ENGINEERING
DRAWING. By JOHN MAXTON, Instructor in Engineering
Drawing, South Kensington. Second Edition, carefully revised.
With upwards of 300 Plates and Diagrams. 12mo, cloth,
strongly bound, 4s. 6d.

"Even accomplished draughtsmen will find in it much that will be of use to them. A copy of it should be kept for reference in every drawing office."-Engineering. "An indispensable book for teachers of engineering drawing." Mechanics' Magazine.

Levelling.

A TREATISE on the PRINCIPLES and PRACTICE of LEVELLING; showing its Application to Purposes of Railway and Civil Engineering, in the Construction of Roads; with Mr. TELFORD'S Rules for the same. By FREDERICK W. SIMMS, F.G.S., M. Inst. C.E. Fifth Edition, very carefully revised, with the addition of Mr. Law's Practical Examples for Setting out Railway Curves, and Mr. TRAUTWINE'S Field Practice of Laying out Circular Curves. With 7 Plates and numerous Woodcuts. 8vo, 8s. 6d. cloth. TRAUTWINE on Curves, separate, price 5s. "One of the most important text-books for the general surveyor, and there is scarcely a question connected with levelling for which a solution would be sought but that would be satisfactorily answered by consulting the volume."-Mining Journal. "The text-book on levelling in most of our engineering schools and colleges."Engineer.

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The publishers have rendered a substantial service to the profession, especially to the younger members, by bringing out the present edition of Mr. Simms's useful work." -Engineering.

Earthwork.

EARTHWORK TABLES, showing the Contents in Cubic Yards of Embankments, Cuttings, &c., of Heights or Depths up to an average of 80 feet. By JOSEPH BROADBENT, C.E., and FRANCIS CAMPIN, C.E. Cr. 8vo. oblong, 5s. cloth. [Just Published. "Creditable to both the authors and the publishers. . . . The way in which accuracy is attained, by a simple division of each cross section into three elements, two of which are constant and one variable, is ingenious."-Athenæum.

"Likely to be of considerable service to engineers."-Building News. "Practical illustrations of the tabulated quantities are given, which make the working of the tables easy to the most inexperienced. The work is excellently got up, and the type is remarkably clear; and contractors, builders, and engineers should not be without it."-Builders' Weekly Reporter.

"Two additions, one subtraction, and four multiplications, with the use of the tables, suffice to determine the quantity with considerable accuracy in any piece of earthwork; and, as the tables are of pocket-book size and very legibly jed, they cannot fail to come into general use."--Mining Journal.

Strength of Cast Iron, &c.

A PRACTICAL ESSAY on the STRENGTH of CAST IRON and OTHER METALS. By the late THOMAS TREDGOLD, Mem. Inst. C. E., Author of " Elementary Principles of Carpentry," &c. Fifth Edition, Edited by EATON HODGKINSON, F.R.S.; to which are added EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHES on the STRENGTH and OTHER PROPERTIES of CAST IRON. By the EDITOR. The whole Illustrated with 9 Engravings and numerous Woodcuts. 8vo, 125. cloth.

HODGKINSON'S EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHES ON THE STRENGTH AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF CAST IRON may be had separately. With Engravings and Woodcuts. 8vo, price 6s. cloth.

The High-Pressure Steam Engine.

THE HIGH-PRESSURE STEAM ENGINE; an Exposition of its Comparative Merits, and an Essay towards an Improved System of Construction, adapted especially to secure Safety and Economy. By Dr. ERNST ALBAN, Practical Machine Maker, Plau, Mecklenberg. Translated from the German, with Notes, by Dr. POLE, F.R.S., M. Inst. C. E., &c. &c. With 28 fine Plates, 8vo, 16s. 6d. cloth.

"A work like this, which goes thoroughly into the examination of the high-pressure engine, the boiler, and its appendages, &c., is exceedingly useful, and deserves a place in every scientific library."-Steam Shipping Chronicle.

Steam Boilers.

A TREATISE ON STEAM BOILERS: their Strength, Construction, and Economical Working. By ROBERT WILSON, late Inspector for the Manchester Steam Users' Association for the Prevention of Steam Boiler Explosions, and for the Attainment of Economy in the Application of Steam. 12mo, cloth boards, 328 pages, price 6s.

Tables of Curves.

TABLES OF TANGENTIAL ANGLES and MULTIPLES for setting out Curves from 5 to 200 Radius. By ALEXANDER

BEAZELEY, M. Inst. C.E. Printed on 48 Cards, and sold in a cloth box, waistcoat-pocket size, price 3s. 6d.

"Each table is printed on a small card, which, being placed on the theodolite, leaves the hands free to manipulate the instrument-no small advantage as regards the rapidity of work. They are clearly printed, and compactly fitted into a small case for the pocket-an arrangement that will recommend them to all practical men."-Engineer. "Very handy: a man may know that all his day's work must fall on two of these cards, which he puts into his own card-case, and leaves the rest behind."-Athenæum.

Laying Out Curves.

THE FIELD PRACTICE of LAYING OUT CIRCULAR CURVES for RAILROADS. By JOHN C. TRAUTWINE, C.E. (Extracted from SIMMS's Work on Levelling). 8vo, 5s. sewed.

Estimate and Price Book.

THE CIVIL ENGINEER'S AND CONTRACTOR'S ESTIMATE AND PRICE BOOK for Home or Foreign Service : in reference to Roads, Railways, Tramways, Docks, Harbours, Forts, Fortifications, Bridges, Aqueducts, Tunnels, Sewers, Waterworks, Gasworks, Stations, Barracks, Warehouses, &c. &c. &c. With Specifications for Permanent Way, Telegraph Materials, Plant, Maintenance, and Working of a Railway; and a Priced List of Machinery, Plant, Tools, &c. By W. D. HASKOLL, C.E. Plates and Woodcuts. Published annually. Svo, cloth, 65. "As furnishing a variety of data on every conceivable want to civil engineers and contractors, this book has ever stood perhaps unrivalled."— Architect.

Surveying (Land and Marine).

LAND AND MARINE SURVEYING, in Reference to the Preparation of Plans for Roads and Railways, Canals, Rivers, Towns' Water Supplies, Docks and Harbours; with Description and Use of Surveying Instruments. By W. DAVIS HASKOLL, Ĉ. E., Author of "The Engineer's Field Book," Examples of Bridge and Viaduct Construction," &c. Demy 8vo, price 12s. 6d. cloth, with 14 folding Plates, and numerous Woodcuts.

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"A most useful and well arranged book for the aid of a student.

We

can strongly recommend it as a carefully-written and valuable text-book."-Builder. "Mr. Haskoll has knowledge and experience, and can so give expression to it as to make any matter on which he writes, clear to the youngest pupil in a surveyor's office."-Colliery Guardian.

"A volume which cannot fail to prove of the utmost practical utility.

It

is one which may be safely recommended to all students who aspire to become clean and expert surveyors."-Mining Journal.

Engineering Fieldwork.

THE PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING FIELDWORK, applied to Land and Hydraulic, Hydrographic, and Submarine Surveying and Levelling. Second Edition, revised, with considerable additions, and a Supplementary Volume on WATERWORKS, SEWERS, SEWAGE, and IRRIGATION. By W. DAVIS HASKOLL, C. E. Numerous folding Plates. Demy 8vo, 2 vols. in one, cloth boards, 17. Is. (published at 27. 4s.)

Mining, Surveying and Valuing.

THE MINERÁL SURVEYOR AND VALUER'S COMPLETE GUIDE, comprising a Treatise on Improved Mining Surveying, with new Traverse Tables; and Descriptions of Improved Instruments; also an Exposition of the Correct Principles of Laying out and Valuing Home and Foreign Iron and Coal Mineral Properties: to which is appended M. THOMAN'S (of the Crédit Mobilier, Paris) TREATISE on COMPOUND IN. TEREST and ANNUITIES, with LOGARITHMIC TABLES. By WILLIAM LINTERN, Mining and Civil Engineer. 12mo, strongly bound in cloth boards, with four Plates of Diagrams, Plans, &c, price 10s. 6d.

"Contains much valuable information given in a small compass, and which, as far as we have tested it, is thoroughly trustworthy."-Iron and Coal Trades Review. "The matter, arrangement, and illustration of this work are all excellent, and make it one of the best of its kind.”—Standard,

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