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A Short List of Scientific Books Published by E. & F. N. Spon, Ltd. September 1915

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Reading edition

Steam Engines and Boilers, etc.

Engineers’ Sketch Book of Mechanical Movements. By T. W. Barber. Fifth edition, 3,000 illus., 355 pp., 8vo. (1906.) 10s. 6d. net.

The Repair and Maintenance of Machinery. By T. W. Barber. 417 illus., 476 pp., 8vo. (1895.) 10s. 6d.

The Science of Burning Liquid Fuel. By William Newton Best. 100 illus., 159 pp. 8vo. (1913.) 9s. net.

Practical Treatise on Mill Gearing. By T. Box. Fifth edition, 11 plates, 128 pp., crown 8vo. (1892.) 7s. 6d.

The Mechanical Engineer’s Price Book. Edited by Geoffrey Brooks, A.M.I.Mech.E. 182 pp., pocket size (6½ by 3¼ by ½ inch). Leather cloth with rounded corners. Second ed. (1914.) 4s. net. Postage 3d.

Safety Valves. By R. H. Buell. Third edition, 20 illus., 100 pp., 18mo, boards. (New York, 1898.) 2s. net.

Machine Design. By Prof. W. L. Cathcart.

Part I. Fastenings. 123 illus., 291 pp., demy 8vo. (New York, 1903.) 12s. 6d. net.

Chimney Design and Theory. By W. W. Christie. Second edition, 54 illus., 192 pp., crown 8vo. (New York, 1902.) 12s. 6d. net.

Furnace Draft: its Production by Mechanical Methods. By W. W. Christie. 5 illus., 80 pp., 18mo, boards. Second edition. (New York, 1906.) 2s. net.

The Stokers’ Catechism. By W. J. Connor. 63 pp., limp. (1914.) 1s. net.

Treatise on the use of Belting for the Transmission of Power. By J. H. Cooper. Fifth edition, 94 illus., 399 pp., demy 8vo. (New York, 1901.) 12s. 6d. net.

The Steam Engine considered as a Thermo-dynamic Machine. By J. H. Cotterill. Third edition, 39 diagrams, 444 pp., 8vo. (1896.) 15s.

Fireman’s Guide, a Handbook on the Care of Boilers. By K. P. Dahlstrom. Eleventh edition, fcap. 8vo. (S. & C. Series, No. 16.) (New York, 1906.) 1s. 6d. net.

Belt Driving. By G. Halliday. 3 folding plates, 100 pp., 8vo. (1894.) 3s. 6d.

Worm and Spiral Gearing. By F. A. Halsey. 13 plates, 85 pp., 18mo, boards. Second ed. (New York, 1911.) 2s. net.

Commercial Efficiency of Steam Boilers. By A. Hanssen. Large 8vo, sewed. (1898.) 6d.

Corliss Engine. By J. T. Henthorn. Third edition, 23 illus., 95 pp., crown 8vo. (S. & C. Series, No. 23.) (New York, 1910.) 1s. 6d. net.

Liquid Fuel for Mechanical and Industrial Purposes. By E. A. Brayley Hodgetts. 106 illus., 129 pp., 8vo. (1890.) 5s.

Elementary Text-book on Steam Engines and Boilers. By J. H. Kinealy. Fourth edition, 106 illus., 259 pp., 8vo. (New York, 1903.) 8s. 6d. net.

Centrifugal Fans. By J. H. Kinealy. 33 illus., 206 pp., fcap. 8vo, leather. (New York, 1905.) 12s. 6d. net.

Mechanical Draft. By J. H. Kinealy. 27 original tables and 13 plates, 142 pp., crown 8vo. (New York, 1906.) 8s. 6d. net.

The A B C of the Steam Engine, with a description of the Automatic Governor. By J. P. Lisk, 6 plates, 8vo. (S. & C. Series, No. 17.) (New York, 1910.) 1s. 6d. net.

Valve Setting Record Book. By P. A. Low. 8vo, boards. 1s. 6d.

The Lay-out of Corliss Valve Gears. By S. A. Moss. Second edition, 3 plates, 108 pp., 18mo, boards. (New York, 1906.) 2s. net.

Steam Boilers, their Management and Working. By J. Peattie. Fifth edition, 35 illus., 230 pp., crown 8vo. (1906.) 4s. 6d. net.

Treatise on the Richards Steam Engine Indicator. By C. T. Porter. Sixth edition, 3 plates and 73 diagrams, 285 pp., 8vo. (1902.) 9s.

Practical Treatise on the Steam Engine. By A. Rigg. Second edition, 103 plates, 378 pp., demy 4to. (1894.) £1 5s.

Power and its Transmission. A Practical Handbook for the Factory and Works Manager. By T. A. Smith. 76 pp., fcap. 8vo. (1910.) 2s. net.

Slide Valve Simply Explained. By W. J. Tennant. Revised by J. H. Kinealy. 41 illus., 83 pp., crown 8vo. (New York, 1899.) 2s. net.

Shaft Governors. By W. Trinks and C. Hoosum. 27 illus., 97 pp., 18mo, boards. (New York, 1906.) 2s. net.

Treatise on the Design and Construction of Mill Buildings. By H. G. Tyrrell. 652 illus., 490 pp., 8vo. (New York, 1911.) 17s. net.

Slide and Piston Valve Geared Steam Engines. By W. H. Uhland. 47 plates and 314 illus., 155 pp. Two vols., folio, half morocco. (1882.) £1 16s.

How to run Engines and Boilers. By E. P. Watson. Sixth ed., 31 illus., 160 pp., 8vo. (New York, 1913.) 4s. 6d. net.

Position Diagram of Cylinder with Meyer Cut-off. By W. H. Weightman. On card. (New York.) 1s. net.

Practical Method of Designing Slide Valve Gearing. By E. J. Welch. 69 illus., 283 pp., crown 8vo. (1890.) 6s.

Elements of Mechanics. By T. W. Wright. Eighth edition, 215 illus., 382 pp., 8vo. (New York, 1909.) 10s. 6d. net.

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