THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER'S POCKET-BOOK. Comprising Tables, Formulæ, Rules, and Data: A Handy Book of Reference for Daily Use in Engineering Practice. By D. KINNEAR CLARK, M. Inst. C.E. Fifth Edition, thoroughly Revised and Enlarged. By H. H. P. POWLES, A.M.I.C.E., M.I.M. E. Small 8vo, 700 pages, bound in flexible leather cover, rounded corners [Just Published. Net 6/

SUMMARY OF CONTENTS.

MATHEMATICAL TABLES.-MEASUREMENT OF SURFACES AND SOLIDS.-ENGLISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. FRENCH METRIC WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.-FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.MONEYS.-SPECIFIC GRAVITY, WEIGHT AND VOLUME.-MANUFACTURED METALS.-STEEL PIPES.BOLTS AND NUTS.-SUNDRY ARTICLES IN WROUGHT AND CAST IRON, COPPER, BRASS, LEAD, TIN, ZINC. STRENGTH OF MATERIALS.-STRENGTH OF TIMBER. STRENGTH OF CAST IRON.-STRENGTH OF WROUGHT IRON.-STRENGTH OF STEEL.-TENSILE STRENGTH OF COPPER, LEAD, ETC.-RESISTANCE OF STONES AND OTHER BUILDING MATERIALS.-RIVETED JOINTS IN BOILER PLATES.-BOILER SHELLS. -WIRE ROPES AND HEMP ROPES.-CHAINS AND CHAIN CABLES.-FRAMING.-HARDNESS OF METALS, ALLOYS AND STONES.-LABOUR OF ANIMALS.-MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES.-GRAVITY AND FALL OF BODIES. ACCELERATING AND RETARDING FORCES.-MILL GEARING, SHAFTING, &C.-TRANSMISSION OF MOTIVE POWER.-HEAT.-COMBUSTION: FUELS.-WARMING, VENTILATION, COOKING STOVES.STEAM. STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS.-RAILWAYS.-TRAMWAYS.-STEAM SHIPS.-PUMPING STEAM ENGINES AND PUMPS.-COAL GAS, GAS ENGINES, &C.-AIR IN MOTION.-COMPRESSED AIR.-HOT AIR ENGINES.-WATER POWER.-SPEED OF CUTTING TOOLS.-COLOURS.-ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. "Mr. Clark manifests what is an innate perception of what is likely to be useful in a pocket-book, and he is really unrivalled in the art of condensation. It is very difficult to hit upon any mechanical engineering subject concerning which this work supplies no information, and the excellent index at the end adds to its utility. In one word, it is an exceedingly handy and efficient tool, possessed of which the engineer will be saved many a wearisome calculation, or yet more wearisome hunt through various text-books and treatises, and, as such, we can heartily recommend it to our readers."-The Engineer.

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"It would be found difficult to compress more matter within a similar compass or produce a book of 700 pages which should be more compact or convenient for pocket reference. appreciated by mechanical engineers of all classes."-Practical Engineer.

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MR. HUTTON'S PRACTICAL HANDBOOKS.

THE WORKS' MANAGER'S HANDBOOK.

Comprising Modern Rules, Tables, and Data. For Engineers, Millwrights, and Boiler Makers; Tool Makers, Machinists, and Metal Workers; Iron and Brass Founders, &c. By W. S. HUTTON, Civil and Mechanical Engineer, Author of "The Practical Engineer's Handbook." Sixth Edition, carefully Revised and Enlarged. In One handsome Volume, medium 8vo, strongly bound. 15/

The Author having compiled Rules and Data for his own use in a great variety of modern engineering work, and having found his notes extremely useful, decided to publish them-revised to date-believing that a practical work, suited to the DAILY REQUIREMENTS OF MODERN ENGINEERS, would be favourabiy received.

"The author treats every subject from the point of view of one who has collected workshop notes for application in workshop practice, rather than from the theoretical or literary aspect. The volume contains a great deal of that kind of information which is gained only by practical experience, and is seldom written in books."-The Engineer.

"Of this edition we may repeat the appreciative remarks we made upon the first and third. Since the appearance of the latter very considerable modifications have been made, although the total number of pages remains almost the same. It is a very useful collection of rules, tables, and workshop and drawing office data."-The Engineer. (Second Notice.)

"The volume is an exceedingly useful one, brimful with engineer's notes, memoranda, and rules, and well worthy of being on every mechanical engineer's bookshelf."-Mechanical World. "The information is precisely that likely to be required in practice. The work forms a desirable addition to the library not only of the works manager, but of any one connected with general engineering."-Mining Journal.

"Brimful of useful information, stated in a concise form, Mr. Hutton's books have met a pressing want among engineers. The book must prove extremely useful to every practical man possessing a copy."-Practical Engineer.

THE PRACTICAL ENGINEER'S HANDBOOK.

Comprising a Treatise on Modern Engines and Boilers, Marine, Locomotive, and Stationary. And containing a large collection of Rules and Practical Data relating to recent Practice in Designing and Constructing all kinds of Engines, Boilers, and other Engineering work. The whole constituting a comprehensive Key to the Board of Trade and other Examinations for Certificates of Competency in Modern Mechanical Engineering. By WALTER S. HUTTON, Civil and Mechanical Engineer, Author of "The Works' Manager's Handbook for Engineers," &c. With upwards of 420 Illustrations. Sixth Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Medium 8vo, nearly 560 pp., strongly bound 18/

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This work is designed as a companion to the Author's WORKS' MANAGER'S HANDBOOK." It possesses many new and original features, and contains, like its predecessor, a quantity of matter not originally intended for publication, but collected by the Author for his own use in the construction of a great variety of MODERN ENGINEERING WORK.

The information is given in a condensed and concise form, and is illustrated by upwards of 420 Engravings; and comprises a quantity of tabulated matter of great value to all engaged in designing, constructing, or estimating for ENGINES, BOILERS, and other EngineeRING WORK.

"We have kept it at hand for several weeks, referring to it as occasion arose, and we have not on a single occasion consulted its pages without finding the information of which we were in quest."— Athenæum.

"A thoroughly good practical handbook, which no engineer can go through without learning something that will be of service to him."-Marine Engineer.

An excellent book of reference for engineers, and a valuable text-book for students of engineering.” -Scotsman. "This valuable manual embodies the results and experience of the leading authorities on mechanical engineering."-Building News.

"The author has collected together a surprising quantity of rules and practical data, and has shown much judgment in the selections he has made. There is no doubt that this book is one of the

most useful of its kind published, and will be a very popular compendium."-Engineer.

"A mass of information, set down in simple language, and in such a form that it can be easily referred to at any time. The matter is uniformly good and well chosen, and is greatly elucidated by the illustrations. The book will find its way on to most engineers' shelves, where it will rank as one of the most useful books of reference."-Practical Engineer.

"Full of useful information, and should be found on the office shelf of all practical engineers."— English Mechanic.

MR. HUTTON'S PRACTICAL HANDBOOKS—continued.

STEAM BOILER CONSTRUCTION.

A Practical Handbook for Engineers, Boiler-Makers, and Steam Users. Containing a large Collection of Rules and Data relating to Recent Practice in the Design, Construction, and Working of all kinds of Stationary, Locomotive, and Marine Steam-Boilers. By WALTER S. HUTTON, Civil and Mechanical Engineer, Author of The Works' Manager's Handbook," "The Practical Engineer's Handbook," &c.

With upwards of 500 Illustrations. Fourth Edition, carefully Revised, and Enlarged. Medium 8vo, over 680 pages, cloth, strongly bound. [Just Published. 18

THIS WORK is issued in continuation of the Series of Handbooks written by the Author, viz:-"THE WORKS' MANAGER'S HANDBOOK" and "THE PRACTICAL ENGINEER'S HANDBOOK," which are so highly appreciated by Engineers for the practical nature of their information; and is consequently written in the same style as those works.

The Author believes that the concentration, in a convenient form for easy reference, of such a large amount of thoroughly practical information on Steam-Boilers, will be of considerable service to those for whom it is intended, and he trusts the book may be deemed worthy of as favourable a reception as has been accorded to its predecessors.

"One of the best, if not the best, books on boilers that has ever been published. The information is of the right kind, in a simple and accessible form. So far as generation is concerned, this is, undoubtedly, the standard book on steam practice."-Electrical Review.

"Every detail, both in boiler design and management, is clearly laid before the reader. The volume shows that boiler construction has been reduced to the condition of one of the most exact sciences; and such a book is of the utmost value to the fin de siècle Engineer and Works Manager."— Marine Engineer.

"There has long been room for a modern handbook on steam boilers; there is not that room now, because Mr. Hutton has filled it. It is a thoroughly practical book for those who are occupied in the construction, design, selection, or use of boilers."-Engineer.

"The book is of so important and comprehensive a character that it must find its way into the libraries of every one interested in boiler using or boiler manufacture if they wish to be thoroughly informed. We strongly recommend the book for the intrinsic value of its contents."-Machinery Market.

PRACTICAL MECHANICS' WORKSHOP COMPANION.

Comprising a great variety of the most useful Rules and Formulæ in Mechanical Science, with numerous Tables of Practical Data and Calculated Results for Facilitating Mechanical Operations. By WILLIAM TEMPLETON, Author of "The Engineer's Practical Assistant," &c., &c. Eighteenth Edition, Revised, Modernised, and considerably Enlarged by WALTER S. HUTTON, C.E., Author of "The Works' Manager's Handbook," "The Practical Engineer's Handbook," &c. Fcap. 8vo, nearly 500 pp., with 8 Plates and upwards of 250 Illustrative Diagrams, strongly bound for workshop or pocket wear and tear 6/

"In its modernised form Hutton's 'Templeton' should have a wide sale, for it contains much valuable information which the mechanic will often find of use, and not a few tables and notes which he might look for in vain in other works. This modernised edition will be appreciated by all who have learned to value the original editions of Templeton.'"-English Mechanic.

"It has met with great success in the engineering workshop, as we can testify; and there are a great many men who, in a great measure, owe their rise in life to this little book."-Building News. "This familiar text-book-well known to all mechanics and engineers-is of essential service to the every-day requirements of engineers, millwrights, and the various trades connected with engineering and building. The new modernised edition is worth its weight in gold."-Building News. (Second

Notice.)

"This well-known and largely-used book contains information, brought up to date, of the sort so useful to the foreman and draughtsman. So much fresh information has been introduced as to constitute it practically a new book. It will be largely used in the office and workshop."—Mechanical World.

"The publishers wisely entrusted the task of revision of this popular, valuable, and useful book to Mr. Hutton, than whom a more competent man they could not have found."-Iron.

ENGINEER'S AND MILLWRIGHT'S ASSISTANT.

A collection of Useful Tables, Rules, and Data. By WILLIAM TEMPLETON. Eighth Edition, with Additions. 18mo, cloth. 2/6

"Occupies a foremost place among books of this kind. A more suitable present to an apprentice to any of the mechanical trades could not possibly be made."."-Building News.

"A deservedly popular work. It should be in the drawer' of every mechanic."-English Mechanic.

THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER'S REFERENCE BOOK. For Machine and Boiler Construction. In Two Parts. Part I. GENERAL ENGINEERING DATA. Part II. BOILER CONSTRUCTION. With 51 Plates and numerous Illustrations. By NELSON FOLEY, M.I.N.A. Second Edition, Revised throughout and much Enlarged. Folio, half-bound Net £3 3s.

PART I. MEASURES.-CIRCUMFERENCES AND AREAS, &C., SQUARES, CUBES, FOURTH POWERS.SQUARE AND CUBE ROOTS.-SURFACE OF TUBES.-RECIPROCALS.-LOGARITHMS.-MENSURATION.— SPECIFIC GRAVITIES AND WEIGHTS.-WORK AND POWER.-HEAT.-COMBUSTION.-EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION.-EXPANSION OF GASES.-STEAM.-STATIC FORCES. GRAVITATION AND ATTRACTION. -MOTION AND COMPUTATION OF RESULTING FORCES.-ACCUMULATED WORK.-CENTRE AND RADIUS OF GYRATION.-MOMENT OF INERTIA.-CENTRE OF OSCILLATION.-ELECTRICITY.-STRENGTH OF MATERIALS.-ELASTICITY.-TEST SHEETS OF METALS.-FRICTION.-TRANSMISSION OF POWER.— FLOW OF LIQUIDS.-FLOW OF GASES.-AIR PUMPS, SURFACE CONDENSERS, &c.-SPEED OF STEAMSHIPS. PROPELLERS.-CUTTING TOOLS.-FLANGES.-Copper SHEETS AND TUBES.-SCREWS, NUTS, BOLT HEADS, &C.-VARIOUS RECIPES AND MISCELLANEOUS MATTER. WITH DIAGRAMS FOR VALVEGEAR, BELTING AND ROPES, DISCHARGE AND SUCTION PIPES, SCREW PROPELLERS, AND COPPER PIPES. PART II. TREATING OF POWER OF BOILERS.-USEFUL RATIOS.-NOTES ON CONSTRUCTION.CYLINDRICAL BOILER SHELLS.-CIRCULAR FURNACES.-FLAT PLATES.-STAYS.-GIRDERS.-Screws. -HYDRAULIC TESTS.-RIVETING.-BOILER SETTING, CHIMNEYS, AND MOUNTINGS.-FUELS, &c.EXAMPLES OF BOILERS AND SPEEDS OF STEAMSHIPS.-NOMINAL AND NORMAL HORSE POWER.-WITH DIAGRAMS FOR ALL BOILER CALCULATIONS AND DRAWINGS OF MANY VARIETIES OF Boilers.

"Mr. Foley is well fitted to compile such a work. The diagrams are a great feature of the work. It may be stated that Mr. Foley has produced a volume which will undoubtedly fulfil the desire of the author and become indispensable to all mechanical engineers."-Marine Engineer.

"We have carefully examined this work, and pronounce it a most excellent reference book for the use of marine engineers."-Journal of American Society of Naval Engineers.

TEXT-BOOK ON THE STEAM ENGINE.

With a Supplement on GAS ENGINES, and PART II. ON HEAT ENGINES. By T. M. GOODEVE, M.A., Barrister-at-Law, Professor of Mechanics at the Royal College of Science, London; Author of "The Principles of Mechanics," "The Elements of Mechanism," &c. Fourteenth Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth 6/"Professor Goodeve has given us a treatise on the steam engine, which will bear comparison with anything written by Huxley or Maxwell, and we can award it no higher praise."-Engineer.

"Mr. Goodeve's text-book is a work of which every young engineer should possess himself."— Mining Journal.

ON GAS ENGINES.

With Appendix describing a Recent Engine with Tube Igniter. By T. M. GOODEVE, M.A. Crown 8vo, cloth. 2/6 "Like all Mr. Goodeve's writings, the present is no exception in point of general excellence. It is a valuable little volume."-Mechanical World.

GAS AND OIL ENGINE MANAGEMENT.

A Practical Guide for Users and Attendants. Being Notes on Selection, Construction and Management. By M. Powis BALE, M.I.M.E., A.M.I.C.E., Author of "Woodworking Machinery," &c. Crown Svo, cloth.

THE GAS ENGINE HANDBOOK.

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A Manual of Useful Information for the Designer and the Engineer. By E. W. ROBERTS, M.E. With 40 full-page Engravings. Small Fcap. 8vo, Net 8/6

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A TREATISE ON STEAM BOILERS.

Their Strength, Construction, and Economical Working. By R. WILSON, C.E. Fifth Edition. 12mo, cloth 6

"The best treatise that has ever been published on steam boilers."-Engineer.

THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER'S COMPANION. Of Areas, Circumferences, Decimal Equivalents, in inches and feet, millimetres, squares, cubes, roots, &c.; Strength of Bolts, Weight of Iron, &c.; Weights, Measures, and other Data. Also Practical Rules for Engine Proportions. By R. EDWARDS, M. Inst.C.E. Fcap. 8vo, cloth. "A very useful little volume. It contains many tables, classified data and memoranda, generally useful to engineers."-Engineer.

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"What it professes to be, a handy office companion,' giving, in a succinct form, a variety of information likely to be required by mechanical engineers in their everyday office work."-Nature.

A HANDBOOK ON THE STEAM ENGINE.

With especial Reference to Small and Medium-sized Engines. For the Use of Engine Makers, Mechanical Draughtsmen, Engineering Students, and Users of Steam Power. By HERMAN HAEDER, C.E. Translated from the German with Additions and Alterations, by H. H. P. PowLES, A.M.I.C.E., M.I.M.E. Third Edition, Revised. With nearly 1,100 Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth_Net 7/6 "A perfect encyclopædia of the steam engine and its details, and one which must take a permanent place in English drawing-offices and workshops."-A Foreman Pattern-maker.

"This is an excellent book, and should be in the hands of all who are interested in the construction and design of medium-sized stationary engines. . A careful study of its contents and the arrangement of the sections leads to the conclusion that there is probably no other book like it in this country. The volume aims at showing the results of practical experience, and it certainly may claim a complete achievement of this idea."-Nature.

"There can be no question as to its value. We cordially commend it to all concerned in the design and construction of the steam engine."-Mechanical World.

BOILER AND FACTORY CHIMNEYS.

Their Draught-Power and Stability. With a Chapter on Lightning Conductors, By ROBERT WILSON, A.I.C.E., Author of "A Treatise on Steam Boilers," &c. Crown 8vo, cloth 3/6

"A valuable contribution to the literature of scientific building.”—The Builder. BOILER-MAKER'S READY RECKONER & ASSISTANT. With Examples of Practical Geometry and Templating, for the Use of Platers, Smiths, and Riveters. By JOHN COURTNEY, Edited by D. K. CLARK, M.I.C.E. Fourth Edition, 480 pp., with 140 Illustrations. Fcap. 8vo, half-bound "No workınan or apprentice should be without this book."—-Iron Trade Circular.

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REFRIGERATION, COLD STORAGE, & ICE-MAKING. A Practical Treatise on the Art and Science of Refrigeration. By A. J. WALLISTAYLER, A.M. Inst.C.E., Author of "Refrigerating and Ice-making Machinery." 600 pp. With 360 Illustrations. Medium 8vo, cloth Net 15"The author has to be congratulated on the completion and production of such an important work, and it cannot fail to have a large body of readers, for it leaves out nothing that would in any way be of value to those interested in the subject.”—Steamship.

"No one whose duty it is to handle the mammoth preserving installations of these latter days can afford to be without this valuable book."-Glasgow Herald.

THE POCKET BOOK OF REFRIGERATION AND ICEMAKING.

By A. J. WALLIS-TAYLER, A.M. Inst.C.E. Author of "Refrigerating and Icemaking Machinery," &c. Third Edition, enlarged. Small crown 8vo, cloth. [Just Published. Net 3/6

REFRIGERATING & ICE-MAKING MACHINERY.

A Descriptive Treatise for the Use of Persons Employing Refrigerating and IceMaking Installations, and others. By A. J. WALLIS-TAYLER, A.M.Inst.C.E. Third Edition, Enlarged. Crown 8vo, cloth 7/6

"Practical, explicit and profusely illustrated."-Glasgow Herald. "We recommend the book, which gives the cost of various systems and illustrations showing details of parts of machinery and general arrangements of complete installations."-Builder.

May be recommended as a useful description of the machinery, the processes, and of the facts, figures, and tabulated physics of refrigerating. It is one of the best compilations on the subject."-Engineer.

ENGINEERING ESTIMATES, COSTS, & ACCOUNTS.

A Guide to Commercial Engineering. With numerous Examples of Estimates and Costs of Millwright Work, Miscellaneous Productions, Steam Engines and Steam Boilers; and a Section on the Preparation of Costs Accounts. By A GENERAL MANAGER. Second Edition. 8vo, cloth 12/

"This is an excellent and very useful book, covering subject-matter in constant requisition in every factory and workshop. The book is invaluable, not only to the young engineer, but also to the estimate department of every works."-Builder.

"We accord the work unqualified praise. The information is given in a plain, straightforward manner, and bears throughout evidence of the intimate practical acquaintance of the author with every phase of commercial engineering."-Mechanical World.