LIST OF BOOKS. 



INDICATORS. 



Bacon. Treatise on the Richards Steam Engine Indicator. With a 

 Supplement, describing the latest Improvements in the Instruments for 

 Taking, Measuring, and Computing Diagrams. Also an Appendix, con- 

 taining Useful Formulas and Rules for Engineers. 23 diagrams. 4th 

 edition. i6mo, flex. New York, 1883. $1.00 



Ellison. Practical Applications of the Indicator. With reference to the 

 Adjustment of Valve Gear on all Styles of Engines. 2d edition. 8vo. 

 100 engravings. Chicago, 1897. $2.00 



Hemenway. Indicator Practice and Steam Engine Economy. With 

 Plain Directions for Attaching the Indicator, Taking Diagrams, Comput- 

 ing the Horse-Power, Drawing the Theoretical Curve, Calculating Steam 

 Consumption, Determining Economy, Locating Derangement of Valves, 

 and making all desired deductions ; also, Tables required in making the 

 necessary computations, and an Outline of Current Practice in Testing 

 Steam Engines and Boilers. 6th edition. i2mo. New York, 1899. 



#2.00 



Le Van. The Steam Engine Indicator and its Use. A Guide to Practi- 

 cal Working Engineers for greater economy, and the better Working of 

 Steam Engines. 1 8 mo, boards. New York, 1900. $0.50 



The Steam Engine and the Indicator : Their Origin and Progressive 



Development, including the most recent examples of Steam and Gas 

 Motors, together with the Indicator, its Principles, its Utility, and its Ap- 

 plication. Illustrated by 205 engravings, chiefly of Indicator-cards. 8vo. 

 Philadelphia, 1890. #4.00 



Porter. A Treatise on the Richards Steam Engine Indicator, and the 

 Development and Application of Force in the Steam Engine. 5th edi- 

 tion, revised and enlarged. 8vo. London, 1894. $3-oo 



Pray. Twenty Years with the Indicator. Being a Practical Text-book 

 for the Engineer or the Student, with no Complex Formulae. With 

 many illustrations and rules as to the best way to run any Steam Engine 

 to 'get the most economical results. How to Adjust Valves and Valve 

 Motions Correctly. Full directions for working out Horse-Power, the 

 Amount of Steam or Water per Horse-Power, Economy and Fuel. Ex- 

 tended directions for Attaching the Indicator, what Motions to use and 

 those not to use. Full directions for Computation of Power by Planim- 

 eter and other methods, with many tables and hints. 8vo. New York, 

 1896. 12.50 



