CONTENTS. 493 



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To find the strength of ropes and hawsers 267 



Table, showing what weight hemp rope will bear with safety . . . 267 



Strength of metal and wooden rods 267 



Hempen cords 268 



Lateral or transverse strength 268 



Table, showing the transverse strength of timber 268 



Tables, showing the transverse strength of iron 269 



To find the transverse strength when the bar or" beam is fixed at 



one end, and the load applied at the other 269 



When the bar or beam is fixed at both ends and the weight applied 



in the middle 270 



When the bar or beam is supported at both ends, and the weight 



applied in the middle 270 



Table, showing the resistance of materials to crushing 271 



Strength of ice 271 



MATHEMATICAL FORMS, DEFINITIONS of, Illustrated 292 



MEASUREMENT OF LAND (see land, measurement of), Illustrated 43 



" HAY (see hay, measurement of), Illustrated 51 



" GRAIN IN GRANARIES, Illustrated 60 



" TIMBER (see timber measurement), Illustrated ... 61 

 MEASURES AND WEIGHTS, TABLES OF U. S. (see weights and mea- 

 sures) 145 



MEASURES OF CAPACITY COMPARED 163 



Tables of English weights and measures 163 



MECHANICAL POWERS, Illustrated 279 



The lever, Illustrated 279 



The inclined plane, Illustrated 282 



