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Rankine, William John Macquorn. 100. On 

 the mechanical principles of the action of pro- 

 pellers. Naval Architects Trans. VI., 1865, pp. 

 13-39. 



101. On the approximate graphic measure- 

 ment of elliptic and trochoidal arcs, and the con- 

 struction of a circular arc nearly equal to a given 

 straight line. [1864.] Phil. Mag. XXIX., 

 1865^ pp. 22-25. 



102. Elasticity of vapours. Phil. Mag. 



XXIX., 1865, pp. 283-285. 



1O3. On rational approximations to the 



circle. Phil. Mag. XXIX., 1865, pp. 421-426. 



1O4. On thermodynamic and metamorphic 



functions, disgregation, and real specific heat. 

 Phil. Mag. XXX., 1865, pp. 407-410. 



105. Regies simples pour le calcul pra- 

 tique du travail utile de la vapeur. (Transl.) 

 Annales Genie Civil, V., 1866, pp. 85-94. 



106. On the theory of the influence of 



friction upon the mechanical efficiency of steam. 

 Brit. Assoc. Rep. XXXVI., 1866 (Sect.) p. 147 ; 

 Franklin Instit. Journal, LIL, 1866, pp. 388- 

 392 ; Cuyper, Revue Univ. XXI., 1867, pp. 71- 

 77. 



107. Remarks on the experiments of the 



COMMITTEE upon the resistance of water to 

 floating and immersed bodies. Brit. Assoc. 

 Rep. XXXVL, 1866 (Sect.), pp. 147-148. 



108. Sur le calcul de 1'effet utile de la 



vapeur. Cuyper, Revue Univ. XX., 1866, 

 pp. 1-14. 



109. Einige graphische Constructionen. 

 Der Civilingenieur, XII., 1866, col. 219-224. 



11O. Graphische Methode zur Bestimmung 



des mittleren Druckes des expandirenden 

 Dampfes. Der Civilingenieur, XII., 1866, 

 pp. 223-226. 



111. On saturated vapours. [1865.] 



Edinburgh, Roy. Soc. Proc. V., 1866, pp. 449- 

 451 ; Phil. Mag. XXXI., 1866, pp. 199-201 ; 

 Annales de Chimie, VIII., 1866, pp. 378-381. 



112. On the tenacity of some fibrous sub- 

 stances. [1865.] Glasgow, Trans. Inst. 

 Engin. IX., 1866, pp. 29-36. 



113. On finding the most economical rates 



of expansion in steam-engines. Naval Archi- 

 tects Trans. VII., 1866, pp. 144-147. 



114. On the expansion of saturated 



vapours. Phil. Mag. XXXL, 1866, pp. 197- 

 198 ; Annales de Chimie, VIII., 1866, pp. 374- 

 377. 



115. De la necessite de vulgariser la 



seconde loi de la therm odynamique. Annales 

 de Chimie, XII., 1867, pp. 258-266; Les 

 Mondes, XIV., 1867, pp. 710-716. 



116. Theorie des machines a gaz. Cuyper, 

 Revue Univ. XXI., 1867, pp. 63-70. 



VOL. VIII. 



Rankine, William John Macquorn. 117. Sur 

 la theorie d'un systeme de machines a air. 

 Les Mondes, XV., 1867, pp. 583-591 ; XVI., 

 1868, pp. 285-292. 



- . 118. Some remarks on apparent negative 

 slip. Naval Architects Trans. VIII., 1867, 

 pp. 68-69. 



- 119. On the phrase "Potential Energy" 

 and on the definitions of physical quantities. 

 Phil. Mag. XXXIII., 1867, pp. 88-92; Annales 

 de Chimie, XIII., 1868, pp. 73-79; Glasgow, 

 Phil. Soc. Proc. VI., 1868, pp. 186-191. 



-- 12O. On the approximate drawing of 

 circular arcs of given lengths. Phil. Mag. 

 XXXIV., 1867, pp. 284-286; Les Monde?, 

 XVI., 1868, pp. 158-162. 



- 121. On isoperimetric regular polygons. 

 Phil. Mag. XXXIV., 1867, pp. 364-367 ; Les 

 Mondes, XVI., 1868, pp. 162-163. 



- 122. On the approximate rectification cf 

 circular arcs. Phil. Mag. XXXIV., 1867, 

 pp. 381-382 ; Les Mondes, XVI., 1868, pp. 163- 

 165. 



- 123. Note on Mr. MERRIFIELD'S new 

 method of calculating the statical stability of a 

 ship. Roy. Soc. Proc. XV., 1867, pp. 396-397. 



- 124. On a property of curves which fulfil 



the condition - + 



= 0. 



R y. Soc. Proc. 



XV., 1867, pp. 468-469; Phil. Mag. XXXIV., 

 1867, pp. 65-66 ; XXXV., 1868, p. 244 ; Les 

 Mondes, XVI., 1868, pp. 2067207. 

 125. On the estimation of the evaporative 

 power of fuel. [1866.] Glasgow, Phil. Soc. 

 Proc. VI., 1868, pp. 123-126 ; Les Mondes, 

 XV., 1867, pp. 627-634, 669-680; Dingier, 

 Polytechn. Journ. CLXXXIX., 1868, pp. 41- 

 49. 



- 126. On waves which travel along with 

 ships. Naval Architects Trans. IX., 1868, 

 pp. 275-281. 



- 127. On waves in liquids. Roy. Soc. 

 Proc. XVI., 1868, pp. 344-347; Phil. Mag. 

 XXXVL, 1868, pp. 52-55. 



- 128. Summary of the thermodynamic 

 theory of waves of finite longitudinal disturbance. 

 Brit. Assoc. Rep. XXXIX., 1869 (Sect.), pp. 14- 

 15. 



- 129. On the thermal energy of moleciilar 

 vortices. Edinburgh, Roy. Soc. Proc. VI., 



1869, pp. 590-592; Edinburgh, Roy. Soc. 

 Trans. XXV., 1869, pp. 557-566; Phil. Mag. 

 XXXVIII., 1869, pp. 247-248; XXXIX., 



1870, pp. 211-221. 



- - 13O. Account of experiments on Mr. 



ALEXANDER MOETON'S Ejector - Condenser. 

 [1868.] Glasgow, Trans. Inst. Engin. XII., 

 1869, pp. 73-104. 



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