INDEX. 



Timber, vide Wood. 



chestnut, 40; sawing. 318; sheathing for 



ships. 318 ; United States. 26T. 



Tinning. Clarke's substitute for. 20. 



Tivoli canal, with engraving, 38. 



Tomb of the Great Captain, 165. 



Tools, ride Machine. 



auger. Ash's. 'J3 ; chuck, Stevens's, 234 ; mal- 

 let, improved, 404. | 



Townsend, G., on levelling instruments, 423. 



Tredgold on the steam engine, 99. I 



Trees, chestnut, large. 40. [ 



Trinity church. Nottingham, 402. 



Tubbing, cast iron, with engravings. 292. 



Tunnel, ancient, 107, 216, 300 ; Beechvrood, 395 ; 

 Thames, 22. 328, 404, 43,2, 440. 



Turning. Stevens's chuck, 234. 



X'xivERsiTv College, 433. ] 



Ventilation. 224. 297, 359, 363, 370 ; Houses of 

 Parliament. 351, 391 ; Old Bailey, 270. 



Vienna, new city at, 372. 



Viaduct, Spencer's, tension, 213 ; timber, Green's, 



284 ; Venice. 307, 402. 

 Vignoles', Professor, inaugural lecture. 433. 



Walker, J., on tlie improvement of the Severn. 164- 



Warming buildings by hotwater, 37, 201, 268, 359. 



Warping machine. 62. 



Water companies, rating of. 367 ; filtering, 23 ; 

 supply of. to the metropolis, 5 ; wheels. Ameri- 

 can. 61 : Colebrook Dale, with engravings, 159 ; 

 Philadelphia. 100 ; Wliitelaw and Stirrat's. with 

 engravings. 4. 48 ; works, London and Westmin- 

 ster. 5; Philadelphia. 100; Southwark, 34; 

 Venice. 66. 



Waves, height of. 103. 



Weaving, cotton, 62 ; glass cloth. 251. 



Wellington statue, I"5. 



Wells, absorbing. 403 : Artesian, companv. 5 ; Paris 

 131. 241. 344 I Plymouth. 359; Roussillon. 2 | 

 Southampton. 176. 402 ; Surrey Lunatic Asvluni. 

 06; Thebes. 139; \ienna. 139. 



Wesleyan Centenary Hall, 142. 



' Wheels on setting out the teeth of, 107. vide Mill. 

 I WTiite. J., oil the architecture of Wisby, 144. 

 ! Whitelaw and Stirrat's. water-wheel, with engrav- 

 ings. 4, 48. 

 Whitworth. J., apparatus for cutting metals, 234. 

 Wiers on rivers. 283. 



^^'illiams, C. W.. C. E., steam engine boilers, 234. 

 Willow cotton, 61. 



' Wilson, C. 11.. on the state of the arts in Italy, 35 ; 

 on moulding from monuments of art. 109. 

 Wilson. J. R., on Whitadder bridge, 331. 

 Windsor Castle, description of, 74, 276, 278, 326. 

 , Wire works, Italian, 37. 

 Wood, ride .\nti-dry-rot. Fire-proof, Timber. 



! cutting machine, Bennett's, 93 ; hardening, 



56 ; moulding machine, Hodgson's. 94 ; pave- 

 ment, Rankin's. 307 ; preservation of. Boucherie's 

 process, 50; sheathing for ships. 318; staining 

 of. Boucherie's process, 66. 

 Works, public, repair, of, 209. 



ZiNKiNG process, report on, 353. 



Arboretum, Derby, plan, 70. 



Arches, skew, lO'cuts. 290, 365, 421. 



Bank, North and South Wales, Liverpool, 2 cuts, 76. 



Bath warmer, Italian. 39. 



Beams, strength of. 8 diagrams. 70 ; ditto, trans- 

 verse strength of, 5 diagrams, 295 ; ditto, parallel 

 strain on, 346. 



Boat, Italian, 39. 



Bracket, 141, ditto. Chateau de (iaillon, 330. 



Bridges, vide .\rch. Curvature of .\rcbes of, 122. 



Dredge's, 3 diagrams, 2.'j 3. 294 ; tension, 



Whitadder, 6 cuts, 331 ; timber, Calder, 2 cuts, 

 69. 



Buttress, 2T5. 



Canal, .\rdrossan, 105 ; Birmingham, 105 ; Forth 

 and Clyde, 105; L'Ourco, 105; Paisley, 105; 

 Tivoli, 38; Union. 105. 



Capital, Gothic, 330 ; St. Denis, 2 cuts, 320 ; St. 

 Germain, 2 cuts, 329 ; SI. Remy, 258 ; Sainte 

 Chapelle, 2 cuts, 330 ; Vernegues," 258. 



Central forces of bodies, 4 cuts, 113. 



Chimneys. 29 cuts. 141. 



Communion table, 141. 



Corbel. 141 ; Hotel de Cluny, 330. 



Crocket, 141 ; Clermont, 330 ; St. Gervais. 330. 



Crosses, 4 cuts. 141. 



Derby Arboretum, 5 cuts, 09. 



Dock, St. Malo, plan I. 



Dogs, 3 cuts, 141. 



Eagle, 141. 



Edward's evaporator, 411. 



Elevation, Bank. North and South Wales, Liverpool, 

 2 cuts. 76; Kursaal Gebaude Bruckenau, 177; 

 lodge. Derby Arboretum. 2 cuts, 71. 72 ; main 

 entrance. Derby Arboretum, 69 ; Pavilion, Derby 

 Arboretum, 69 ; Sunderland lighthouse, 378 ; 

 town hall, Ashton-under-Lyne, 33. 



INDEX TO PL.\TES .^ND ENGR.4.VINGS. 



Electric telegraph. 16 cuts, 238. 



Excavating scoop. 416. 



Finials, 3 cuts. 141. 



Fonts. 7 cuts. 141. 



Fountains. 4 cuts. l4l. 



Gas retorts, 2 cuts. 192. 



Gas valves, Nimmo's, 379. 



Gate, bronze, St. Mark, Venice, 5 cuts, 256. 



Harbour, .St. Malo. plan, &c., I. 



Kursaal Gebaude. Bruckenau, 3 cuts. 177. 



Lighthouse, cast iron. Moiant Point. Jamaica. 2 en- 

 gra\ings, 383 ; Sunderland, removal of. 378. 



Lion. 4 cuts, 141. 



Locomotive, elevation of, 159 ; eccentric rods, 2 

 cuts. 9, 65 ; long and short connecting rods. 303 ; 

 slide valve. 251. 



Lodge, Derby .\rl)0retum, 2 cuts, 71. 



London basin, section of, G. 



Marine engine, Maudslay's, 369 ; Seaward's, 2 cuts, 

 58. 



Mill, water, Whitelaw and Stirrat's. 3 cuts, 4, 48. 



Mining, boring through quicksand, 4 cuts. 293 ; 

 cast iron tubbing. 3 cuts. 292. 



Niche, 141. 



Ornaments, Notre Dame. Paris. 2 cuts, 330. 



Owl, 141. 



Panels, 9 cuts, 141. 



Pavilion. Derbv .Arboretum, 09. 



Pier, St. Malo,' plan, &c.. 1. 



Pinnacle. 141. 



Pistons. Palmer and Perkins. 5 cuts, 335. 



Plan, dining room, 6 cuts. 143, 289, 345 ; Kursail 

 [ Gebaude. Bruckenau, 177 ; town hall, Ashton- 

 under-Lyne, 33 ; of a villa. 413. 

 i Propellers, Capt. Carpenter's, 2 cuts, 158. 



Quicksand, boring through. 4 cuts, 293. 

 i Railway axletrees, Coles's, 111.; break, Spencer's. 



415 ; chair. Harper's, 2 cuts. 88 ; Great North of 

 England. 4 cuts, 184; improved, 9 cuts, 379 

 434 ; London and Birmingham self-acting chock] 

 5 cuts, 405 •. plate layer's screw, 160; points 

 314 : siding, Versailles. 3 cuts. 250 ; signalhght 

 Stevenson's, 150; slopes, 219; station, Versailles 

 20 cuts. 249 ; templates, 434 ; train controller^ 

 Hancock and Pettit's. 9 cuts, 159 ; turn-table, 

 Versailles, 250 ; wheel tire, 99. 



Roof, Polytechnic Institution. Vienna, 3 cuts, 414 ; 

 I Versailles railway. 1 6 cuts, 249. 

 ; St. Malo. port of, 3 cuts, 1. 



.St. Paul's, buttresses, 275. 



Seahorse. 141. 



Section, Kursaal Gebaude. Bruckenau, 177 ; town 

 hall. .\shton-under-Lyne, .33. 



Shingle beaches, motion of, 3 cuts, 152, 153. 



Skew arch. 10 cuts, 290, 365, 421. 



Sphinx. 3 cuts, 141. 



Steam, percussive action of, 235 : pressure of, 13, 

 281. 



.Steam boat, form and proportions of. 4 cuts, 331 ; 

 power of. 312. 



Steam engine, boilers. MEwen's mercurial valve, 2 

 cuts, 155 ; long and short connecting rods, 2 cuts, 

 219 ; steam pipe. 411 ; whistle. Horner's, 184. 



Sunderland lighthouse, removal of, 378. 



Surveying, 2 cuts, 425. 



Town-hall. Ashton-under-Lyne. elevation, section 

 and plan. 33. 



Valves. Palmer and Perkins', 335. 



Vases, 36 cuts. 141. 



Verge board. 141. 



Viaduct, new form of, 7 cuts, 213, 



Water-wheel. Colebrook Dale. 6 cuts, 15.9. 



Water-mill. M'hitelaw and Stirrut's. 2 cuts, 4, 48. 



Wood pavement, Rankin's, G cuts. .308. 



DIRECTIONS TO BINDER. 



Plate 1.— Port of St. Malo 



2. — Town Hall, .\shton-under-Lyne 

 3. — Wood Bridge over the Calder 

 4. — Twenty.one Sections of Towing-paths and Banks 

 of Canals 



opposite page 1 

 33 

 69 



105 



Plate 5 & 6. — Kursaal Gebaude Briickenau 

 7. — New Form of Viaduct 

 8. — Maudslay's Marine Engine 

 9. — London and Birmingham Railway 

 Chocks 



elf-acling 



opposite page 177 

 213 

 369 



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