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Section G.— ENGINEERING. 



THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. 



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Address by Professor JoHH' Peeby, D.Sc, F.E.S., President of the Sectiou . .. v'll 



1. IJecent Proo^ress in Large Gas Engines. By Herbert A. IlTiuPHKEr, 

 A.M.Inst.U.E 72 J 



FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12. 



1. .*3team Turbines. By Hon. 0. A.Paesons, F.R.S '. 730 



2. Report on the Resistance of Hoad Tehicles to Traction (p. 314) 730 



■3. Oil Eegular Undulations produced in a Koad by the Use of Sledges. 

 'ByVATOHA^C6RXisH:,T).Sc., F.G;S., F.C.S., F.R.G.S 730 



4. -A New Elastic Vehicle Wheel. By J. Brown, F.R.S 731 



5. An All-stations Express Train. By J. Browx, F.R.S 732 



<3. The Rainfall of Ireland. By Hugh Robert Mill, D.Sc, LL.D., F.R.S.E. 732 



7. *Water Power in Ireland. By F. J. Dick 733 



8. A Direct Reducing Levelling Staff". By G. W. Herdmas-, B.Sc 733 



.-"''■ ■ MONDAY, SEPTEMUE12 15. 



1. *The Future of the Telephone in the United Kingdom. By J. E. 

 Kingsbury 734 



"2. *A New Magnetic Testing Instrument. By F. Holden 734 



3. The Electrical Conductivity of certain Aluminium Alloys as affected by 

 Exposure to London Atmosphere. By Professor Ernest Wilson 734 



'4. Some Electrical Instruments. By M. B. Field 734 



5. *The Science of the Workshop. By W. Taylor 735 



6. *The Importance of Minor Details iu Engineering Work. By M. HoL- 



EOYD Smith 7S5 



7. -^On the Specific Utilisation of Materials in Dynamo Construction. 



' "By Professor S. P. Thompson, F.R.S 735 



8. "A New Flashing Lighthouse Light without Intervals of Darkness. 



By J. R.AViGHAM 735 



9. *A Joint Discussion with Section L on the Training of Engineers 735 



TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IG. 



1. Report on the Small Screw Gauge (p. 350) 735 



2. The Smokeless Combustion of Bituminous Fuel. By W. II. Booth, 

 M.AmSoc.C.E •. V.^.G 



3. *The Prevention of Smoke. By J. S. Rayworth 736 



4. *the SolignacBoiler. By W. II.Booth im 



5. *The Making of a Dynamo. ..By H. A. Mavoe 73G 



6. ^Experiences with the Infantry Range-finder in the South African War. 



By Professor G.FoEBEs/F.R.S. 736 



