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Section G.— MECHANICAL SCIENCE. 

 THURSDAY, AUGUST 9. 



Address by Professor A. B, W. Kennedy, LL.D., F.R.S., M.Inst.C.E., 



President of the Section 7.39 



1. fSome Keminiscences of Steam Locomotion on Common Koads. By Sir 



F. J. Beamavell, Bart., D.C.L., F.R.S 748 



2. On Bore-hole Wells for Town Water-supply. By Henry Datey, 

 M.Inst.C.E 748 



FRIDAY, AUGUST 10. 



1. Joint meeting witli Section A: — • 



(a) On Planimetera. By Professor O. Henrici, F.R.S 760 



{b) *Note on the Behaviour of a Rotating Cylinder in a Steady Current. 



By Arnulph Malloce 760 



(e) *0n the Resistance experienced by Solids moving through Fluids. 



By Lord Kelvin, P.R.S 750 



(d) *Discussion on Flight. Opened by Hiram S. Maxim 750 



2. On the Strength and Plastic Extensibility of Iron and Steel. By Professor 



T. Claxton Fidler, M.Inst.C.E 750 



3. On Tunnel Construction by means of Shield and Compressed Air, with 

 special reference to the Tunnel under the Thames at Blackwall. By 

 Maurice Fitzmaueice 751 



SATURDAY, AUGUST 11. 



1 . On Methods that Lave been adopted for Measuring Pressures in the Bores 



of Guns. By Sir A. Noble, K.C.B., F.R.S 754 



2. On the Most Economical Temperature for Steam-engine Cylinders ; or, 



Hot V. Cold Walls. By Bbtan Donkin, M.Inst.C.E 755 



3I0NDAY, AUGUST 13. 



1. *0n Signalling through Space. By W. H. Preece, C.B., F.R.S 756 



2. *0n Some Advantages of Alternate Currents. By Professor S. P. 

 Thompson, F.R.S 756 



3. Continuous-current Distribution of Electricity at High Voltage at Oxford. 



By Thomas Parker, F.R.S.E., M.Inst.C.E., M.Inst.M.E., M.Inst.E.E. 766 



4. On a Special Chronograph. By Henry Lea, M.Inst.C.E., and Robert 

 Braqqe 757 



5. On a Direct Reading Form of Platinum Thermometer. By G. M. 

 Clark, B.A 7.58 



TUESDAY, AUGUST 14. 



1. The Report of the Committee on Dryness of Steam 758 



2. On the Temperature Entropy Diagrams. By H. F. W. Buestall, M.A., 

 A.M.Inst.C.E 758 



3. On the Hunting of Governed Engines. By James Swinburne, 



M.Inst.C.E , 758 



