CONTENTS. xxi 
Section G.—MECHANICAL SCIENCE. 
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 
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Address by Sir W. H. Wurtz, K.C.B., Sc.D., LL.D., F.R.S., President 
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1. The Dover Harbour Works. By J. C. Coonz, M.Inst.C.E., and W. 
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2, On Non-Flammable Wood and its Use on Warships. By H. Marswann 
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 
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2, *A Short History of the Engineering Works of the Suez Canal to the 
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3. *Fast Cross-Channel Steamers Driven by!Steam Turbines, By Hon, C. A. 
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4, *The Niclausse Water-Tube Boiler. By Marx Rosrnson, M.Inst.C.E..., 855 
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. On the Discharge of Torpedoes below Water. By Captain E, W. Lioyp 855 
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. 
. Erection of the New Alexander III. Bridge in Paris. By M.M. Arsy... 856 
! MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. 
*Electrical Machinery on Board Ship. By A. Sremens, M.Inst.C.E....... 856 
. On the Electric Conductivity and Magnetic Properties of an Hxtensive 
Series of Alloys of Iron, prepared by R. A. Haprrep. * By Professor 
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. Some Recent Applications of Electro-Metallurgy to Mechanical Engineer- 
ing. By SHerarpD Cowrer-Cotss, Assoc.M.Inst.C.E., M.I.M.E., M.LE.E. 857 
. *Signalling without Contact, a New System of Railway Signalling. By 
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. Our Lighthouses of the English Channel in 1899. By J. Kenwarp, 
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. 
. Recent Experiences with Steam on Common Roads, By Joun I. 
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. The Dymchurch Wall and Reclamation of Romney Marsh. By Epwarp 
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. An Instrument for Gauging the Circularity of Boiler Furnaces and 
Cylinders, Producing a Diagram. By T. Musseneur, A.M.I.C.E.......... 859 
. Experiments on the Thrust and Power of Air-Propellers, By WILLIAM 
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