CATALOGUE OF SCIENTIFIC BOOKS 



A Practical Treatise on Mill-gearing, Wheels, Shafts, 



Riggers, etc. ; for the use of Engineers. By Thomas Box. Third 

 edition, witk 1 1 .plates. Crown 8vo, cloth, "Js. 6d. 



Mining Machinery : a Descriptive Treatise on the 



Machinery, Tools, and other Appliances used in Mining. By G. G. 

 Andre, F.G.S., Assoc. Inst. C.E., Mem. of the Society of Engineers. 

 Royal 4to, uniform with the Author's Treatise on Coal Mining, con- 

 taining 182 plates, accurately drawn to scale, with descriptive text, in 

 2 vols., cloth, 3/. 12s. 



Contents : 



Machinery for Prospecting, Excavating, Hauling, and Hoisting — Ventilation — Pumping — 

 Treatment of Mineral Products, including Gold and Silver, Copper, Tin, and Lead, Iron, 

 Coal, Sulphur, China Clay, Brick Earth, etc. 



Tables for Setting out Ciirves for Railways, -Canals, 



Roads, etc., varying from a radius of five chains to three miles. By A. 

 Kennedy and R. W. Hackwood. Illustrated, 32mo, cloth, 2s. 6d. 



The Science and Art of the Manufacture of Portland 



Cement, with observations on some of its constructive applications. With 

 66 illustrations. By Henry Reid, C.E., Author of 'A Practical 

 Treatise on Concrete,' etc., etc. 8vo, cloth, i8j. 



The Draughtsman s Handbook of Plan and Map 



Drawing; including instructions for the preparation of Engineering, 

 Architectural, and Mechanical Drawings. With numerous illustrations 

 in the text, and 33 plates (15 printed in colours'). By G. G. Andre, 

 F.G.S., Assoc. Inst. C.E. 4to, cloth, gj. 



■* Contents : 



The Drawing Office and its Furnishings — Geometrical Problems — Lines, Dots, and their 

 Combinations — Colours, Shading, Lettering, Bordering, and North Points — Scales — Plotting 

 — Civil Engineers' and Surveyors* Plans — Map Drawing — Mechanical and Architectural 

 Drawing — Copying and Reducing Trigonometrical Formulae, etc., etc. 



The Boiler-maker s and Iron Ship-builder's Companion, 



comprising a series of original and carefully calculated tables, of the 

 utmost utility to persons interested in the iron trades. By James Foden, 

 author of ' Mechanical Tables,' etc. Second edition revised, with illustra- 

 tions, crown 8vo, cloth, ^s. 



Pock Blasting: a Practical Treatise on the means 



employed in Blasting R.ocks for Industrial Purposes. By G. G. Andre, 

 F.G.S., Assoc. Inst. C.E. With 56 illustrations and 12, plates, 8vo, cloth, 

 10/. 6a'. 



Painting and Painters Manual: a Book of Facts 



for Painters and those who Use or Deal in Paint Materials. By C. L. 

 CONDIT and J. Scheller. Illustrated, 8vo, cloth, \os. 6d. 



