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WORKS IN MECHANICS, ETC., 



The Mechanic s Workshop Compaction. 



THE OPERATIVE MECHANIC'S WORKSHOP COM- 

 PANION, and THE SCIENTIFIC GENTLEMAN'S PRAC- 

 TICAL ASSISTANT. By William Templeton. Twelfth 

 Edition, with Mechanical Tables for Operative Smiths, Millwrights, 

 Engineers, &c. ; and an Extensive Table of Powers and Roots, 

 &c., &c. II Plates. i2mo, ^s. bound. 

 ** As a text-book of reference, in which mechanical and commercial demands are 

 judiciously met, Templeton's Companion stands unrivalled." — Mecha7iics' Magazine. 



** Admirably adapted to the wants of a very large class. It has met with great 

 success in the engineering workshop, as we can testify ; and there are a great many 

 men who, in a great measure, owe their rise in life to this little work. " — Building News. 



Engineer S Assistant. 



THE ENGINEER'S, MILLWRIGHT'S, and MACHINIST'S 

 PRACTICAL ASSISTANT ; comprising a Collecrion of Useful 

 Tables, Rules, and Data. Compiled and Arranged, with Original 

 Matter, by William Templeton. 6th Edition. i8mo, 2s. 6d. 

 cloth. 



" So much varied information compressed into so small a space, and published at a 

 price which places it within the reach of the humblest mechanic, cannot fail to com- 

 mand the sale which it deserves. With the utmost confidence we commend this book 

 to the attention of our readers." — MecJianics Magazine. 



"A more suitable present to an apprentice to any of the mechanical trades could not 

 possibly be made." — Building' News. 



Designing, Measuring, and Valuing. 



THE STUDENT'S GUIDE to the PRACTICE of ME A- 

 SURING, and VALUING ARTIFICERS' WORKS ; containing 

 Directions for taking Dimensions, Abstracting the same, and bringing 

 the Quantities into Bill, with Tables of Constants, and copious 

 Memoranda for the Valuation of Labour and Materials in the re- 

 spective Trades of Bricklayer and Slater, Carpenter and Joiner, 

 Painter and Glazier, Paperhanger, &c. With 43 Plates and Wood- 

 cuts. Originally edited by Edward Dobson, Architect. New 

 Edition, re-written, with Additions on Mensuration and Construc- 

 tion, and useful Tables for facilitating Calculations and Measure- 

 ments. By E. Wyndham Tarn, M.A., 8vo, ioj". 6^/. cloth. 



** We have failed to discover anything connected with the building trade, from ex- 

 cavating foundations to bell-hanging, that is not fully treated upon." — The Artizan. 



** Altogether the book is one which well fulfils the promise of its title-page, and we 

 can thoroughly recommend it to the class for whose use it has been compiled, Mr. 

 Tarn's additions and revisions have much increased the usefulness of the work, and 

 have especially augmented its value to students." — E7igi7ieerinz. 



Plumbing. 



PLUMBING ; a text-book to the practice of the art or craft of the 

 plumber. With supplementary chapters upon house- drainage, em- 

 bodying the latest improvements. By William Baton Buchan, 

 Sanitary Engineer. i2mo., with about 300 illustrations. 33-. 6<^.> 

 cloth. 



** There is no other manual in existence of the plumber's art; and the volume will 

 be welcomed as the work of a practical master of his trade." — Piiblic Health. 



** The chapters on house-drainage may be usefully consulted, not only by plumbers, 

 but also by engineers and all engaged or interested in house-building." — Iron. 



" A book containing a large amount of practical information, put together in a very 

 intelligent manner, by one who is well qualified for the task." — City Press. 



