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Aluminium.— Alumina. Alums. Clays. 
Iroit. — Cast iron. Malleable iron. Steel. O.viJes of iron. Iron 
pyrites. Ferrous sulphate. Tests for ferrous and ferric salts. 
Copper. — Sulphate of copper. Tests for copper. 
^Mercury. — Oxides of mercury. Chlorides of mercury. 
Lead. — Oxides of lead. Sulphide of lead. Acetate of lead. 
Zinc. — Oxide of zinc. Sulphate of zinc. 
Silver. — Silver nitrate. 
Arsenic. — Arsenious acid. 
MECHANICS, ETC. 
Position of centre of gravity in simple figures — circle,, triangle, &c. 
Properties of the centre of gravity. Stable and unstable equilibrium. 
Composition and resolution of forces acting at a point, and conditions of 
their equilibrium, i.e., parallelogram and triangle of forces. 
Relation between two forces holding a body in equilibrium on a fixed 
axis, i.e., equality of their moments. 
Applications to equilibrium of lever, wheel aud axle, pulley, toothed- 
wheels, and of a body resting on a smooth plane, horizontal or inclined. 
Friction of plane surfaces, and coefficient of friction. 
Newton's tliree laws of motion. Uniformly accelerated rectilinear motion 
produced in a body of given mass by a force of given magnitude. Absolute 
unit of force ; gravitation unit of force. 
AVork and its measurement ; foot-pound, foot-poundal. 
Relation between work done by power aud Avork done against resist- 
ances in a machine moving uniformly. 
Energy of a moving particle ; equation of work and energy for a particle. 
Transmission of pressure througli a fluid, and fluid pressure on a body 
wholly or partially immersed. Applications to find specific gravity of solids 
and liquids. 
Weiglit, pressure, and elasticity of air. The barometer. Boyle's law. 
Applications to suction and forcing pumps, siphon, hydrometers, 
hydraulic press. 
Freezing and boiling points of water and graduation of Thermometers. 
Solid, liquid, and aeriform states of matter. Unit of heat; specific heat; 
latent heat. Relation between volume, density, pressure, and temperature 
of gas. Mechanical equivalent of heat. 
Arrangement of parts and mode of action of stationary steam engine — 
Condenser, parallel motion, eccentric, governor and throttle-valve, crank 
and fly-wheel. Calculation of horse-power of engine. 
N.B. — Candidates are expected to be able to work easy exa^nples and ansiver 
questions on the subjects specijied in the above Syllabus. 
]\IENSURATION AND LAND SURVEYING. 
Construction of triangles from various data with scale and protractor. 
Determination of area of a triangle when it has been drawn accurately to 
scale. 
Mensuration of rectangular areas ; and of other areas so far as it can be 
eflected by drawing them to scale, and dividing them into triangles. 
Area and circumference of circle determiued from radius, or conversely. 
Mensuration of rectangular solids, and of prisms, cylinders, and cones. 
To plot from notes a three or four sidsd field, and to find its area when 
plotted. 
Construction of easy plane scales. 
Verniers. 
Levelling. 
K.B. — Each Candidate should have with him in the Examination a pair of 
compasses, scale of equal 2>arts, and j>yotractor. 
