Modern shipbuilding and the men engaged in itPollock, David
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Modern shipbuilding and the men engaged in it
Pollock, David
Shipbuilding -- Great Britain
_The Clerk of Works_: a Vade-Mecum for all engaged in the
Superintendence of Building Operations. By G. G. HOSKINS, F.R.I.B.A.
Third edition, fcap. 8vo, cloth, 1_s._ 6_d._
_American Foundry Practice_: Treating of Loam, Dry Sand, and
Green Sand Moulding, and containing a Practical Treatise upon the
Management of Cupolas, and the Melting of Iron. By T. D. WEST,
Practical Iron Moulder and Foundry Foreman. Second edition, _with
numerous illustrations_, crown 8vo, cloth, 10_s._ 6_d._
_The Maintenance of Macadamised Roads._ By T. CODRINGTON, M.I.C.E,
F.G.S., General Superintendent of County Roads for South Wales. 8vo,
cloth, 6_s._
_Hydraulic Steam and Hand Power Lifting and Pressing Machinery._ By
FREDERICK COLYER, M. Inst. C.E., M. Inst. M.E. _With 73 plates_, 8vo,
cloth, 18_s._
_Pumps and Pumping Machinery._ By F. COLYER, M.I.C.E., M.I.M.E. _With
23 folding plates_, 8vo, cloth, 12_s._ 6_d._
_The Municipal and Sanitary Engineer’s Handbook._ By H. PERCY
BOULNOIS, Mem. Inst. C.E., Borough Engineer, Portsmouth. _With
numerous illustrations_, demy 8vo, cloth, 12_s._ 6_d._
CONTENTS:
The Appointment and Duties of the Town Surveyor—Traffic—Macadamised
Roadways—Steam Rolling—Road Metal and Breaking—Pitched
Pavements—Asphalte—Wood Pavements—Footpaths—Kerbs
and Gutters—Street Naming and Numbering—Street
Lighting—Sewerage—Ventilation of Sewers—Disposal of Sewage—House
Drainage—Disinfection—Gas and Water Companies, &c., Breaking up
Streets—Improvement of Private Streets—Borrowing Powers—Artizans’
and Labourers’ Dwellings—Public Conveniences—Scavenging,
including Street Cleansing—Watering and the Removing of
Snow—Planting Street Trees—Deposit of Plans—Dangerous
Buildings—Hoardings—Obstructions—Improving Street Lines—Cellar
Openings—Public Pleasure Grounds—Cemeteries—Mortuaries—Cattle and
Ordinary Markets—Public Slaughter-houses, etc.—Giving numerous
Forms of Notices, Specifications, and General Information upon
these and other subjects of great importance to Municipal Engineers
and others engaged in Sanitary Work.
_Tables of the Principal Speeds occurring in Mechanical Engineering_,
expressed in metres in a second. By P. KEERAYEFF, Chief Mechanic of
the Obouchoff Steel Works, St. Petersburg; translated by SERGIUS
KERN, M.E. Fcap. 8vo, sewed, 6_d._
_A Treatise on the Origin, Progress, Prevention, and Cure of Dry
Rot in Timber_; with Remarks on the Means of Preserving Wood from
Destruction by Sea-Worms, Beetles, Ants, etc. By THOMAS ALLEN
BRITTON, late Surveyor to the Metropolitan Board of Works, etc., etc.
_With 10 plates_, crown 8vo, cloth, 7_s._ 6_d._
_Metrical Tables._ By G. L. MOLESWORTH, M.I.C.E. 32mo, cloth, 1_s._
6_d._
CONTENTS:
General—Linear Measures—Square Measures—Cubic Measures—Measures of
Capacity—Weights—Combinations—Thermometers.
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