Engineering 1876 Jan-Jun: Index: Letters to the Editor

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ABBOTTS Ripton Collisions—John Barber, 136, 156
Architects v. Engineers—An Architect, 555
" Art of Measuring, The"—G., 544
Axle Bearings—W. W. Paterson, 156

Bearings, Axle—W. W. Paterson, 156
" Bessemer," The Saloon Steamer — Townley Fullman, 483
Bill, The Patent—Henry S. Copeland, C.E., 531
Bill, The Patent—Francis M. Cotton, 507
Boiler Explosions—Robert Wilson, 847
Boiler Flues,-The Strength Cawthorne Unwin, 482
Boiler Flues, The Strength of—Robert Wilson, 555
Boilers of H.M.S. "Serapis," The—S. G., 251
Boilers, Rowan and Horton's Patent—Fred. Jno. Rowan, 231
Boilers, The Strength of Steam—Robert Wilson, 410, 458
Boilers, Water-Tube—Charles Cochrane, 295
Boilers, Water-Tube—John Hartley, 414
Boilers, Water-Tube—Midland, 342
Boilers, Water-Tube—R. S., 227, 389
Boilers, Water-Tube—A User of the Root Steam Boiler, 890
Bourdon's Gauges—Edward Bourdon, 210
Brake Power, Insufficient—Henry Handyside, 87
Brake, Sanders' Continuous —R. D. Sanders, 241
Brakes, Continuous, and Collisions—A Solicitor, 387
Breakwater Steamer," Carmichael's—W. T. Carmichael, 506
Broadwell v. Krupp—L. W. Broadwell, 230
Brown's Four-Cylinder Engine—Alex. B. W. Kennedy, 177, 210
Brown's Four-Cylinder Engine—J. Mackenzie, 187
Brown's Four-Cylinder Engine — A. Muston, 210
Bruce's Rolling Bridge—G. Barclay Bruce, Jun., 231, 316
Bruce's Rolling Bridge—Edward Falkland Lucy, 295
Burner Testing, Gas—Gas Examiner, 24
Burning Sawdust—B. Hall, Engineer, 531

Carmichael's " Breakwater Steamer"—W. T. Carmichael, 506
Carter's Disintegrator—Carter Brothers, 187
Carter's Disintegrator — Edward Wilson, 178, 231
Cast Iron, The Strength and Fracture of—George Barker, 411, 541
Cast iron, On The Strength and Fracture of—W. B. O., 388
Cast Iron, On the Strength and Fracture of — W. B. Coventry, 482
Casson-Dormoy Puddling Furnace, The—George Clough and Co. 316
Chain-Making Machines—A. M. C., 47
Channel Tunnel, The— G. Fitzroy Cole, 506, 545
"Cheap Railways," (Longridge's Locomotive)—L. Hajnis, 437
"Cheap Hallways" (Longridge's Locomotive)—J. A. Longridge, 268, 811, 387, 437, 459
Civil Engineers in India, The Prospects of—Spes, 545
Civil Engineers in India, The Prospects of—A Victimised Parent, 296, 362, 473
Collisions, Abbotts Ripton — John Barber, 136, 106
Collisions and Continuous Brakes—A Solicitor, 387
Compound Diagram Curves—J. Wilkinson, 481
Compound Locomotives —Jas. Empson and Company, 54.5
Compound Locomotives — A. Mallet, 555
Concentration of Sulphuric Acid, The — L. Kessler, 210
Concentration of Sulphuric Acid, The—John S. Sellon 178
" Concrete in Marine Works"— A. C. Hurtzig, 342
Condensation, Surface—B. G. Nichol, 18
Contracts, The Vena—Robert D. Napier, 342
Contracted Vein, The—Rayleigh, 296
Cooper's Hill and the Public Works Department in India—Civil Engineer, 250
Corliss Engines—A Constant Reader, G. S., 366, 436
Corliss Engine, The—Another " Constant Reader," 1'., 414, 459
Cotton, Silicate—R. Ranson, 19
Cotton, Silicate, or Slag Wool—B. E., 67
Cylinder Covers, Steam-Jacketted—W. F., 363
Cutting Machine, Keyway William Steele Tomkins, 107

Detent for Indicators, The —E. Darke, 18
Diagram Curves, Compound—J. Wilkinson, 481 Diagrams? Slide Valve—J. Wilkinson, 388
Disc Engines, and the Kinematics of Z-Crank Engines —James AIM, 269
Disc Engines—Alex. B. W. Kennedy, 251, 816, 341
Disc Z-Crank, and Oblique-Crank Engines—Examiner, 231, 269, 341
Discharge of Fluids from Nozzles, The—W. H. Shaw, 390
Disintegrator, Carter's—Carter Brothers, 187
Disintegrator, Carter's—Edward Wilson, 178, 231
Domes, Steam—David Croll, Jun., 295, 366
Domes, Steam—Robert Johnson, 317
Domes, Steam—W. A. M. Piepers, 414
Domes, Steam—Alexander Smith, 317
Double-Screw Tug-Boats—Clutha, 316
Double-Screw Tug-Boats—M. E., 316, 388
Double-Screw Tug-Boats—James Howden, 296, 366
Double-Screw Tug-Boats—Telford Field, 296
Drainage of Dordrecht—Adam Scott, 250
Drills, Rock—Hamilton W. Pendred, 317

Engine, The Cornea — Another " Constant Reader," P., 414 459
Engineering Education in Japan—Robert H. Smith, 544
Engineers v. Architects— An Architect, 555
Engineers, Royal Naval—X., 342
Engineers, On the Training of—M. E., 364
Engines, Corliss—A Constant Reader, G. S., 836, 436
Engines, Disc—Alex. B. W. Kennedy, 251, 316, 341 •
Engines, Disc, and the Kinematics of 7,-Crank, Engines—James Aird, 269
Engines, Disc, Z-Crank, and Oblique-Crank—Examiner, 231, 269, 841
Engines, Single and Double-Acting—D. K. West, 483
Evaporative Surface Condensers —J. J., 24
"Expansion Gear, Unison"—F. W. Crohn, 5311
Expansion Gear, Variable—W. Schonheyder, 363
Explosions, Boiler—Robert Wilson, 347

Farms, Sewage—Alfred S. Jones, 24
Filtration of reed Water—Australian, 21
Flow of Fluids through Nozzles, The — W. Donaldson, 316
Flywheels— Michael Longridge, M.A., Assoc. Inst. C.E., 541
Four-Cylinder Engine, Brown's—Alex. B. W. Kennedy, 177, '210
Four-Cylinder Engine, Brown's— J. Mackenzie, 187
Four-Cylinder Engine, Brown's—A. Muston, 210
Four-Cylinder Engine, West's—D. K. West, 178

Gas Burner Testing—Gas Examiner, 24
Gas, The Illuminating Power of—Gas Examiner, 230, 251
Gauges, Bourdon's—Edward Bourdon, 210

"Head's Patent Prime Mover"—Erimus, 297, 346, 363
"Head's Patent Prime Mover"—Jeremiah Head, 347
"Head's Patent Prime Mover"—C. G. M., 316
"Head's Patent Prime Mover"—E. C. R., 347, 390, 411
H.M.S. "Serapis," The Boilers of—S. G., 251
History of the Steam Boiler, The—Chas. H. Haswell, 87
Horizontal Engines, Piston Rods for—Jeremiah Head, 178
Horizontal Engines, Piston Rods for—W. Schonheyder, 187

Illuminating Power of Gas, The—Gas Examiner, 230, 261
Indicators, The Detent for— E. Darke, 18
Ingersoll Rock Drill, The - Le Gros and Company, 296
Insufficient Brake Power—Henry Handyside, 87
Iquique, The Water Supply of —George Bush, '231, 294
Iquique The Water Supply of —J. Cleminson,268, 296
Iquique, The Water Supply of—G. Fitzroy Cole, 250, 324
Iquique, The Water Supply of—Martin Whitehouse, 268
Ironclad Navy, The--E. 3. Reed, 268

Japan, Engineering Education in—Robert Smith, 544
Japanese Timber—Alex. B. W. Kennedy, 146
Joints, Rail—Joseph Potts, Jun., 317
Joints, Rivetted—W. S. Hall, 438
Journal, The Patent—C. O. Paget, 483

Keyway Cutting Machine—William Steel Tomkins, 107
Krupp v. Broadwell—L. W. Broadwell, 230
Krupp's Silicate Cotton—Cresswell and Co., '24

Light Railways—J. A. Longridge, 505
Light, " Weighing" a Beam of—C. G., 210
Light, " Weighing" a Beam of—H. C. P., 178
Light, " Weighing" a Beam of—R. Sheward, 187
Locomotives, Compound — Jas. Empson and Company, 545
Locomotives, Compound—A.. Mallet, 555
Longridge's Locomotive, "Cheap Railways"— J. A. Longridge, 268, 317, 387, 437, 459
Longridge's Locomotive—L. Hajnis, 437

Machines, Chain-Making, A. M. C., 47
" Marine Works, Concrete in"— A. C. Hurtzig, 342
Measuring, The Art of—G., 544
Mineral Wool or Silicate Cotton—E. Shepard, 156
Motion, The Origin of—G. R. B., '251, 473
Motion, The Origin of—H. L., '269
Motion, The Origin of—W. Pitt, 362
Motion, The Origin of—Thomas Inwood Pollard, 362,386, 416, 507, 542
Motion, The Origin of—W. H. Shaw, 055
Motion, The Origin of—Richard Sheward, 544
Motion, The Origin of—P. W. A., 555
Motion, The Origin of—The Writer of the Articles, 385, 472, 542

Navy, The Ironclad—E. J. Reed, 268
Nozzles, The Discharge of Fluids from—W. H. Shaw, 390
Nozzles, The Flow of Fluids through — W. Donaldson, 316

Origin of Motion, The—P. W. A., 555
Origin of Motion, The —G. R. B., '201, 473
Origin of Motion, The—H. L., 269
Origin of Motion, The—W. Pitt, 362
Origin of Motion, The—Thomas Inwood Pollard, 362, 386, 446, 007, 542
Origin of Motion, The—W. H. Shaw, 650
Origin of Motion, 'rho—Richard Sheward, 544
Origin of Motion, The—The Writer of the Articles, 385, 472, 542

Patent Bill, The—Henry S. Copeland, C.E., 531
Patent Bill, The—Francis M. Cotton, 507
Patent Journal, The—C. O. Paget, 483
Piecework—A Royal Engineer, 87
Piston Rods for Horizontal Engines—Jeremiah Head, 178
Piston Rods for Horizontal Engines—W. Schonheyder, 187
Plimpton's Roller Skates—Joseph J. Butcher, 178
"Prime Mover, Head's Patent"—Erimus, 297, 346,363
"Prime Mover, Head's Patent"—Jeremiah Head, 347
"Prime Mover, Head's Patent"—C. G. M., 316
"Prime Mover, Head's Patent"—E. E. R., 347, 390, 411
Prospects of Civil Engineers in India—Spes, 545
Prospects of Civil Engineers in India, The—A Victimised Parent, '296, 862, 473
Public Works Department in India and Cooper's Hill—Civil Engineer, 250
Puddling Furnace, The Casson-Dormoy—George Clough and Co., 316

Rail Joints—Joseph Potts, Jan., 317
" Railways, Cheap" (Longridge's Locomotive)—J. A. Longridge, 268, 317, 487, 437, 459
Railways, Light—J. A. Longridge, 505
Rivetted Joints—W. S. Hall, 438
Rock Drills, The Ingersoll—Le Gros and Company, '296
Rock Drills—Hamilton W. Pendred, 317
Rolling Bridge, Bruce's—U. Barclay Bruce, J un., 2:31, 316
Rolling Bridge, Bruce's—Edward Falkland Lucy, 295
Rolling Mill Engine, The Three-Cylinder— Peter Brotherhood, 410
Rolling Mill Engine, The Three-Cylinder —W. T. C. 411
Rolling Mill Engine, The Three-Cylinder- E. B. Ellington, 888, 459
Rolling Mill Engine, The Three-Cylinder —Jeremiah Head, 363, 438 `q1
Rowan and Horton's Patent Boilers—Fred. Jno. Rowan, 231
Royal Naval Engineers—X., 342

Saloon Steamer, The "Bessemer" — Townley Fullam, 483
Sanders' Continuous Brake—R. D. Sanders, 211
Sawdust Burning—B. Hall, Engineer, 531
Screw Tug Boats—Edward Hayes, 269
Sewage Farms—Alfred S. Jones, 24
Silicate Cotton—R. Ranson, 19
Silicate Cotton, Krupp's—Cresswell and Co., 24
Silicate Cotton or Mineral Wool—E. Shepard, 156
Single and Double-Acting Engines—D. K. West, 483
Skates, Plimpton's Roller—Joseph J. Butcher, 178
Slug Wool—Charles Wood, 47
Slag Wool or Silicate Cotton— B. E., 67
Slide Valve Diagrams—Arques, 411
Slide Valve Diagrams— J. Wilkinson, 388
Steam Boiler, The History of the—Chas. II. Haswell, 87
Steam Domes—David Croll, Jun., 295, 366
Steam Domes—Robert Johnson, 317
Steam Domes—W. A. N. 'lepers, 414
Steam Domes—Alexander Smith, 317
Steam-Jacketted Cylinder Covers—W. F., 363
Steel for Shipbuilding—W. B. (1., 366
Steel for Shipbuilding—G. S. P., 414
Steel, What is ?—Joseph Whitworth, 107
Strength of Boiler F ales, The—W. Cawthorne Unwin, 482
Strength of Boiler Flues, The—Robert Wilson, (5,55
Strength and Fracture of Cast Iron, The—George Barker, 411, 541
Strength and Fracture of Cast Iron, On the—. W. B. C., 388
Strength and Fracture of Cast Iron, On The —W. B. Coventry, 482
Strength of Steam Boilers, The—Robert Wilson, 410, 458
Sulphuric Acid, The Concentration of—L. Kessler, 210
Sulphuric Acid, The Concentration of—John S. Sellon, 178
Surface Condensation—B. G. Nichol, 18
Surface Condensers, Evaporative—J. J., 24

Three-Cylinder Rolling Mill Engine, The—Peter Brotherhood, 410
Three-Cylinder Rolling Mill Engine, The—W.T.C., 411
Three-Cylinder Rolling Mill Engine — E. B. Ellington, 388, 459
Three-Cylinder Rolling Mill Engine, The—Jeremiah Head, 863, 438
Timber, Japanese—Alex. B. W. Kennedy, 116
Training or Engineers, On the—M. E., 364
Tug-Boats, Double-Screw—Clutha, 316
Tug-Boats, Double-Screw—M. E., 316, 388
Tug-Boats, Double-Screw—Telford Field, 296
Tug Boats, Screw—Edward Hays, 269
Tug-Boats, Double-Screw—James Bowden, 296, 366
Tunnel, The Channel—G. Fitzroy Cole, 506, 545

" Unison Expansion Gear"—F. W. Crohn, 531

"Valve Diagrams, Slide"—Arques, 411
Variable Expansion Gear—W. Schonheyder, 363
Vein, The Contracted—Rayleigh, 296
Vena Contracts, The—Robert D. Napier, 342

Water, Feed, Filtration of—Australian, 24
Water Supply of Iquique, The—George Bush, 231, 294
Water Supply of Iquique, The —J. Cleminson, 268, 294
Water Supply of Iquique, The—G. Fitzroy Cole, 250, 324
Water Supply of Iquique, The—Martin Whitehouse, 268
Water-Tube Boilers—Charles Cochrane, 295
Water-Tube Boilers--John Hartley, 914 Water-Tube Boilers — Midland, 342
Water-Tube Boilers—R. S., 227, 389
Water-Tube Boilers—A User of the Root Steam Boiler, 390
"Weighing" a Beam of Light—C. G., 210
"Weighing" a Beam of Light-11. O. P., 178
"Weighing" a Beam of Light—R. Sheward, 187
West's Four-Cylinder Engine—D. K. West, 178
What is Steel ?—Joseph Whitworth, 107
Wool, Slag—Charles Wood, 47

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