Engineering 1878 Jul-Dec: Index: Letters to the Editor

Engineering 1878 Jul-Dec: Letters to the Editor Index.

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Letters to the Editor

ASSOCIATION, the British—Bindon B. Stoney, 261
Awards at Paris, The—E. R. and F. Turner, 425

Bessemer Steel Practice—H. G., 25
Bessemer Steel Production—W. B. Jones, 276
Bills, Tramway—B. H. Thwaite, 223
Boiler Flue Tubes—T. S., 7
Boiler Flue Tubes, Strength of—Robert Wilson, 25
Boiler Inspecting—Robert Wilson, 273
Boilers, The Corrosion of—G. Phillips. 160
Boilers, The Corrosion of—Martyn Roberts, 160
Boilers, Water Tube—Conrad Knap, 273
Boilers, Water-Tube—John Watt, 293
Boilers, The Use of Zinc in--One who Knows, 198
Boilers, Zinc in—A. W. Ritchie, 117
Boilers, Zinc in—J. and J. G., 451
Boilers, Zinc in—M. J. Roberts, 75
Bridge Pier Foundations—J. G. Macklin, 374
Bridge, Waterloo—G. B. R., 7
Bridge, Waterloo—J. B. Redman, 25
Bridges on the Quebec and Ottawa Railway—Clarke, Reeves, and Co., 375
British Association, The—Bindon B. Stoney, 2G1

Cannon Ball, A 300-Ton—E. H. 23G
Careful Engine; Driving—F. S. H., 497
Chimney Draught—J. Ellison, 117
Chimney Draught—P. Noletz, 313
Chimney Draught—G. H. Phipps, 97
Chimney Draught—W. Schonheyder, 117
Chimney Draught—William Sisson, 96
Chimney Draught—Samuel H. Wheeler, 7, 261, 424
Chimney Draught—Robert Wilson, 45, 273
China, Engineering in—Claude W. Kinder, 425
Cleopatra Needle, The—J. E. Alexander, 236
Committees, Parliamentary Select—R. H. Macfie, 223
Compound Mill Engines—Holborow and Company, 261
Compound Mill Engines—W. Schonheyder, 276
Corrosion of Boilers, The—G. Phillips, 160
Corrosion of Boilers, The—Martyn Roberts, 160
Crankshaft Flaws—A. B. C., 341
Crankshaft Flaws—Chief Engineer, 341
Crankshaft Flaws—W. Rawlinson, 361
Crankshaft Flaws—X. Y. Z., 316
Cylinders, Jacketting Steam—W. A. K., 160

Differential Pumping Engines—Henry Davey, 236
Draught, Chimney—J. Ellison, 117
Draught, Chimney—P. Noletz, 313
Draught, Chimney—G. H. Phipps, 97
Draught, Chimney—W. Schonheyder, 117
Draught, Chimney—William Sisson, 96
Draught, Chimney—Samuel H. Wheeler, 7, 261, 424
Draught, Chimney—Robert Wilson, 45, 273
Dual Screws—W. Schonheyder, 97

"Eclipse" Gas Engine, The—Louis Simon and Son, 273
Edison's Carbon Telephone—T. A. Edison, 75
Electric Light, Divisibility of the—D, D., 394
Electric Light, Divisibility of the—F. Jacob, 394, 476
Electric Light, Divisibility of the—J. Hopkinson, 361, 394, 433
Electric Light,; Divisibility of the, from a Dynamical Point of View—Silvanus P. Thompson, 341, 382, 412
Electric Light, The, and Gas Shares—Robert Wilson, 433
Electric Light in Sheffield, The—W. L., 316
Electric Lighting—Robert Briggs, 316
Engine Design, Portable—W. M. F. R., 497
Engine Driving, Careful—F. S. H., 497
Engine, The Ravel, at the Paris Exhibition—L. Hajnis, 491
Engineering in China—Claude W. Kinder, 425
Engineers, The Institution of Civil—B. 382, 432, 451
Engineers, The Institution of Civil—A Corporate Member, 476
Engineers, The Institution of Civil—G. Eedes Eachus, 381
Engineers, The Institution of Civil—Lindsay Heath, 382
Engineers, The Institution of Civil—J., 433
Engineers, The Institution of Civil—I. L.. 391
Engineers, The Institution of Civil—James A. Longridge, 432
Engineers, The Institution of Civil—An Old Associate. 361, 394
Engineers, The Institution of Civil —An Engineer Associate, 497
Engineers, The Institution of Civil—An Interested Party, 495
Engineers, The Institution of Civil—One of the Minority, 382
Engineers, The Institution of Civil—Six Months Old, 413
Engineers, The Institution of Civil—A. W. T., 382
Engineers, The Institution of Civil—W. Lloyd Wise, 432
Engineers for the Navy —Cyprus, 75
Engines, Compound Mill—Holborow and Company, 261
Engines, Compound Mill—W. Schonheyder, 276
Engines, Oscillating — Walter H. Mandalay, 361
Experiments on Microphone Receivers —W. J. Millar, 121

Feed-Water Heaters—Millar and Durie, 7
Fireboxes, Locomotive—Samuel Hannah, 424
Flaws, Crankshaft—A. B. C., 341
Flaws, Crankshaft—Chief Engineer, 341
Flaws, Crankshaft—W. Rawlinson, 361
Flaws, Crankshaft—X. Y. Z., 316
Flow of Water through Orifices in Thin Plates, The—Robert D. Napier, 56, 145, 222
Flue Tubes, Boiler—T. S., 7
Foundations, Bridge Pier—J. G. Macklin, 374
Fuel, Solar Heat as a Substitute for—Wm. Adams, 144

Gas Engine, The " Eclipse" —Louis Simon and Son, 273
Gas Engine, Otto's—Charles G. Beechey, 293
Gas Engine, Otto's Silent—J. MacFarlane Gray, 223
Gas Engine, "Otto Silent," Consumption of Gas by the—F. W. Crossley, 197
" Glen Rosa," The—F. Pulker, 10

Heaters, Feed-Water—Millar and Durie, 7
Horse Power, Nominal — George W. Jaffrey, 374
Horse Power, Nominal—H. K. W., 273, 425
"Houssa," The Screw Steamer — George W. Jaffrey, 55

Improvements in Levelling Instruments—Thos. Cushing, 183
India, Promotion in the Public Works Department—A Civil Engineer, 425
India, Promotion in the Public Works Department—L., 451
India. Public Works Department in — Vox Clamans in Sicco, 121
Indian Public Works—A. F., 373
Inspecting Boilers—Robert Wilson, 273
Institution of Civil Engineers, The—B., 382, 432, 451
Institution of Civil Engineers, The—A Corporate Member, 476
Institution of Civil Engineers, The — G. Eedes Eachus, 381
Institution of Civil Engineers, The—An Engineer Associate, 497
Institution of Civil Engineers, The—Lindsay Heath, 382
Institution of Civil Engineers, The—J., 433
Institution of Civil Engineers, The—I. L., 394
Institution of Civil Engineers, The—An Interested Party, 496
Institution of Civil Engineers, The—James A. Longridge, 432
Institution of Civil Engineers, The—An Old Associate, 361, 394
Institution of Civil Engineers, The—One of the Minority, 382
Institution of Civil Engineers, The Six Months Old, 413
Institution of*Civil Engineers, The A. W. T., 382
Institution of ',Civil Engineers, The—W. Lloyd Wise, 432
Iron Surfaces, The Preservation of— J. Gordon, 183
Iron Surfaces, The Preservation of—Charles Wood, 161

Jacketting Steam Cylinders — W. A. K., 160

Levelling instruments, Improvements in—Thos. Cushing, 183
Library, The Patent Office — A Search Clerk, 375
Light, The Electric, Divisibility of—D. D., 394
Light, The Electric, Divisibility of—F. Jacob, 394, 476
Light, The Electric, Divisibility of—J. Hopkinson, 361, 394, 4:33
Light, Divisibility of the Electric—from a Dynamical Point of View—Silvanus P. Thompson, 341, 382, 412
Light, The Electric, in Sheffield—W. L., 316
Light, The Electric, and Gas Shares—Robert Wilson, 433
Lighting, Electric— Robert Briggs, 316
Locomotive Fireboxes— Samuel Hannah, 424
Lubrication, Oil v. Grease—John Davis, 477
Lubrication, Oil v. Grease—James A. Longridge 374
Lubrication, Oil v. Grease—Henry Simon, 497

Marine Boilers, Stop Valves for—David Joy, 412
Maryborough and Gympie Railway, The—Henry C. Stanley, 433
Microphone Receivers, Experiments on—W. J Millar, 121
Microphone and Telephone, The—Alexander McNae, 161
Momentum—R., 302
Momentum and Moment— C., 276

Naval Architecture, South Kensington—Noah's Arkitect, 160, 361
Navy, Engineers for the—Cyprus, 75
Needle, The Cleopatra—J. E. Alexander 236,
Nominal Horse Power—George W. Jaffrey, 374
Nominal Horse Power—H. K. W., 273, 425

Oil v. Grease Lubrication—John Davis, 477
Oil v. Grease Lubrication—James A. Longridge, 374
Oil v. Grease Lubrication—Henry Simon, 497
Orifices in Thin Plates, The Flow of Water through—Robert D. Napier, 56, 145, 222
Oscillating Engines—Walter H. Mandalay, 361
Otto's Gas Engine— Charles G. Beechey, 293
Otto's Silent Gas Engine—J. MacFarlane Gray, 223
" Otto Silent" Gas Engine, Consumption of Gas by the—F. W. Crossley, 197

Paris, The Awards at—E. R. and F. Turner, 425
Parliamentary Select Committees—R. A. Macfie, 223
Patent Office Library, The—A Search Clerk, 375
Patents in Spain— Haseltine, Lake, and Company, 97
Pollution of the Thames Cumulative, Is the ? —J. W. Bazalgette, 273
Pollution of the Thames Cumulative, Is' the ? —W. Hope, 223, 261, 293
Pollution of the Thames Cumulative, Is the ? —Henry Law, 235
Portable Engine Design—W. M. F. R., 497
Preservation of Iron Surfaces, The—J. Gordon, 183
Preservation of Iron Surfaces, The—Charles Wood, 161
Public Works Department, India, Promotion in the—A Civil Engineer, 425
Public Works Department in India—Vox Clamans in Sicco, 121
Public Works Department, India, Promotion in the—L., 451
Public Works, Indian—A. F., 373
Pumping Engines, Differential—Henry Davey, 2 J6

Quebec and Ottawa Railway, Bridges on the—Clarke, Reeves, and Co., 375

Rail Making in Westphalia—Karl Bergmann, 424
Railway, The Maryborough and Gympie—Henry C. Stanley, 433
Raising Sunken Vessels—J. A. Graham, 33
Raising Sunken Vessels—J. A. Westerman, 33
Ravel Engine at the Paris Exhibition, The—L. Hajnis, 491
Rider Valve, The —G. R. Bodmer, 361, 477
Hider Valve Gear, The —M. Benson, 293, 375
Rider Valve Gear, The—W. A. K., 276
Rider Valve Gear, The— W. P., 518
River Thames, The —W. Hope, 97, 121
Ropes, Tramways Worked by—A. J. Hallidie, 145

Safety Valves, Turnbull's —George Cockburn, 276
Screws, Dual—W. Sch8nheyder, 97
Screw Steamer " Houssa,," The —George W. Jaffrey, 55
Sewage Disposal and Utilisation—John Howard Kidd, 7
Sewage, The Thames and London—W. Hope, 272
Sewers, The Ventilation of—Walter H. Glennie, 394
Sewers, The Ventilation of —T. and K., 374
Single and Twin Screws—H. S. M., 57
Spain, Patents in—Haseltine, Lake, and Co.,
Spring Safety Valves—Thomas Adams, 35
Spring Safety Valves—Alex. Turnbull and Company, 75, 97
Solar Heat as a Substitute for Fuel —Wm. Adams, 144
South Kensington Naval Architecture—Noah's Arkitect, 160, 361
Steel Plates, Transmission of Heat by—John Collins, 375
Steel Practice, Bessemer—H. G., 25
Steel Production, Bessemer—W. R. Jones. 276
Strength of Boiler Flue Tubes—Robert Wilson, 25
Sunken Vessels, Raising—J. A. Graham, 33
Sunken Vessels, Raising —J. A. Westerman, 33

Telephone, Edison's Carbon—T. A. Edison, 75
Telephone and Microphone, The — Alexander McNae, 161
Thames and London Sewage, The—W. Hope, 272
Thames, Is the Pollution of the Cumulative ?—J. W. Bazalgette, 273
Thames, Is the Pollution of the, Cumulative ?—W. Hope, 223, 261, 293
Thames, Is the Pollution of the, Cumulative ?— Henry Law, 235
Thames, The River—W. Hope, 97, 121
Thames Tides—W. Conquest, 313
Three Hundred-Ton Cannon Ball, A - E. H., 236
Tramway Bills—B. H. Thwaite, 223
Tramways Worked by Ropes—A. J. Hallidie, 145
Transmission of Heat by Steel Plates - John Collins, 375
Turnbull's Safety Valves—George Cockburn, 276
Twin Screws and Single—H. S. M., 57

Utilisation and Disposal of Sewage—Jn. Howard Kidd, 7

"Vanguard," The—Wilson and Son, 37.5
Valve Gear, The Rider—M. Benson, 293, 375
Valve Gear, The Rider—W. A. K., 276
Valve Gear, The Rider—W. P., 518
Valve, Rider's—G. R. Bodmer, 361, 477
Valves, Spring Safety — Thomas Adams, 35
Valves, Spring Safety—Alex. Turnbull and Company, 75, 97
Valves, Stop, for Marine Boilers—David Joy 412
Ventilation of Sewers, The—T. and K., 374
Ventilation of Sewers, The—Walter H. Glennie, 394

Water-Tube Boilers—Conrad Knap, 273
Water-Tube Boilers - John Watt, '293
Waterloo Bridge—G. B. R., 7
Waterloo Bridge—J. B. Redman, 2.5
Westphalia, Rail-Making in—Karl Bergmann, 424

Zinc in Boilers—J. and J. G., 451
Zinc in Boilers, The Use of—One who Knows, 198
Zinc in Boilers—A. W. Ritchie, 117
Zinc in Boilers—M. J. Roberts, 75

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