Engineering 1884 Jan-Jun: Index: Letters to the Editor

Engineering 1884 Jan-Jun: Letters to the Editor Index.

Engineering 1884 Jan-Jun: Letters to the Editor Index.

Engineering 1884 Jan-Jun: Letters to the Editor Index.

Engineering 1884 Jan-Jun: Letters to the Editor Index.

Engineering 1884 Jan-Jun: Letters to the Editor Index.

Engineering 1884 Jan-Jun: Letters to the Editor Index.

Engineering 1884 Jan-Jun: Letters to the Editor Index.

Engineering 1884 Jan-Jun: Letters to the Editor Index.

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Letters to the Editor

• Architects, The Institution of Naval—Edward Reynolds, 366
• Batteries, Primary—0. C. D. Ross,M. Inst. C.E., 58
• Bessemer Process, The—F. J. R. Carulla, 366
• Bessemer and Siemens Processes, The—R. F. Mushet, 407
• Bismarck Bridge, The—Jas. H. Cunningham, 217
• Bismarck Bridge, The—Henry A. Cutler, Stud. Inst. C.E., 217
• Bismarck Bridge, The—Gus. C. Henning, 383
• Bismarck Bridge, The—Student, 165
• Bismarck Bridge, The—J. A. L. Waddell, 502
• Bismarck Bridge, The—W. Howard White, 229
• Blowholes in Steel Ingots—Alex. E. Tucker, 17
• Boats, Torpedo—T. Fitzgerald, 143
• Boats, Torpedo—John I. Thornycroft and Co., 183, 217
• Boats, Torpedo—Yarrow and Co., 217
• Boiler, Hardingham’s Sectional Steam—G. G. M. Hardingham, 142, 228
• Boiler, Hardingham’s Sectional Steam—Howard Lane, 142
• Boiler, Hardingham’s Sectional Steam—William Wright, 100, 217
• Boilers, Forced Combustion for—James Howden, 381,407
• Boilers, Forced Draught for—G. T. Harrap, 366
• Brake, The Chain, on the London and North-Western Railway—J. O’B. Tandy, 87
• Brake, The Chain, on the North-Western Railway—Another Associate, 17
• Brake, The Chain, on the North-Western Railway—Stephen Harding Terry, 42
• Breakdown, The Telegraphic—J. A. M., 229
• Bridge, The Cobden Free, Southampton—W. C. Kernot, M.A., 503
• British Naval Gunnery—E. Donn, 228
• Canal, The Manchester Ship—Russel Aitken, 432
• Canal, The Manchester Ship—James Glover, Jun., B.A., C.E., 406
• Canal, The Panama—Lobnitz and Co., 383
• Cars, Sleeping, on the Continent—A Traveller, 367
• Cast Steel as a Material for Crankshafts—J. F. Hall, 382, 433
• Cast Steel as a Material for Crankshafts—Edward Reynolds, 407
• Chain Brake on the London and North-Western Railway—John O’B. Tandy, 87
• Chain Brake on the North-Western Railway, The —Another Associate, 17
• Chain Brake on the North-Western Railway, The —Stephen Harding Terry, 42
• Cinder Pig, Scotch—David Cowan, 283
• Civil Engineers, How They are Made—Civil Engineer, 501
• Civil Engineers, How They are Made—De La Hay, 479
• Cobden Free Bridge, Southampton, The—W. C. Kernot, M.A., 503
• Collieries, Electricity in—Sydney Ferris Walker, 323
• Columns and Lift Rams, Long—Novus Homo, 433
• Columns and Lift Rams, Long—Stevens and Major, 457
• Compound Engines, Willans’ — Charles Louis Hett, 100
• Conductors, Electric Light—George Forbes, 368
• Conductors, Electric Light — E. J. Cowling Welch, 368
• Copper, Welding, F. W., 345
• Cost of Indexing Patents, The—Patent Agent’s Assistant, 165
• Crankshafts, Cast Steel as a Material for—J. F. Hall, 382, 433
• Crankshafts, Cast Steel as a Material for—Edward Reynolds, 407
• Creators of the Age of Steel, The—W. D. Allen, 345
• Creators of the Age of Steel, The—F. J. R. Carulla, 253, 303, 345
• Creators of the Age of Steel, The—Geo. Hunter, 283, 303
• Creators of the Age of Steel, The—W. T. Jeans, 228, 283, 322
• Creators of the Age of Steel, The—R. F. Mushet, 282, 303, 366, 407
• Creators of the Age of Steel, The—G. H. Rogers, 366
• Crossings, Thames—John Ronald Shearer, A.C.A., M.S.A., 501
• Death Roll, Our Miners’—Thomas Fenwick, 228
• Decimal Measures—A. J. Hamilton Smythe, M. Inst. C.E., 406
• Demagnetising Watches—Hiram S. Maxim, 368
• Drawing Office, Electric Light in the—J. A. Ewing, 456
• Drills, Twist—W. Ford Smith, 17
• Electric Governors—P. W. Willans, 216
• Electric Governors for Steam Engines—Electric Marine Governor Company, 166, 216
• Electric Governors for Steam Engines—W. W. Girdwood, 228
• Electric Governors for Steam Engines—Hiram S. Maxim, 228
• Electric Governors for Steam Engines—John Richardson, 182, 228
• Electric Governors for Steam Engines—Willans and Robinson, 182, 284
• Electric Light Conductors—George Forbes, 368
• Electric Light Conductors—E. J. Cowling Welch, 368
• Electric Light in the Drawing Office—J. A. Ewing, 456
• Electric Light in our Homes, The—R. Hammond, 283
• Electric Light in Trains, The—Wm. H. Massey, 367
• Electric Lighting for Streets—Alternate Current, 87, 165
• Electric Lighting for Streets—Arc and Incandescent, 100
• Electric Lighting for Streets—Philip A. Latham, 121
• Electric Tell-Tale—Silvanus P. Thompson, 383
• Electricity in Collieries—Sydney Ferris Walker, 323
• Electricity and Magnetism, Absolute Measurements in—A. Grey, 525
• Endless Chains, Towage by—W. H. Massey, 18
• Engineers, Civil, How They are Made—Civil Engineer, 501
• Engineers, Civil, How They are Made—De La Hay, 479
• Engines, Mill—John Ashworth, 555
• Engines, Mill—George Dixon, 563
• Engines, Pumping, The Performance of—John G. Mair, 251
• England and the Soudan—Robert Von Glehn and Sons, 501
• Examiners, Patent Office—Abel and Imray, 41
• Examiners, Patent Office—Brewer and Jensen, 41
• Examiners, Patent Office—F. J. Britten, 41
• Examiners, Patent Office—William Brooks, 42
• Examiners, Patent Office—A. M. and Wm. Clark, 41
• Examiners, Patent Office—E. A. Cowper, 41
• Examiners, Patent Office—J. C. Mewburn, 41
• Examiners, Patent Office—A Patent Agent, 41
• Examiners, Patent Office—G. F. Redfern, 41
• Examiners, Patent Office—William Spence, 41 Examiners, Patent Office—H. Truman Wood, 42
• Ferguson’s Mechanical Paradox—Charles F. Heinrichs, 18
• Ferguson’s Mechanical Paradox—G. Pinnington, 18
• Ferguson’s Mechanical Paradox—Alex. P. Trotter, 18
• Fire Extinguishing Appliances, Trial of—The Compressed Air Fire Engine Company, 303
• Forced Combustion for Boilers—James Howden, 381, 407
• Forced Draught for Boilers—G. T. Harrap, 366
• Foundations in Quicksand—T. P. Hosegood, 456
• Friction, Loss by, in Pumping Engine—Chas. T.
• Porter, 456
• Fuel, Petroleum as—Thomas Urquhart, M.I.M.E., 303
• Fuzes—G. F. Jobson, 252
• Gauges, Railway—Index, 555
• Geodesy, On the Mathematics of—G. Pinnington, 252, 383
• Geodetical Operations—T. Bassnett, 368
• Governors, Electric—P. W. Willans, 216
• Governors, Electric, for Steam Engines—Electric Marine Governor Company, 166, 216
• Governors, Electric, for Steam Engines—Willans and Robinson, 182, 284
• Grapnel, Jamieson’s—Bowen and Co., 117
• Gunnery, British Naval—E, Donn, 228
• Guns, Krupp and Armstrong—J. A. Longridge, 42
• Guns, Machine—Mechanic, 55, 165, 183, 229, 303, 367
• Guns, Machine—Mechanician, 121, 283
• Guns, Machine—C. Sleeman, 216
• Guns and War Vessels of the Future—George Fawcus, 525
• Hammer, Player’s Pneumatic—W. and J. Player, 563
• Hammer, Player’s Pneumatic—Robert H. Smith, 563
• Harbour, Napier; New Zealand—West Clive, 322
• Hardingham’s Sectional Steam Boiler—G. G. M. Hardingham, 142, 228
• Hardingham’s Sectional Steam Boiler—Howard Lane, 142
• Hardingham’s Sectional Steam Boiler—William Wright, 100, 217
• Heat, Mechanical Equivalent of—H., 554
• Heat, Mechanical Equivalent of—M.R.C.S., 479
• Heat, Mechanical Equivalent of—G. Pinnington, 323, 554
• Heat, Mechanical Equivalent of—W., 554
• High Pressure, Piston Rod Packing for—W. Finlay, 283
• Hot Blast, The Invention of the—W. Stukeley Gresley, 87
• Indexing Patents, The Cost of—Inquirer, 142
• India, Narrow Gauge in—Mixed Gauge, 524
• India, Narrow Gauge in—X3 E N, 479
• Indian Public Works Department—A Civil Engineer, 478
• Indian Public Works Department—A Civilian Engineer, not a Cooper’s Hill Man, 456, 502
• Indicator Gear for Oscillating Engines—Henry T. Davis, 42
• Indicator Gear for Oscillating Engines—Dr. Wulf, 18
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The— Another London Member, 17
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The— Another Member of Both Institutions, 58
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The—M. PowisBale, 87
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The— Beginner, 16
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The— Henry Chapman, 57
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The— Common Sense, 16
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The— A Country M.I.M.E., 16, 57
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The — A Disgusted Member, 16
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The— Economy, 58
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The—An Employer of Labour, 57
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The—W. A.
• Gorman, 40
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The—W.
• Silver Hall, 58
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The—A Lover of Justice, 40
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The—M„ 16
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The—A Member, 40, 100, 383
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The—A Member of Both Institutions, 41
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The—A Member for Many Years, 57
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The— Arthur Paget, 40, 57
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The— Vigilans, 40, 368
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The—R. Price Williams, 40, 58
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The—John C. Wilson, 16
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The—W. Lloyd Wise, 17
• Institution of Naval Architects—Edward Reynolds, 366
• Invention of the Hot Blast, The—W. Stukeley Gresley, 87
• Inventions, Premature Printing of Specifications of—Thomas Moy, 524
• Jamieson’s Grapnel—Bowen and Co., 187
• Krupp and Armstrong Guns—J. A. Longridge, 42
• Large Sewers—M. 0. Meigs, 555
• Light, The Electric, in our Homes—R. Ham mond, 283
• Light, The Electric, in Trains—Wm. H. Massey, 367
• Lighting, Electric, for Streets—Alternate Current, 87, 165
• Lighting, Electric, for Streets—Arc and Incandescent, 100
• Lighting, Electric, for Streets—Philip A. Latham, 121
• Locomotives without Water—Richard Briggs and Sons, 407
• Long Columns and Lift Rams—Novus Homo, 433
• Long Columns and Lift Rams—Stevens and Major, 457
• Loss by Friction in Pumping Engines—Chas. T. Porter, 456
• Machine Guns—Mechanic, 55, 165, 183, 229, 303 367
• Machine Guns—Mechanician, 121, 283
• Machine Guns—C. Sleeman, 216
• Manchester Ship Canal, The—James Glover, Jun., B.A., C.E., 406
• Manchester Ship Canal, The—Russel Aitken, 432
• Manuscript Indexes, Patent Office—Searcher, 217
• Mathematics of Geodesy, On the—G. Pinnington, 252, 383
• Measurements in Electricity and Magnetism, Absolute—A. Grey, 525
• Measures, Decimal—A. J. Hamilton Smythe, M. Inst. C.E., 406
• Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of— Another London Member, 17
• Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of— Another Member of Both Institutions, 58
• Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of—M. Powis Bale, 87
• Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of—Beginner, 16
• Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of—Henry Chapman, 57
• Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of—Common Sense, 16
• Mechanical Engineers. The Institution of—A Country M.I.M.E., 16, 57
• Mechanical Engineers, The • Institution of—A Disgusted Member, 16
• Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of— Economy, 58
• Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of—An Employer of Labour, 57
• Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of—W. A. Gorman, 40
• Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of—W. Silver Hall, 58
• Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of—A Lover of Justice, 40
• Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of—M., 16
• Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of—A Member, 40, 100, 383
• Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of—A Member of both Institutions, 41
• Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of—A Member for Many Years, 57
• Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of—Arthur Paget, 40, 57
• Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of—Vigi-lans, 40, 368
• Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of—R. Price Williams, 40, 58
• Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of—John G. Wilson, 16
• Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of—W. Lloyd Wise, 17
• Mechanical Equivalent of Heat—H., 554
• Mechanical Equivalent of Heat—M.R.C.S., 479
• Mechanical Equivalent of Heat—G. Pinnington, 323, 554
• Mechanical Equivalent of Heat—W., 554
• Meter Tests, Water—A Report on—J. Tylor and-Sons, 554
• Mill Engines—John Ashworth, 555
• Mill Engines—George Dixon, 563
• Miners’ Death Roll, Our—Thomas Fenwick, 228
• Napier Harbour; New Zealand—West Clive, 322
• Narrow Gauge in India—Mixed Gauge, 524 Narrow Gauge in India—X3 E N, 479
• Naval Science, A Disputed Point in. A Letter of Reclamation—William Denny, 524
• New Patent Act, The—O. G. Beard, 165 Notes from South Africa—P. France, 502
• Office Publications, Patent—J. M. W., 383
• Operations, Geodetical—T. Bassnett, 368
• Ores, Working of Refractory Titanic—James
• Davis, 554
• Oscillating Engines, Indicator Gear for—Henry T. Davis, 42
• Oscillating Engines, Indicator Gear for—Dr. Wulff, 18
• Oscillating Engines, Piston Path of—Dr. Wulff, 143
• Panama Canal, The—Lobnitz and Co., 383
• Paradox, Ferguson’s Mechanical — Charles F. Heinrichs, 18
• Paradox, Ferguson’s Mechanical—G. Pinnington, 18
• Paradox, Ferguson’s Mechanical—Alex. P. Trotter, 18
• Parks Railway, The—W. W. W., 366
• Patent Act, The New—0. G. Beard, 165
• Patent Office Examiners—Abel and Imray, 41
• Patent Office Examiners—Brewer and Jensen, 41
• Patent Office Examiners—F. J. Britten, 41
• Patent Office Examiners—William Brooks, 42
• Patent Office Examiners—A. M. and Wm. Clark, 41
• Patent Office Examiners—E. A. Cowper, 41
• Patent Office Examiners—J. C. Mewburn, 41
• Patent Office Examiners—A Patent Agent, 41
• Patent Office Examiners—G. F. Redfern, 41
• Patent Office Examiners—William Spence, 41
• Patent Office Examiners—H. Truman Wood, 42
• Patent Office Manuscript Indexes—Searcher, 217
• Patent Office Publications—J. M. W., 383
• Patent Office Rules—A London Patent Agent, 100
• Patents, The Cost of Indexing—Inquirer, 142
• Patents, The Cost of Indexing—Patent Agent’s
• Assistant, 165
• Perfect Vacuum, A—A Subscriber, 143, 253
• Petroleum as Fuel—Thomas Urquhart, M.I.M.E., 303
• Pig Iron, Scotch—James W. Macfarlane, 323
• Pig Iron, Scotch—W. J. Millar, C.E., 228
• Piston, Path of Oscillating Engines—Dr. Wulff, 143
• Piston Rod Packing for High Pressures—W. Finlay, 283
• Player’s Pneumatic Hammer—W. and J. Player, 563
• Player’s Pneumatic Hammer—Robert H. Smith, 563
• Pressure, Wind, and Wind Pressures—R. H. Graham, 363
• Primary Batteries—0. C. D. Ross, M. Inst. C.E., 58
• Process, The Bessemer—F. J. R. Carulla, 366
• Process, The Thomas-Gilchrist—F. J. B. Carulla, 323
• Process, The Thomas-Gilchrist—X.,'303
• Public Works Department, Indian—A Civil Engineer, 478
• Public Works Department, Indian—A Civilian Engineer, not a Cooper’s Hill Man, 456, 502
• Pumping Engines, The Performance of—John G. Mair, 251
• Quicksand, Foundations in—T. P. Hosegood, 456
• Railway Gauges—Index, 555
• Railway, The Parks—W. W. W., 366
• Railway ^Rates as Applied to Second-Hand Machinery—Joseph Bentley, 87
• Rules, Patent Office—A London Patent Agent, 100
• Science, A Disputed Point in Naval. A Letter of Reclamation—William Denny, 524
• Scotch Cinder Pig—David Cowan, 283
• Scotch Pig Iron—Janies W. Macfarlane, 323
• Scotch Pig Iron—W. J. Millar, C.E., 228
• Sea Water, Solid Matter in—F. Maxwell Lyte, 165
• Sea Water, Solid Matter in—A. N. Somerscales, 143
• Sea Water, Solid Matter in—Viator, 166
• Second-Hand Machinery, Railway Rates as Applied to—Joseph Bentley, 87
• Sewers, Large—M. C. Meigs, 555
• Siemens and Bessemer Processes, The—R. F.
• Mushet, 407
• Sleeping Cars on the Continent—A Traveller, 367
• Soudan and England, The—Robert Von Glehn and Sons, 501
• South Africa, Notes from—P. France, 502
• Specifications of Inventions, Premature Printing of—Thomas Moy, 524
• Speeds, Train —Assinoboyne, 17
• Spherical Engine, The Tower—Thos. A. Hearson, 303
• Spherical Engine, The Tower — Heenan and Froude, 303
• Spherical Engine, The Tower—H. S. Hele Shaw, 251, 344
• Spherical Engine, The Tower—Beauchamp Tower, 283, 344, 407
• Stability of Vessels, The—Ludwig Benjamin, 407
• Stability of Vessels, The—Hans Schultz, 382
• Stability of Vessels, The—J. C. Spence, 382
• Steam Engines, Electric Governors for—W. W.
• Gird wood, 228
• Steam Engines, Electric Governors for—Hiram
• S. Maxim, 228
• Steam Engines, Electric Governors for—John Richardson, 182, 228
• Steel, The Creators of the Age of—W. D. Allen, 345
• Steel, The Creators of the Age of—F. J. R.
• Carulla, 253, 303, 345
• Steel, The Creators of the Age of—Geo. Hunter, 283, 303
• Steel, The Creators of the Age of—W. T. Jeans,
• 228, 283, 322
• Steel, The Creators of the Age of—R. F. Mushet, 282, 303, 366, 407
• Steel, The Creators of the Age of—G. H. Rogers, 366
• Steel Ingots, Blowholes in—Alex. E. Tucker, 17
• Telegraphic Breakdown, The—J. A. M., 229
• Tell-Tale, Electric—Silvanus P. Thompson, 383
• Thames Crossings—John Ronald Shearer, A.C.A., M.S.A., 501
• Thermodynamics—Gas Engine, 42
• Thomas-Gilchrist Process, The—F. J. R. Carulla, 323
• Thomas-Gilchrist Process, The—X., 303
• Titanic Ores, Working of Refractory—James
• Davis, 554
• Torpedo Boats—T. Fitzgerald, 143
• Torpedo Boats—John I. Thornycroft and Co., 183, 217
• Torpedo Boats—Yarrow and Company, 217
• Towage by Endless Chains—W. H. Massey, 18
• Tower Spherical Engine, The—Thomas A. Hear-son, 303
• Tower Spherical Engine, The—Heenan and Froude, 303
• Tower Spherical Engine, The—H. S. Hele Shaw, 251, 344
• Tower Spherical Engine, The—Beauchamp Tower, 283, 344, 407
• Train Speeds—Assinoboyne, 17
• Trial of Fire Extinguishing Appliances—The Compressed Air Fire Engine Company, 303
• Twist Drills—W. Ford Smith, 17
• Vacuum, A Perfect—A Subscriber, 143, 253
• Vessels, The Stability of—Ludwig Benjamin, 407
• Vessels, The Stability of—Hans Schultz, 382
• Vessels, The Stability of—J. C. Spence, 382
• War Vessels and Guns of the Future—George Fawcus, 525
• Watches, Demagnetising—Hiram S. Maxim, 368
• Water, Locomotives without—Richard Briggs and Sons, 407
• Water Meter Tests, A Report on—J. Tylor and Sons, 554
• Water, Sea, Solid Matter in—A. N. Somerscales, 143
• Water, Sea, Solid Matter in—Viator, 166
• Welding Copper—F. W., 345
• Willans’ Compound Engines—Charles Louis Hett, 100
• Wind Pressure and Wind Pressures—R. II.Graham, 563