Engineering 1897 Jan-Jun: Index: Letters to the Editor

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Letters to the Editor

ACCIDENT to H.M. Destroyer "Star." Patternmaker, 653
Aeronautics. Law. Hargrave, 586
Aluminium, Manufacture of. British Aluminium Company, Limited, 12
Automatic Machine Gun. Hiram S. Maxim, 555
Ayrton on Submarine Telegraphy. C. H. Wingfield, 555

Barsi Light Railway. Gradt van Roggen, 275
Bevel and Worm Gears, Machine Cutting of Accurate. J. H. Gibson, 619
Body, Mechanics of the. Charles E. Benham, 11
Boiler and Engine Attendants, Certificates for. S. S. V., 321
Boiler, Niclausse. J. ani A. Niclausse, 352
Boiler Tubes, Solid-Drawn v. Welded. See Water-Tube Milers
Boilers, Water-Tube. See Water-Tube Boilers
Breech Screw for Ordnance, Welin. Axel Welin, 55
Bridge, Queensferry, over the River Dee. T. B. Barber, 828

Canals, Mechanical Propulsion in. H. R. de Salis, 653
Carbide of Calcium. F. G. Worth, 11
Castings, Defects in Cast-Iron. R. R., 58 ; Foreman Moulder, 75 ; R. R , 150 ; Foreman Moulder, 218 ; R. R., 352, 521
Castings, Some Old Iron. Sidney H. Hollands, 619
Cavitation, " Turbinia" and. Old Hand, 555
Cement, Portland. Cecil B. Smith, 252
Cement in Sea Water. X, 619 ; Henry KelwayBamber, 654
Certificates for Engine and Boiler Attendants. S. S. V., 321
Cheltenham and Gloucester Railway. Joseph Hall, 321; Clement E. Stretton, 352
China Silk Mills. S. S. V., 275
Circulation in Water-Tube Boilers. W. H. Watkinson, 653 ; A. C. Elliott, 751
Competition, Foreign. William Marriott, 217
Congress of Hygiene and Demography at BudaPesth, 1834. Dr. Gerldczy, 11
Copper Process, Dumoulin. Electrolyte, 654
Corliss Valve Gear for Locomotives. J. Wittenberg, 384 ; Jas. Dunlop, 381
Corliss Valve, Proell Cut-Off with Whitmore and Binyon, 654 ; Hermann Kuhne, 690 ; David McCulloch, 690 ; W. Walker, 754 ; Jas. Dunlop, 54 ; Hermann Kuhne, 792 ' Jas. Dunlop, 828
Corporation Finance. J. W. Bradley, 449
Curve Tracer or Monticolo Cyolesograph. Ernest Kilburn Seotu, 791
Cycleso;graph, Monticolo, or Curve Tracer. Ernest Kilburn Scott, 791

Dee, Queensferry Bridge over the River. T. B. Barber, 828
Defects in Cast-Iron Castings. R. R., 58 ; Foreman Moulder, 75 ; R. R., 150 ; Foreman Moulder, 218 ; R. R., 352, 521
Dimensions of Drawings. M.LC.E., M. Inst. Mech. E., 11
Dumoulin Copper Process. Electrolyte, 654

Education, Teehnical. See Technical Education
Elevator, Grain. Merit, 218 ; East Ferry Engineering Works Company, Limited, 252
Engine and Boiler Attendants, Certificates for S. S. V., 321
Engines, Short-Stroke. Browett, Lindley, and Co., Limited, 184 ; John S. Raworth, 218 ; Sidney A. Reeve, 321; John S. Raworth, 353 ; Sidney W. King, 449 ; John S. Raworth, 486
Engine, " Universal," and Inductor Alternator. William Sisson, 321
Engines, Vibration, and Ships. John S. Raworth, 274 ; John H. Macalpine, 415 ; John S. Raworth, 449
Engineering Diamond Jubilee Memorial. Thomas Mudd, 790
Engineering Profession, Organisation of the Union is Strength; 383 ; Julian C. Rogers, 415 ; Circle, 415 ; J. W. Bradley, 415 ; Examination, 86 ; Circle, r..55 ; Union is Strength, 618
Engineering Works, Locality for. A Manufacturer, 11
Engineers of the Royal Naval Reserve. China, 83
Expanded Metal in Fireproof Floors. Maxwell and Tuke, 118
Export Guides. The " A B C Export Guides," 19

Fireproof Floors, Expanded Metal in. Maxwell and Tuke, 118
Floors, Expanded Metal in Fireproof. Maxwell and Tuke, 118
Four-Crank Triples. Quiz, 150

Gauge Glasses, Hints about Packing. John Moncrieff, 653
German Competition. William Marriott, 217
Glass, Iridescent. Charles E. Benham, 415
Gloucester and Cheltenham Railway. Joseph Hall, 321 ; Clement E. Stretton, 352
Grain Elevator. Merit, 218 ; East Ferry Engineering Works Company, Limited, 252
Guides, Export. The " A B C Export Guides," 49
Gun, Automatic Machine. Hiram S. Maxim, 555
Gyrostat v. Stereoscope. H. Gilbert Whyatt, 8. See also Technical Education

Hard Steel. J. O. Arnold, 53
Helicoidal Tunnels, Laying out. Student, 11
Hire Purchase, Machinery on. M. Powis Bale and Co., 11 ; Benedict W. Ginsburg, 118
Hygiene and Demography at Buda-Pesth, 1891 Congress. Dr. Gerlaczy, 11

Indian Patents. Reginald W. Barker, 321
Institution of Civil Engineers. B. H. Thwaite, 55 ; Circle, 555
Institutions, Organisation of Engineering. Union is Strength, 333 ; Julian C. Rogers, 415 ; Circle, 415 ; J. W. Bradley, 415 ; Examination, 86 ; Circle, 555 ; Union is Strength, 618
Iridescent Glass. Charles E. Benham, 415
Irish Mail Service. Viator, 586
Iron Castings, Some Old. Sidney H. Hollands, 19

Jackets, Steam Pressures in Puzzled, 150
"Jaureguiberry." J. D'Allest, 232
Jungfrau Railway. Jos. Ihrnays, 75

Kermode's Steering Arrangement. See Rapson's Slide, tee.
Key, A New Shaft and Wheel. W. Schonheyder, 19

Light Railway, Barsi. Gradt van Roggen, 275
Liquefaction of Gases. See Refrigeration.
Locality for Engineering Works. A Manufacturer, 11
Locomotive, Corliss Valve Gear for. J. Wittenberg, 384 ; James Dunlop, 384
Locomotive, Great Western. See Railways, State v. Private Locomotive " Rocket." Charles Markham, 653 ; H. Greenly, 690 ; Clement E. Stretton, 690 ; J. W. B., 690 ; James Watt Boulton, 751 ; W. B. Thompson, 791 ; Clement E. Stretton, 91, 828
"Looking Backward " and Forward. Alloy, 217

Machine Cutting of Accurate Bevel and Worm Gears. J. H. Gibson, 619
Machine Gun, Automatic. Hiram S. Maxim, 555
Machinery on Hire Purchase. M. Powis Bale and Co., 11; Benedict W. Ginsburg, 118
Machinery on Springs, Mounting. James Whitcher, 790
Maxim Hard Steel. J. 0. Arnold, 53
Maxim Motor Company. Hiram S. Maxim, 217; Hudson Maxim, 252
Mechanical Contrivances at Pompeii. Frederick J. Smith, 149
Mechanical Propulsion in Canals. II. R. de Salis, 53
Mechanical Refrigeration. W. Hampson, 383 ; J. A. Ewing, 383 ; T. B. Lightfoot, 415 ; T. R. Murray, 486
Mechanics of the Body. Charles E. Benham, 11
Medal, Cheltenham and Gloucester Railway. Joseph Hall, 321. See 352
Memorial, National Engineering, of Diamond Jubilee. Thomas Mudd, 790
Metric System. A. S. Gordon, 275
Micrometers, Theft of. Charles Churchill and Co., Limited, 619
Mills, Ore Crushing. Thos. Lees, 791
Mills, Silk, and Machinery in China. S. S. V., 75
Monticolo Cyclesograph or Curve Tracer. Ernest Kilburn Scott, 791
Mounting Machinery on Springs. James Whitcher, 790
Municipal Finance. J. W. Bradley, 449
Museum, Railway. Clement E. Stretton, 217

National Engineers' Diamond Jubilee Memorial. Thomas Mudd, 790
Naval Reserve, Engineers of the Royal. China, 83
Negative Slip. C. H. Wingfield, 755
Niclausse Boiler. J. and A. Niclausse, 362

Old Iron Castings, Some. Sidney H. Hollands, 19
Ore Crushing Mills. Thos. Lees, 791

Packing Water-Gauge Glasses. John Moncrieff, 53
Partially Immersed Screw Propeller. W. D. Seton-Brown, 251
Patents, Indian. Reginald W. Barker, 321
Permanent Way. J. H. Cumming, 218 ; Novoye Vremya, 353
Pipes, Hydraulic, Bridge over Dee at Queensferry. T. B. Barber, 823
Pompeii, Mechanical Contrivances at. Frederick J. Smith, 149
Portland Cement. Cecil B. Smith, 252
Proell Cut-Off with Corliss Valve. Whitmore and Binyon, 654 ; Herman Kuhne, 690 ; David McCulloch, 690 ; W. Walker, 754 ; Jas. Dunlop, 754 ; Hermann Kuhne, 792 ; Jas. Dunlop, 828
Propellers, Partially Immersed. W. D. SetonBrown, 251
Pumps of the " Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse." James G. Latta, 75 ; Blake and Knowles Steam Pump Works, Limited, 75 ; The George F. Blake Manufacturing Company, 383

Queensferry Bridge over the River Dee. T. W. Barber, 823

Rails. J. Cumming, 218 ; Novoye Vremya, 53
Railway Carriages, Second-Class. Charles Clinton, 149 ; Ishmael, 149 ; Charles Clinton, 184 ; G. A. Sekon, 184 ; W. W. Legg, 184
Railway, Cheltenham and Gloucester. Joseph Hall, 321 ; Clement E. Stretton, 352
Railway, Jungfrau. Jos. Bernays, 75
Railway Museum. Clement E. Stretton, 217
Railways, State v. Private. Charles Clinton, 383
Railways and Telegraphs in the Victorian Era. Charles Bright, 619
Railway Track, Travelling of the Left-Sided Rails on. J. Wittenberg, 791
Rapson's Slide applied to the Steering of Large Ships. James E. Caine, 521; John Randles, 86 ; Arnold Baker, 619
Refrigeration, Liquefaction of Air by Self-Intensive. W. Hampson, 383 ; J. A Ewing, 383 ; T. B. Lightfoot, 415 ; T. R. Murray, 486
"Rocket." Charles Markham, 653 ; H. Greenly, 90 ; Clement E. Stretton, 690 ; J. W. B., 690 ; James Watt Boulton, 754 ; W. B. Thompson, 91; Clement E. Stretton, 791, 828
Royal Yacht " Victoria and Albert." George Hichens, 655

Second-Class Carriages. Charles Clinton, 140 ; Ishmael, 149 ; Charles Clinton, 184 ; G. A.
Sekon, 184 ; W. W. Legg, 184
Shaft Key, A New. W. Schonheyder, 149
Ships, Prevention of Vibration in. John S. Haworth, 274 ; John H. MacAlpine, 415 ; John S. Raworth, 449
Ships, Steering, Rapson's Slide Applied to. James E. Caine, 521; John Randles, 586 ; Arnold Baker, 619
Short-Stroke Engines. -Browett, Lindley, and Co., Limited, 184 ; John S. Raworth, 218 ;
Sidney A. Reeve, 321 ; John S. Raworth, 353 ;
Sidney W. King,449 ; John S. Raworth, 486
Silk Mills and Machinery in China. S. S. V., 275
Sixty Years of Submarine Telegraphy. C. H. Wingfield, 555
Slip, Negative. C. H. Wingfield, 755
Social Tendencies (Looking Backward). Alloy, 17
Springs, Mounting Machinery on. James Whitcher, 790
Stamps, Ore Crushing. Thomas Lees, 791
"Star," Accident to H.M. Destroyer. Pattern maker, 653
State v. Private Railways. Charles Clinton, 383
Steam Pressures in Jackets. Puzzled, 150
Steel, Hard. J. 0. Arnold, 58
Steering of Large Ships, Rapson's Slide Applied to the. James E. Caine, 521 ; John Randles, 86 ; Arnold Baker, 619
Stereoscope v. Gyrostat. H. Gilbert Whyatt, 58.
See also Technical Education
Submarine Telegraphy, Sixty Years of. C. H. Wingfield, 555
Sulphate of Ammonia. F. T. R. Carulla, 217

Technical Education. Joseph Horner, 10 ; T. J. Dewar, 10 ; Projective, 10 ; H. Gilbert Whyatt, 8 ; James Perry, 58 ; A Subscriber, 75; One of Them, 118 ; Sub Rosa, 118 ; Doubtful, 150 ; Assiduitate non Desidia, 150 ; Grammar School, 150 ; Technic, 182 ; Sub Rosa, 182 ; American, 183 ; A. C. P., 217
Telegraphs and Railways in the Victorian -Era. Charles Bright, 619
Telegraphy, Sixty Years of Submarine. C. H. Wingfield, 555
" Terrible " Trials. Puzzled, 150 ; Quiz, 150 Theft of Micrometers, &c. Charles Churchill and Co., Limited, 619
Thermoscope, A Simple. Charles E. Benham, 21 "Tram," Origin of Word. Angus Sinclair, 118
Tubes, Boiler. See Water-Tube Boiler Tunnels, Laying out Helicoidal. Student, n. "Turbinia ' and Cavitation. Old Hand, 555

"Universal " Engine and Inductor Alternator William Sisson, 321

Vibration of Machinery. James Whitcher, 790
Vibration in Ships, Prevention of. John S. Raworth, 274 ; John II Macalpine, 415 ; John S. Raworth, 449

Water-Gauge Glasses, Hints for Packing. John Moncrieff, 653
Water-Tube Boiler Circulation. W. H. Watkinson, 653 ; A. C. Elliott, 754
Water - Tube Boiler, Niclausse. J. and A. Niclausse, 352
Water-Tube Boilers. J. and A. Niclausse, 11; Marine Engineer, 75 ; J. d'Allest, 118 ; Lagrafel et d'Allest, 150 ; Marine Engineer, 51 ; Common Sense, 251; J. d'Allest, 252 ; Tube Manufacturer, 275 ; Neutral, 352 ; J. d'Allest, 352 ; J. and A. Niclausse, 352
Welin Breech Screw for Ordnance. Axel Welin, t 5
Worm Gears, Machine Cutting of Accurate Bevel and. J. H. Gibson, 619

Yacht (Royal) " Victoria and Albert." George Hichens, 555

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