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Aeroplane, Cody Military, Failure of, 781
— Report of Committee on, 201. See 781
— and Strength of Monoplane Wings, 201, 298, 364. See 781
Children, Trespassing, Liability for Injury to, 398
Contracts, Accidents in the Performance of, ?3. gee 21
Explosion / Cadeby Main Colliery, 708
— Inflammability of Coal and other Dusts, 164, 606
— in Mines, Report on, 164
— of Nitrolim on Ship, 842
— of Stop-Valve, S.S. “ Araguaya,” 511 Gas-Holder Failure at Ilkeston, 590*, 694*. See 679*
Industrial Accidents and Factory Lighting, 198
Railways, British, Accidents in 1912, 677
— at Caledonian-road Station, 163
— Failure of Automatic Signalling, London Tube Railway, 163
Shipping Accidents in the Atlantic, 893 Street Accidents, Motor-Buses and Tram- Cars, 266
Textile Machinery, Safety Devices for, 451* See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Accumulators. Electric. See Electric
— Heat, for Exhaust-Steam Turbines, 711 Acetylene Oxygen Blow-Pipe, Removal of Boiler Scale by, 877. See 402
Acid, Hydrochloric, Effects in Condenser-Tube Corrosion, 366, 376
— Hydrochloric, Test for, 375. See 366
— Resisting Iron Vessels, 845
— Effects on Concrete, 20
Acoustics, Dust Ripples in Kundt’s Tube, 757 Adams’ Pressure Tool Co., Ltd., Power-Press, 26*
Address, Presidential. See Presidential Address Admiralty Gun-Metal, Heat Treatment of, 380, 543*
— Use of Special Screw-Threads, 572. See 610*
— See also Warships
Advertisements, Engineering, in Newspapers, 714
Aerial Navigation. See Aeronautics
— Propellers. See Aeronautics
— Ropeway. See Wire Ropeway
kQXQ Exhibition at Olympia, 254*, 290*. See 297*. See Erratum, 303
Aerodynamics. See Aeronautics
Aeronautical Society: L. Bairstow on the Laws of Similitude, 236* ; M. O’Gorman on Stability Devices for Aeroplanes, 166*. See 436, 503* ; A. R. Low on the Theory of Aeroplane Dimensions, 67; Wilbur Wright Lecture, by H. Darwin, on Scientific Instruments in Aeronautics, 720*, 768*. See 750*
Aeronautics:
Aero Exhibition at Olympia, 254*, 290*. See 297*. See Erratum, 303
Aeroourves, Inclined, Air Pressure on: Erratum^ 83
Aerodynamics, Laws of Similitude, 236* Aeronauts, Foreign, Regulations for Control of, 327
Aeroplane Accidents and Strength of Monoplane Wings, 201, 298, 364. See 781
— Arrangements of Guns and Propellers, 299*
— Biplane, “ Avro,” 290*
— Biplane, British Army Model, 254*
— Biplane, Cody Military, Failure of, 781
— Biplane, with Machine-Gun, Gr<ahame- White, 256*
— Biplane, Military, Bristol, 259*
— Biplane, Military, M. Farman, 290*
— British Naval, 462
— Design, Theory of Dimensions, 67; Laws of Similitude, 236*
— Deterioration in Service, 781
— Effect of Friction on Power Required, 108*
— and Flying Animals, Comparisons, 720
— Foreign, Regulations for Control of, 327
— Gregory’s Warping Device, 167*
— Howard Wright Wings for, 258*. See 298
— Launching from Warships, 21
— Military, Report on Accidents, 201, 781
— Monoplane, Military, Bristol, 258*
— Monoplane, Vickers, Ltd., 256*
— Progress in Design, 298*. See 254*, 290*. See Erratum, 303
— Range of Speed, 298
— Scientific Instruments 720*, 758*. See 750*
— Speed-Indicators for, 760*
— Stability Device for, 503*
Engine, Petrol, Aeroplane, at Olympia Exhibition, 260*, 297. See Erratum, 303
— Petrol, Aeroplane, Progress in Design, 297. See 260*. See Erratiim, 303
Hydro-Aeroplanes, Biplanes, Grahame- White, 257*; Short, 259
— Aeroplane, Biplane, with Wright Planes (J. S. White and Co., Ltd.), 258*. See 298
— Aeroplane, Biplane, with Saunders Hydroplane-Boat, Sopwith, 259
— Aeroplanes, Development of, 170*
— Aeroplanes, Lifting Power and Resistance of Floats and Vanes, 170*
— Aeroplanes, Longitudinal' Stability of, 385, 388*. See 170
— Aeroplane, Monoplane, Deperdussin, 258*. See 299 ; “Tamise,” 260
— Aeroplanes in United States Navy, 21
— Aeroplanes, Use in Naval Warfare, 299 Hydrogen, Determination of Lifting Power, 642
Model Experiments, Laws of Similitude, 236*
National Physical Laboratory, Exhibit at Ghent Exhibition, 49
Navy, British, Aeronautical Section, 462 Propellers, Aerial, Gyroscopic Effects, 168, 203, 389*
— for British Army Aeroplane, 256*
— and Guns, Arrangement on Aeroplanes, 299*
Scientific Instruments for use in Aeronautics, 641, 720*, 758*. See 750*
Similitude, Laws of, 236*
United States Navy, Aviation in, 21
Wind Channel and Measuring Apparatus at National Physical Laboratory, 847
— Velocity Measurement, Morris’s Electrical Method, 641
Wings, Howard Wright, for Aeroplanes, 258*. See 298
— Monoplane, Strength of, 201, 298, 364. See 781
Wires, Air Resistance of, 237* See also PARAGRAPH INDEX Agreement, Labour Disputes. See Labour, Legal Agricultural Hall. See Exhibition
— Machinery, Russian Trade in, 886
— Motors. See Engines ; Tractors Agriculture, Effect of Weather on Cotton Crop, Egypt, 309
— Geology of Soils and Substrata (Review), 594
— and Irrigation in Egypt, 743. See 333, 568
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Air Analysis in Mines by Interferometers, 93
— Atmospheric Heat Radiating Power, 704
— Atmospheric, Vertical Distribution of Temperature, 532
— Blast, for Blast-Furnaces, Economy of Drying, 612,* 629
— Channel at National Physical Laboratory, 847. See also Aeronautics
— Compressed. See Compressed Air; Pneumatic
— Compressors, Disc Valves for, 189*
— Compressor, Four-Stage, for Charging Mining Locomotives, 188*
— Compressor, Humphrey Gas-Pump as, 709*
— Compressors, Reavell’s, Manufacture of, 861*
— Compressors for Marine Diesel Engines, Reavell’s, 866*
— Compressors, Small, Axial Type, Reavell’s, I 866*
Air, Discovery of New Gas in, 126*, 747. See 267
— Effect on Heat Transmission in Condensers, 121, 274. See 155
— Extractor, Steam and Water Jet, for Surface Condensers, 355.* See 435, 458, 850*
— Filter, Schutz, for Turbo-Generators, 303
— Flow through Nozzles, 251, 280*
— Friction, Experiments on, 107*, 236*, 847
— Leakage, Condensers, Effect on Speed of Turbine Warships, 353*, 367. See 402, 435, 458
— Lift Pumps, Hankow Water Works, 179*
— Motion of Bodies through, 383, 549*
— Pressure Gauges for Measuring Speed of
Aeroplanes, 721*, 750*. See 641
— Pressure on Inclined Aerocurves: Erratum, 83
— Pressures, Small, Manometers for, 642, 750*
— Pump. SeePwwips
— Regulating Valves for Furnaces, Reynolds’, 646*
— Resistance of Wires, Laws of Similitude, 237*
— Temperature, Effect on Train Resistance, 44* Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ; Travelling Repair Shop for Aircraft, 262* ; M. Farman Army Aeroplane, 290*
Airships. See Aeronautics
Aitken, Russel, The late, 589
“ Ajax,” H.M. Battleship, Steam Trials of, 749 “Alanap,” Simple Surveying Instrument, 505 Alcohol and Petrol for Internal-Combustion Engines, 711
Alison, A., on Heat-Accumulators, 711
Allan Liners: “Alsatian,” 451*; “Calgarian,” 575
Allen, E., and Co., Ltd.; “ Stag” Ball Mills, 802 Allotropy of Pure Iron, Nature of A2 Inversion, 630, 645*, 651*
Alloys. See Metallurgy, Micro-Photographs, and PARAGRAPH INDEX
“ Almirante Latorre,” Chilian Battleship, Yarrow Boiler for, 681*
Alpha Particles, Photographing Paths of, 362 “ Alsatian,” S.S., Allan Liner, 451*. See 575 Alternators. See Generators, Electric Alternating Current. See Electrric
Aluminium Alloys. See under Metallurgy
— Cathode, Vacuum Tube, Volatilisation of, 585
— Corrosion in Water, 374, 379
— Electric Cables, 812
— Physical Properties of, 780, 812
— See also Metallurgy
American and British Boiler Practice, 207*, 225, 304, 435. See Erratum, 576
America. See also United States
American Cities, Passenger Transportation 412. See 725*
— Locomotives, Compared with Europe* 610
— Rolling-Mill Practice, 614*
— Society of Mechanical Engineers : C. H.
Norton on the Production of Cylindrical Work, 242*; Report on Scientific Management, 877
— Society of Naval Architects ; E. A. Sperry on Gyroscopic Apparatus for Ships, 819*
— Society for Testing Materials, Programme, 808 Ammonia, Synthetic Production of, 463 Analyses, Chemical, Materials for Motor-Bus Construction, 99. See 40
— Chemical, Delicate Test for Hydrochloric Acid, 376. See 866
— of Flue Gases, Ward GO2 Recorder for, 336* ;
Thermoscope OO2 Measuring Instrument, 642, 787*
— Gas, by Positive Rays, 126*, 747*. See 266
Analyses of Mine Air by Interferometers, 93
Anchorages for Lock - Gates, Panama Canal, 761*
Anderson, J. W., on Engineers and Chambers of Commerce, 165
Angle-Bar Straightening-Machine, 27*
Annealing. See under Metallurgy
Annual Publications. See LITERATURE INDEX.
Anthropological Exhibits, Royal Society Soiree, 643, 815
Anti-Friction Metals. See Metallurgy
Anti-Rolling Tanks, Effects of, 882 ; Comparisons with Gyroscopes, 819*
Antimony, Influence on Muntz Metal, 283*
— Prices. See Metal Price Diagrams
Antokompu Copper Mines, 130
Anzani Aeroplane Engine, 262*. See 297
Appointments. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
Apprenticeship in Foundry Work, Value of, 103
— System, D. Brown and Sons’ Works, 227 ; Mather and Platt’s Works, 102; Weir’s Works, 800
Aqueous Solutions. See Solutions
“Aquitania,” S.S., Gunard Liner, 516* (see 818*); Launch and Launching Gear, 522*, 563*
“ Araguaya,” S.S., Explosion of Stop-Valve, 511
Arbitration Case, Telephone Transfer, 95
Arbitrators’ Fees, 91
Arc. See Electric and Furnace
Arches, Ferro-Concrete, Design of, 554*. See 646, 714
Arch, Firebrick, in Locomotives, Effect of. 232, 584*
Archdale, J., and Co., Radial Drilling-Machines, 807*
Argentina, Hj^dro-Electric Power Plant, San Juan Mines, 391*. See 539
Arithmetic, Dimensions of Units in, 501
Armaments. See Guns; Warships
Armature Shafts, Deflection of, 143*
Armour-Plate Planing-Machine, Noble and Lund, Ltd., 426* ; T. Shanks and Co., 839*
— Plate-Rolling-Mill at Parkhead Steel Works, 740*
— Protection of Dreadnought Battleships, 61, 115, 350*, 357, 728
Armoured Ships. See Warships
Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., Ltd.; Brazilian Battleship “Rio de Janeiro,” 114*; Chinese Training Cruiser “Chao Ho,”425* ; Launch of H.M. Cruiser “ Birmingham,” 644
Army Aeroplanes and Airships. See Aeronautics
— British, Automatic Rifle-Calibre Gun for, 235 Arnold, Prof. J. 0.; on Recent Advances in Steel Metallurgy, 162
Arrol, Sir W., and Co., Ltd.; Shipbuilding Berths for Mitsu Bishi Co., 226*; Derrick Cranes for Shipbuilding Berths, 517*
Arrol, Sir William, The late, 268*. See 304. 399
Arsenic, Influence on Muntz Metal, 283*
Art in Egypt (Review), 287
Artillery. See Guns and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Arts, Royal Society of, Prof, V. B. Lewes on Testing Safety Explosives, 464 ; Sir J. Benton on Indian Irrigation Works, 784
Asbestos Coverings, Tests of, 848 Ash-Expeller, Hydraulic, for Steamers, 664* “ Ashtabula,” S.S., Comparisons between Anti-Rolling Tanks and Gyroscopes, 823*
Asni^res Power-Station, 768. See 818
Asphalt, Artificial, for Roads, 499
Association, British Engineers’, Work of. 605 818
— British. See Bi'itish Association
— Manchester Steam-Users’, Report of, 785 Assouan Dam, Protective Apron and Heightening of, 568, See 743 ®
Astronomical Exhibits, Royal Society Soiree 641, 814
Asylum at Colchester, Power and Heating Plant 740
Atlantic City Meeting, American Society for Testing Materials, Programme, 808
— Liners, Dimensions and Speeds of, 500, 515
— Shipping, Statistics of Accidents, 893 Atmosphere, Heat-Radiating Power of, 704
— Discovery of New Gas in, 126*, 747. See 267
— Observations with Balloons in Barbados, 840
— Vertical Distribution of Temperature, 532 Atmospheric Moisture, Effects on Fuel Consumption, Blast-Furnaces, 612*, 629
— Temperature, Effect on Train Resistance, 44*
Atom, Determination of Size, 267
— Helium and Neon, Formation from Hydrogen 225,641 ’
— Methods of Counting, 233, 267, 300
— Photography of Particles Ejected from, 362*
— Structure of the, 232, 266*, 300* 328*. 346* 397. See 321, 362
Australia, Melbourne Suburban Railways, Electrification of, 20
— Sydney, Proposed Railways and Bridge, 675 Australian Railways, Gauge Problem, 749 Austrian Tyrol, Wire Ropeway, Mount Kohlern-
berg, 202
Austro-Daimler Aeroplane Engine, 260*. See 297
Austro-Hungarian Battleship “ Viribus Unitis ” 289* *
Automatic Gun, Rifle-Calibre, for British Armv 235
— Loom, Steinen, 640
— Machine-Tools. See Machine-Tools
— Signalling, London Tube Railway, Failure of 163 ’
— Weft - Replenisher for Looms, Whittaker’s 641* *
Automobile Engineers, Institution of: Training of Motor-Car Engineers, 127 ; Col. Crompton on the Wheel and the Road, 499
— See Motor'Car
Auxiliary Machinery, Marine. See Marine Averaging Indicator-Cards by Photography, 49* ’
Aver:^ W. and T., Ltd.; Weighing-Machine for Railway Wagons, 842*
Aviation. See Aeronautics
“ Avro ” Aeroplane, 290*
Axles, Front and Back, Daimler Motor-Bus 12** Steel for, 100*. See 40 ?

BABCOCK and Wilcox Boilers, Brazilian Battleship, 116*
Bacteria, Action on Sulphur Compounds, 91
Bacterial Purification of Water by Chlorine, 199. See 713
Bacteriological Treatment of Sewage, Dibdin’s System, 667
Badische Maschinenfabrik ; Sand-Sifting Machines, 45*; Sand-Preparing Plants, 46*, 114*; Tumbling Barrel, 186*; Sand-Blast Apparatus, 315*, 316, 421*, 481*, 482*
Bagshawe and Co., Ltd. ; Concrete-Mixing Machine, 390*. See 714
Bailey, Dr. G. H., on the Corrosion of Aluminium, 374, 379
— W. H., and Co., Ltd. ; Gauge • Testing Machine, 51; Bailey-Dale Carburettor, 612*
Bairscow, L., on the Laws of Similitude, 236*
Baker, G. S., Experiments with Mercantile Ship Forms, 413, 506*; on the Effect of Form on Ship Resistance, 882
Bakerian Lecture, Royal Society, Sir J. J. Thomson on Positive Rays, 745*. See 126*, 266*
Balance, Aerodynamic, at National Physical Laboratory, 847
Balfry, J. 0. K., on High-Speed Bearings, 198
Ball Bearings. See Bearings
— Mills for Grinding Shale, 802
— Mill for Ore Grinding, The Hardinge, 802*
Balls, Steel, Tests of Sphericity and Hardness, 13, 62
Balloons. See Aeronautics
Bar Coal-Cutting Machines, 781*, 782, 802
— Cutting-off Machine, Rotary, 51*
Barbados, Observations with Pilot Balloons, 840
Barford and Perkins, Ltd. ; Motor Road- Rollers, 566*, 878*
Barker’s System of Heating Buildings, 97*
Barometer, Mercurial, with Liquid Indicator, 845
— Standard, at National Physical Laboratory, 860
Barometric Jet Condensers, 261, 253, 279
Barr, W. M., on the Destruction of Concrete by Sewer-Gas, 90
Barrel, Steel, Reversible, 787*
Bath, Swimming. S.S. “ Imperator,” 829* Batteries. See Electric
Battleships. See Warships
Bayton Colliery, Wire Ropeway at, 670*
Beach Erosion and Protection. See Coast Erosion
Beams, Circular Section, Deflection of, 143*
— and Columns, Strength of, 674*. See 749
— Ferro-Concrete, Design of, L.C.C. Regulations, 816*, 836. See 430
~ Ferro-Concrete, Effect of Repeated Loading, 847
— Ferro-Concrete, Tests of, 838
— and Structures in Theory and Practice (Review), 40
Beardmore, W., and Co., Ltd.; S.S. Alsatian,” 451*; Armour-Plate Rolling-Mill for, 740*
Bearing Metals. See under Afetallurgg
— Ball, Tests of Sphericity and Hardness of Balls, 13. 52
— for Bar Cutting-Off Machine, 51*
— High-Speed, Design of, 198
— Knife-Edge, Design of, 758*
— Railway Train, Effects of Temperature on Resistance, 44*
— Rocker, Beaver Bridge, 249*
Beaver Bridge over Ohio River: 41*, 78*, 146, 249*, 421*, 489*, 556*, 657* Creeper Travelling Crane for Erection. 78* 568*, 658*
Design of Members, 78*
Details of Anchor-Arm, 146*, 249*
— of Cantilever-Arm. 421*
— of Suspended Span,489* Erection of, 78*, 556*, 657* Expansion Connections, 489* Floor Construction, 489* Manufacture of Eye-Bars and Pins, 490* Piers and Foundations, 41*
Portal Bracing, 249, 658* Rocker Bearing, 249* Shop Work, 490 Sway Bracing, 249* Test Loads and Stress Measurement, 658 Travelling Gantry for Erection, 78*. 556*. 658*
Belgium, Ghent Exhibition. See Ghent
Belpaire Locomotive Boiler, Trials of, 208 Bench Marks, National Physical Laboratory Effect of Temperature, 860* ’
Bending-Machine. See Machine-Tools
Benton, Sir J., on Indian Irrigation Works, 784
Benzine, Electrification by Flow in Pipes, 233
— Tests. See Tests {Materials}
Benzol, Recovery from Coal Gas, 676
Berliner Maschinenbau A.-G , vorm. L. Schwartz- kopff ; Air-Compressor and Compressed-Air Locomotive, 188*
Berths, Shipbuilding. See Shipbuilding Bessemer Centenary, 90
— Medal, Presentation to Dr. Greiner, 608 Beta Particles, Photographing Paths of, 362* — Particles in the Atom. See also Atom, Structure of
— Rays from Radium A, Failure to Detect 757 Betton, J. M., Sand-Blast Plant. 316*
Safety Device for Winding-Engines,
Binary Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy Biological Exhibits, Royal Society Soir6e, '643, 814
Biplanes. See Aeronautics Bird Flight. See Aeronautics
Birmingham, H.M. Cruiser, Launch of, 644 Birthday Honours List, 784
Bismuth, Influence on Muntz Metal, 283*
Bissel Bogie, French Locomotive, 666*
Bituminous Materials for Road Construction. 499 See 869, 878
Blacksmiths’ Shops. See Smiths' Shops
Blades, Turbine, Erosion by Steam, 239*
Blast Furnace. See Furnace
Blast Pipes, Locomotives, Size of, 442, 485*, 486. See 488*
Blasting, Ignition of Gases and Coal Dust by,464 -- Safety Explosives for. Testing of, 464
— Selection of Explosives for, 68
Bleaching Powder, Purification of Water by, 199. See 713
BleichertandCo , Wire Ropeway, Mount Kohlernberg, 202
Bleichert’s Aerial Transporters, Ltd.; Telpher, 803* ; Carriage for Wire Ropeway, 803*
Blocks, Concrete, Moulding-Machines for, 566 Blow-Pipe, Oxy-Acetylene Removal of Boiler Scale by, 377. See 402
Board of Trade Census of Production, 56, 633
— of Trade Investigation, Stop-Valve Explosion, S.S. “ Araguaya,” 611
— of Trade Report, Accident at Caledonian Road Station, 163
— of Trade Report, Metropolitan Traffic, 266*
— of Trade Requirements, Life-Saving Appliances, Passenger Steamers, 47, 163, 844. See 304, 436, 881, 894
— of Trade Statistics, Iron and Steel Production, 165
— of Trade Survey, Passenger Steamers, 539 Boats, Hydroplane, Longitudinal Stability of, 385, 388*. See 170
— Launching Gear, S.S. “ Imperator,” 304, 436, 828
— Life-Saving, Passenger Steamers, Stowing and
Launching. 47, 163, 304, 436, 844, 881, 894
— Life-Saving, Welin Quadrant Davits for, 304, 436. See 47, 163
— Motor. See Motor-Boats
— Submarine. See Warships
Bogies, Four-Wheeled and Bissel, French Locom'^itive, 666*
Boiler Corrosion, Cumberland’s Process for Prevention of, 849
— Coverings. See Heat Insulation
— Design, Dr. Nicolson’s Theory of, 231
— Effect of Brick Arch in, 232, 584*
— Feed Check-Valve. See Valve
— Feed Pump See Pump
— Feed Water. See Water
— Flue Gases, Analyses of, Ward CO2 Recorder for, 335* ; Thermoscope CO2 Measuring Instrument, 642, 787*
— Flue Dampers, Mason’s Regulator for, 84*
— Heat Transmission in, Effects of Convection and Radiation, 231, 263
— Heating, the “ 0-Sho,” 525
— Inspection, Report of Manchester Steam-Users’ Association, 785
— Lancashire and Multitubular, Comparisons of. See Boiler Practice^ British and American
— Locomotive. See Locomotive Boilers
— Low-Pressure, Sun-Power Pumping Plant, 333 -- Marine, Arrangement in Warships, 244*
— Marine-Type, American Design, 207*
— Marine. See also Steamers
— Multitubular, Vertical and Horizontal, American, Trials of, 207*, 225, 304, 435, See En'atum, 576
— Practice, British and American, 207*, 225, 304, 435. See Erratxcm^ 576
— Rooms, S.S. “ Aquitania,” 522 ; S.S. “ Infanta Isabel de Borbon,” 698*
— Scale Removal by Blow-Pipe, 377. See 402
— Scaling, Pneumatic Tools for, 82*
— Shells, Stayed, Stresses in, 414, 438*
— Steam, for Submarines, 661
— Steam Discharge from Pop Safety-Valves, 97*
— Surface-Combustion, Trials of, 367. See 231. 603
— Water-'’Cube, Babcock and Wilcox, Brazilian Battleship, 116*
— Water-Tube, Drilling-Machine for Drums, 385*. See Addendum^ 504
— Water-Tube, for Warships, Standardisation of, 69
— Water-Tube, White-Forster, 539
— Water-Tube, Yarrow, Chilian Battleship, 681*
— Water-Tube, Yarrow, Trials of, 681*
— See also Engines and Boihrs in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Bolinder Marine Oil-Engine, 526*
Bollinckx, H., Soci6t6 Anonyme des Ateliers, Experiments on Water in Steam-Engine Cylinders, 536
Bonecourt Surface-Combustion Boiler. Trials of 367. See 231, 503 ’
Bonus System, at Messrs. Lang’s Works, 772
— System. See also Bate-Fixing
Bonvillain Ronceray’s Moulding-Machines 860*
Books Received, 6, 40, 75, 129, 161, 187. 287. 317 419, 537, 561, 594. 663, 697, 729
Booster and Electric Motor, Combined, Macfarlane and Burge’s, 857*
Boothby, B. T. B., on the Canton-Kowloon Railway, 175
Borel, SocidU Anonyme desAeroplanes, “Tamise” Hydro-Aeroplane, 260
Boring-Machine. See Machine-Tools Borings, Briquetted, Use in Foundry, 139
— Briquetting Plants for, 139*
— Magnetic Separating-Machines for, 183*
Borsig’s Works; Briquetting Plant for Metal I
Borings, 139*
Boston, Passenger Transportation in, 412
Boucanne River Viaduct, Erection of, 304
Boving and Co., Ltd.; Hydraulic Turbines for Worcester, 702*
Boys’ Rainbow Cups, 643
Bracing, Portal and Sway, Beaver Bridge 249* 658* ’ ’
Brady and Martin, Ltd.; Barometer, 845
Brake Gear, Daimler Motor-Bus, 12*
— Travelling, for Mine Haulage, 783*
Brass for Motor-Bus Construction, 102. See 40 Lathe. See Lathe under Machine- Tools
— Foundry. See Foundry
— Influence of Impurities on, 283*
Brass Pipes, Standard Screw-Threads for, 818
— Tubes, Corrosion of, 366*, 375, 434
— See also Metalhcrgy
Braun Cathode-Ray Tubes as Oscillographs, 423 Power-Station, 19,000 H.P. Pelton
Wheels for, 492*
Brazil, Straker and Co., Ltd., 23 H.P. “Djinn” Marine Oil-Engine, 318*
Brazilian Battleship “Rio de Janeiro,” and Alternative Designs, 114*
Breakdown. See Accidents
Brett Patent Lifter Co., Ltd., 5-Ton Steam Drop- Hammer, 50*
Brick Arch, Effect in Locomotive Boilers, 232, 584*
Bricks, Fire, Melting Points of, 677*
Bridge, Boucanne River, Canada, Erection, 304
— Cantilever, over Ohio River. See Beaver Bridge
— Construction, Canton-Kowloon Railway, 175
— Construction, French Yunnan Railway, 8*
— Erection. See also Beaver Bridge
— Ferro-Concrete Arch, Design of, 564*. See 645, 714*
— Lower Ganges, Travelling-Gantries for Erection, 494*
— Members, Design of. See Beaver Bridge
— Members, Stress Distribution due to Rivets, 414, 415, 439*
— Military, Design and Construction of, 96
— Proposed over Sydney Harbour, 675*
— Railway, Filling for Trough Flooring, 564
— Tower, Experiments on Wind Pressure, 846
— See also Viaducts
Bridlington Sea Defence Works, 75*, 77*, 218*, 283* 286*
Bright, Edward Brailsford. The late, 538 Brindley’s Boiler-Scaling Tools, 82* Briquetted Metal Borings, Use in Foundry, 139 Briquetting Plants for Borings, 139*
Brislee, Dr. F. J., on the Properties of Aluminium, 780. See 812
Bristol Engineering Co., Ltd., Wood-Lined Pipes, 578*
Bristol. Marquess of. Presidential Address, Institution of Naval Architects, 356
Bristol Army Aeroplanes, 258*, 259* British and American Boiler Practice, 207*, 225, 304, 435. See Erratum, 576
— Army Aeroplanes, 254* ; Airship “ Delta,” 258
— Army, Automatic Rifle-Calibre Gun for, 235
— Association Paper on the Pressure on Inclined Aeroplanes ; Erratum, 83
— and Colonial Aeroplane Co., Ltd., Bristol
Army Aeroplanes, 258*, 259*
— Colonies, Contributions to Navy, 202, 395, 434, 462, 727
— Corporation, Survey and Registry of Ship
ping, 333
— Deperdussin Aeroplane Co., Ltd., H^'dro- Aeroplane, 258*. See 299
— Engineers’ Association, Work of, 605, 818
— Fire-Prevention Committee, Tests of Extinguishers using Frothy Liquids, 400. See 536 ; Tests of Ferro-Concrete Doors, 842
— Navy. See Warships
— Railways. See Railways
— Shipping. See Shipping
— Standard Fine Screw’-Threads, 572, 610*
— Standard Screw-Threads, Brass and Copper Pipes, 818
— Steel-Piling Co., Simplex Sheet-Piling, 524*
— Thomson-Houston Co., Experiments on the Deformation of Turbine Wheels, 621*
— Trade with China, 605. See 818
Bronze for Motor-Bus Construction, 102. See 40
— Phosphor, for Worm-Wheel of Motor-Bus, lOi*. See 40
— See also Metallurgy
Brown-Boveri System, Direct-Current Electric Traction, 856*
Brown, D , and Sons (H.P.D.), Ltd., Apprenticeship Scheme, 227
Brown, J., and Co., Ltd. ; Cunard Liner “ Aquitania,” 515*. See 818*. Launch and Launching-Gear, 522*, 563*; Trials of H.M.S. “ Queen Mary,” 785
Brownian Movements in Liquids, 267* Bryant Chucking-Grinder, 86*
Buchanan, R. E., on the Destruction of Concrete by Sewer-Gas, 90
Bucket, Automatic Turn-Over, for Cranes, 715*
— Dredger. See Dredger
Building Construction. See also Ferro-Concrete
— Construction, Moulding-Machines for Concrete Blocks, 566
— Contracts, Extras in, 163
— Heating by Hot Panels and Hot Floor Borders, 97*
— Trades’ Exhibition, Olympia, 523*, 566*. See Erratum, 777
— Work, Payment by Measure and Value, 56
Bulkheads. See Water-Tight Subdivisions
Bureau of Mines, U.S., Tests of Explosion-Proof
Motors, 331; Tests of Alcohol and Petrol- Engines, 711
Burgoyne, A. H., on Recent Developments in Battleship Type, 350*, 357
Burnley Corporation Power-Station, Test of Condenser for, 274
Burton. Griffiths, and Co., Die-Casting Machine 578*
Bussell, R. C., on Leadless Paint. 535

CABLE Groynes for Sea Defence, 219
— See Wire Ropes and Electric Cableway. See Wire Ropeuoay
Cadeby Main Colliery Explosion, Report on, 708
Cages, Mine, Electric Locking System, 697
“Cairnross” and ‘Cairngowan,” S.S., Trials of
Comparisons of Geared Turbines and Reciprocating Engines, 371*, 381, 462, 468*, 602
Cairns, C. W., On Comparative Trials of Reciprocating-Engines and Geared Turbines in Cargo-Steamers, 462,468*, 602. See 371*, 381
Cairo, Sun-Power Pumping Plant at, 333
Caissons, Concrete, Pier Foundations, Beaver Bridge, 41*
“ Floating, for Panama Canal, 763, 836
Calcium Cyanamide, Explosion on Ship, 842
Calculations, Dimensions of Units io, 501
Calcutta, Suction Dredger for, 790
Caledonian-Road Station, Accident at, 163
“ Calgarian,” S.S., Allan Liner, 575. See 461*
California, San Francisco, Water Supply of, 479*
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co.’s Exhibit at Royal Society Soiree, 642
Cammell, Laird and Co., Ltd., S.S. “King Orry,” 871* ; Channel Steamers Built by, 871 Campbellsand Hunter, Ltd., Six-Spindle Drilling-Machine, 385*. See Addendum^ 504
Canada, Boucanne River Viaduct, Erection of, 304
— Contributions to British Navy, 395, 434, 462, 727
— Possibilities of Naval Construction in, 434
Canadian Labour Legislation, Report on, 234
“ Service, Allan Liners for: “ Alsatian,” 451*,
“Calgarian,” 575
Canal, Panama. See Panaina Canals. See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Cannon, A., on the Effect of Loose Water on the
Rolling of Ships, 882 Cantilever Bridge See Beaver Bridge
— Cranes. See
Canton-Kowloon Railway, Construction of, 176
Capital and Labour. See Labour Carbide of Iron, Influence of Sulphur and Silicon
on, 629, 683*. See Erratum^ 705
Carbon Dioxide Recorder, Ward, 335*
— Dioxide, Thermoscope for Measuring, 642, 787*
— Temperatures of Combustion, 646* Carbonaceous Dusts, Inflammability of, 164, 606 Carburettor, Paraffin, The Standard, 713
— Petrol; Daimler Motor-Bus, 12* ; the Bailey-
Dale, 612* Carding Engines, Locking Motions for, 451* Carnegie Scholarships and Medal, 629 Carpenter, Professor H. C. H., on Critical
Ranges of Pure Iron, 630, 651*. See 645* Carriage, Four-Wheeled, for Wire Ropeway, 803* Carriages, Maintenance on Foreign and Colonial
Railways, 59 Carrick and Ritchie, Pelton Wheel, 391*
Cars, Motor. See Motor-Cars Cartel. See Bartel Case-Owens Ferro-Concrete Groynes, 219
— Timber Groynes, 149*, 150*
Cast Iron, Influence of Sulphur and Silicon on Iron Carbide in, 629*, 683*. See Erratum^ 705
— Iron, Metallurgy of (Review), 419
— Iron, Motor-Bus Construction, Specifications for, 99*. See 40
— Iron Pipes, Inspection and Testing of, 498. See 565*, 678
— Iron Pipes, Test Bars for. 498, 565*, 678
Castings, Die. Machine for Making, 578*
— Fettling-Drums for Cleaning, 186*. See also 7'uinbling-Barrels
— Gun-Metal, Heat Treatment of, 380,543*
— Machine'S for Cutting Off Runners, 185*
-- Sand-Blast Plant for Cleaning, 16*. See also Eoun'try Plant and Machinery
— “ Semi-Steel,” Nature of, 734
— Steel, Specifications for, 101*. See 40
— Steel, Stern Frame of S.S. “ Aquitania,” 518. See 564
— Test-Bars for Cast-Iron Pipes, 498, 566*. 678
— See also Moulding; Foundry Plant and Machiivcry
Catalogues, 26, 70, 176, 212, 246, 309, 341, 443, 477, 512, 547. 586, 620, 722, 769, 794, 867. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
Catalytic Action in Ammonia Production, 464
Catchment Areas, Scotland, Yields of, 468 Cathode, Aluminium, Volatilisation of, 585
— Ray Tubes, Braun, as Oscillographs, 423
Caudron Hydroplane, 171*
Cavalry Machine-Guns, Vickers’, 235
Cavitation Effects, Bodies Moving in Fluids, 383, 549*
Cellular Construction, Ferro-Concrete Sea-Walls, andc., 523
Celluloid Models for Stress Determination. See
Optical Determination of Stress
Cells, Concentration, Two-Solvent, 57*
— See also Electric
Cement, Effects of Oils and Acids on, 20
— Grouting, Assouan Dam, 568
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Census of Production, Deductions from, 55, 633 Centenary of the Locomotive, 304
— of Sir Henry Bessemer, 90
Central Station. See Power-Station Centrifugal Hydro-Extractors, Laundry Exhibition, 466
— Pumps. See Pumps^ Centrifugal
— Stresses in Turbine Wheels, 621*
Chain Cable Groynes for Sea Defence, 219
— Drive Gear-Box, Daimler Motor-Bus, 11*. Materials Used, 101. See 40
— Driven Concrete-Mixing Machine, Bagshawe, 390*. See 714
Chambers of Commerce, Representation of Engineers on, 165
Change-Speed Gear. See Gear Channel, Wind, at National Physical Laboratory, 847
— Steamers Built by Cammell, Laird and Co., Ltd., 871*
— Steamer “ King Orry,” 871*
Channels. Irrigation, Gibb’s Module for, 84*
“ Chao Ho,” Chinese Training Cruiser, 425* '
Chatley, Prof. H., on the Gyroscopic Effect of Aeroplane Engines, 203, 389*. See 168
Check-Valve. See Valve
Chemical Analysis. See Analysis
— Effects of Radium Emanations, 643
— Engineering and Foundry Exhibition, 845. See 850*
— Fire-Engine and Hose-Truck, Motor, 344*
— Laboratory, Weir’s Works, 796
— Reactions and Electrical Conductivity, 329
— Reactions of the Puddling Process, 239
— Solutions, Electromotive Force Produced by, 57*
— Valency and Atomic Structure, 302, 330, 346
— Valve for Water - Softeners, Lassen and Hjort’s, 784*
— Vessels, Iron, for, 846 Chemically-Active Nitrogen, 330*
— Pure Iron, Corrosion of, 634
Chemistry, Applications of Polarised Light in, 573*
Chemistry, Catalytic Action in Ammonia Production, 464
— Discovery of New Element, 126*, 747. See 267
— Estimating Chlorine in Water, Instrument for, 713
— Formation of Helium and Neon from Hydrogen, 225, 641
— German Institutes for Research, 92
— of Hydrocarbons, Recent Advances in, 92
— Industrial (Review), 150
— Physical, Photography of Particles Ejected from Atoms, 362*
— Reduction of Salt Solutions by Hydrogen, 466
— Structure of the Atom, 232, 266*, 300,* 328,* 346*, 397. See 321, 362
— Synthetic Ammonia, 463
— Test for Hydrochloric Acid, 375. See 366
— Viscosity of Colloids, 431
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Chicago, Passenger Trinsportation in, 412
Children, Trespassing, Liability for Injuries to, 398
Chilian Battleship “Almirante Latorre,” Yarrow Boiler for, 681*
Chilled-Meat Trade, History of (Review), 4
— Meat, Transport of, 165
China, Canton-Kowloon Railway, 175
— Cost of Engineering Work in, 175, 179
— Development of British Trade in, 605. See 818
— French Yunnan Railway, 6*
— Hankow Water Works. 179*
— Tang Shan Engineering College, 436
— University of Hong Kong, Equipment of, 13, 191
— Yunnan-Fu to Nan-Ning Railway, 23
Chinepe Training Cruiser “Chao Ho,” 425*
Chingford Reservoir, Metropolitan Water Board, 348*, 401. See Erratum, 387; Humphrey Pumps for, 221*. See 708
Chips, Metal, Briquetting Plants for, 139*
— Metal, Magnetic Separators for, 183*
Chlorine, Effects on Flame Spectra, 423
— Sterilisation of Water with, 199. See 713
— in Water, Instrument for Estimating, 713
Chlorometer, Rideal-Evans, 713
“ Christian X.,” Motor-Ship, Working Results, 22
Chrome-Vanadium Steel, Daimler Motor-Bus Construction, 100*. See 40
Chromium, Effects on Steel, 162
— Resistances for Electric Furnaces, 576
Chronometers, Testing at National Physical Laboratory, 859
Chuck. See Machine-Tools
Chucking Grinder, Bryant, 86*
Cinder-Crushing Machine for Foundry Work, 184
Cinders, Losses from Locomotive Boilers by, 399, 408*, 442, 483*, 485*, 487, 639, 564*, 679
Cinematograph. See Kinematograph
Circular Saws. See Saws under Machine-Tools
Circulating Pumps. See Pumps
Circulation of Water in Locomotive Boilers, 585
Civic Design, Planning of New Roads, 869

Civil Engineers, Institution of:

Bridging Onerations Conducted under Military Conditions, by Captain C. E. P. Sankey, 96
London and South-Western and Metropolitan District Railways Widening, by E. A. Ogilvie, 119
Canton-Kowloon Railway; Chinese Section, by F. Grove and B. T. B. Boothby, 175
Canton-Kowloon Railway ; British Section, by G. W. Eves, 176
Durban Harbour by C. W. Methven, 238 Natal Harbour Works, by C. J. Crofts. 238 Erection of the Boucanne River Viaduct, Canada, by P. L. Pratley, 304
Notes on City Passenger Transportation in the United States, by G. D. Snyder, 412 Yield of Various Catchment Areas in Scotland, by W. 0. Reid, 468
Measurement of the Flow of the River Derwent, Derbyshire, by E. Sandeman, 458
Coastal Sand Travel near Madras Harbour, by Sir F. J. E. Spring, 630
Assouan Dam Protection of Down-Stream Rock-Surface, and Thickening and Heightening, by M. Macdonald, 568
Criticism of New Building. 645
Civil Servants, Conditions of Employment, 429 Clack-Valve and Blow-Through Valve, Combined, for Locomotive, 443*
Clark, G., Ltd. ; Engines for S.S. “Macedonia,” 66*. See Erratum, 87
Claude, G., on Lighting by Neon Tubes, 764
Cleaning Castings, Fettling-Drumsfor, 186*. See also Tumbling-Barrels
— Castings, Sand-Blast Plant for, 15*. See also
Foundry Plant and Machinery
— Machine, Motor, for Roads, 504*
Clerk, Dugald, Experiments on " 642
Cleveland Iron Prices. See Diagrams
— and the Northern Counties,
Coal Consumption, Open-Hearth Steel Furnaces, 629, 649
— Consumption. See also Trials
— Conveyor, EickhofP Reciprocating - Trough, 782*
— Cutting Machines, Disc and Bar Types, 781*, 782, 802
— Deposits, Rhine - Westphalian, 845. See 502
— Determination of Moisture in, 780
— Dust, Ignition by Explosives, 464
— Dust, Inflammability of, 164. See 606
— Gas, Recovery of Benzol from, 676
— Handling Plant, Durban Harbour, 238
— Handling, Wire Ropeway for, at Bayton Colliery, 670*
— Mine. See Colliery
— Research, German Institutes for, 92
— Syndicate, Rhenish-Westphalian, 502. See 845
— Trade, German, 401, 502
— Unburnt. Lost by Locomotives, 399, 408*, 442, 483*, 485*, 487, 639, 564* 679
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Coast Erosion and Protection, 75*, 149*, 218*, 283*
— Erosion, Protection of Sand-Dunes by Grass, 78
— Indian, Sand Movements on, 530
— Protection by Groynes, 149*, 218*, 283*
— Protection, Land Reclamation at Kingsdown, 286*
— Protection by Sea-Walls, 75*, 284
Coates, Thomas, The late, 538
Cobalt, Reduction from Solutions by Hydrogen, 466
Cody Military Aeroplane, Failure of, 781 Cofferdam, Ferro-Concrete, at Gatun Locks, 624*
Cogging-Mill Engines, Steam Consumption of. 618*
Coke Consumption, Blast-Furnaces, Effects of Atmospheric Moisture, 612*, 629
Coker, Prof. E. G., on Stress Distribution Due to Rivets in Plates, 414, 415, 439*; Apparatus for Demonstrating Stresses in Columns and Rings, 813*
Colchester Asylum, Power and Heating Plant, 740
Cold Flow of Steel in Wire-Drawing, 628, 716*
“ Cold Light” Electric-Lighting System, 637
Cold Saw. See Machine-Tools
— Storage. See Refrigeration
— Weather. Effect on Train Resistance, 44*
— Work, Effect on Density of Aluminium, 780
Collar-Dressing Machines, Laundry Exhibition, 466
College. See Education
Collieries, Analj’sis of Air by Interferometers, 93
— Coal-Cutting Machines for, 781*. 782, 802
— Eickhoff Trough-Conveyor for, 782*
— Electric Locking System for Cages at, 697
— Explosion-Procf Electric-Motors for, 331, 782*
— Explosions in, Report on, 164. See 708
— Ignition of Gases and Dust by Explosives in, 464
— Mechanical Engineering of (Review), 697
— Pneumatic Hoists for, 783*
~ Safety Explosives for, Testing of, 464
— Travelling Brake for Haulage in, 783*
Colliery, Baj ton, Wire Ropeway at, 670*
— Explosion, Cadeby Main, Report on, 708
— Explosions, Inflammability of Coal-Dust, 164. See 606
— Penalta, Westinghouse-Leblanc Air-Pump for, 276*
— See also Mines; Coal; Winding-Engines
Collins, F., The late, 786
Colloids, Viscosity of, Discussion on, 431 Colonial Engineering Projects. See Engineering Projects
— Railways, Maintenance of Rolling-Stock on, 58
Colonies, British, Contributions to Navy, 202, 395, 434, 462, 727
Colours for Indicating Uses of Pipes, 607
Columns and Beams, Practical Strength of, 674*. See 749
— for Bridges, Design of. See Beaver Bridge
— Ferro-Concrete, Design of, L.C.C. Regulations, 885*
— Ferro-Concrete, Thomson’s Spiral Reinforcement for, 523*
— Steel Lattice, Tests of, 536
— Stresses in, Optical Apparatus for Demonstrating, 813*
— and Structures in Theory and Practice (Review), 40
Combines. See Kartels
Combustion in Furnaces, Principles of, 629, 646
— Temperatures of Gaseous Fuels, 646*
Commerce, Chambers of. Engineers on, 165
— See also Industries and Commerce in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Commercial Motor-Users’ Association, Annual Parade, 678
— Propagandism in China, 605. See 818
Commutation in Electric Motors, 853
Commutator Motor. See Motor Electric
Compania Trasatlantica, 599: S.S. “Reina Victoria-Eugenia.” 322*, 386*, see 434; S.S. “Infanta Isabel de Borbon,” 599*, 798* ; S.S. “Principe Alfonso” (1863), 599* Companies. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
Compasses for Aeroplanes, Design of, 720*
Compensation, Workmen’s. See Legal
Compound Locomotives. See Locomotives
Compressed-Air Hammer. See Hammer under Machine-Tools
— Air Mining Locomotives with Two-Stage Expansion, 189* ; Compressor for Charging, 188*
— Air, Operating Marine Auxiliar5^ Machinery by, 382, 403*, 868*
— Air Port-Hole Cutting-Machine, 519*
— Air Power Supply on the Rand, 434
— Air Power Supply, Weir’s Works, 800
— Air, Power Transmission by. Economy of Low Pressures, 382, 405* ; Effect of Reheating, 405
Compressor, Air. See Air-Compressor
Concentration Cells, Two-Solvent, 57*
Concrete-Block Groynes at Hastings. 219*
— Block and Tile-Moulding Machines. 566
— Caissons, Pier Foundations, Beaver Bri(5ge, 41* ; Moulds for, 43*
— Construction, Panama Canal Locks, 624*
— Construction, Steel and Timber Moulds for, 626*
— Cracks in, 575
— Destruction by Sever Gas, 90
— Effects of Oils and Acids on, 20
— for Ferro-Concrete Work, Testing of, 838
— Ferro. See Ferro-Concrete
— Making and Handling Plant, Gatun Locks, 624*
— Mass, Setting Temperature of, 626*.
— Mixing Machine, Bagshawe Chain-Driven, 390* See 714
— Permeability to Water, 847
— Reinforced. See Ferro-Concrete
— Sea Walls at Hove and Hastings, 75*
— and Timber Sea Walls at Folkestone, 78*
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Condensaiion, Steam, Electrical Effects of, 301, 321
— of Steam, Possible Supercooling, 38*, 131,155, 673
Condensers, Air-Pumps for. See Pumps, Air
— Jet, 279*. See 251
— Jet, Barometric, 251, 253, 279
— Jet, Counter-Current, 279*
— Jet, Critical Point in Working, 252, 279*
— Jet, Ejector, 279*
— Jet, Single and Multiple, Westinghouse-Leblanc, 279*
— Optical, for Ultra-Microscope, 643.
— Surface, Centrifugal Extracting Pumps for, 278*, 355*, 358, 402
— Surface, “ Contraflo ” Principle, 120*. 155*
— Surface, Design of, 120*, 155*, 273* \ Tests, 274
— Surface, Effect of Air on Heat Transmission, 121,274. See 155
— Surface, Effects of Water .-^pray, 73*
— Surface, Extracting Air by Steam and Water Jets, 355*. See 276. 435, 458, 850*
— Surface, Heat Transmistion at Different Velocities, 273*
— Surface and Jet, Initial and Working Costs, 273*
— Surface, Weir’s “Uniflux,” H.M. Destroyer
“ Shark ” 775*
— Tubes, Corrosion of, 366*, 375, 434
— See also Electric
Condensing Plant, Cooling-Towers, Edinburgh Power-Station, 287*
— Plant, Effect of Air-Pumps on Speed of Turbine Warships, 353*. 357. See 402, 435, 458
— Plant, Modern, 251, 273*
Conductivity, Heat, and Flow of Steam through Nozzles, 37, 65*, 83
— See also Electric
Congress, International Road, 869. See 878*
Conical Mill for Ore-Grinding. Hardinge, 802*
Connecting-Rod, Marine Engine, Cost of Forging and Machining, 655*
Connell, Charles, The late, 748
Continuous Beams, Ferro-Concrete, Bending Moments on, 816*
— Drum Mechanism for Indicators, Lanza, 305*
Contracts, Accidents in Carrying out, 23. See 21
— Construction, Extrasin, 163
— Payment by Measure and Value, 56
— Shipbuilding, 880*, 888
— Unforeseen Difficulties in, 21. See 23
Contra-Flow Condenser. See Condenser
Control Apparatus for Railway Signals, 25*. See Erratum, 53
— of Electrical Apparatus by High-Frequency Currents, 272*
— of Foreign Aeronauts, Regulations for, 327
Controllers, Electric Motor. See Motor
— Speed, for Winding-Engines, Bever’s, 803*
Convection, Effects on Heat Transmission in Boilers, 231, 263
— Radiometer, Jordan’s, 642
Conveyor, Eickhoff Reciprocating-Trough, for Coal, 782 *
Cook, G., on Tests of a Surface-Condenser, 73*
Cooling Air for Turbo-Generators, Filter for, 303
— Curves of Alloys. See Metallurgy
— Gas-Engines by Internal Water Spray, 234
— Towers, Edinburgh Power-Station, 287*
Co-Partnership. See Labour
Copper Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— and Aluminium Electric Cables, 812
— Ore Deposits, Antokompu, Finland, 130
— Pipes, Standard Screw-Threads for, 818
— Prices. See Metal-Price Diagrams
— Sulphate Solution, Reduction by Hydrogen, 466
— Tubes, Corrosion of. Effect of Annealing, 434
Cordite, Erosion of Nozzles by Gases from, 64*
Corpuscles, Negative, in the Atom. See Atinn, Structure of
Corrosion of Aluminium in Water, 374, 379
— of Boilers, Cumberland’s Process for Prevention of, 849
— Brass and Copper Tubes, Effect of Annealing, 434
— of Chemically-Pure Iron, 534
— of Distilling Condenser Tubes, 366*, 375
— of Metals, Electrolytic Method of Preventing, 534. See 849
— Iron, Electrolytic Theory of, 534
— Iron, Influence of Oxygen on, 535 Cost of British and German Warships, 161
— of Engineering Work in China, 175, 179
— Estimating in General Engineering Shops, 180*, 286, 445, 553, 689, 655*, 729*
— Estimating, Shipbuilding Work, 880*, 888
— of Making Parts of Marine Engine, 445, 655*
Cotton Crop, Egypt, Effect of Weather on, 309
— Mill Hands, Earnings of, 449
— Mills, Lancashire, Proposed Financial Legislation, 447
— Spinning Mills, Equipment and Arrangement of, 449 .
Spinning and Weaving Machinery, Safety Devices for, 451*
Counter-Current Jet-Condenser, 279*
Coupled Circuits, Simple Theory of, 423
Coverings, Non-Conducting. See Heat Insulation
Cowan, P. J., on Peed-Heating and Superheating on Locomotives. 399, 408*, 442*, 472*, 483*. See 497, 539*, 564*, 679
Crabtree, J. L., on Over-Voltage in Electrolysis 534
Cracks in Concrete and Ferro-Concrete, 575
— in Plates, Stresses due to, 414, 415, 439* Cranes, Automatic Turn-Over Skip for, 715*
— Derrick, for Shipbuilding Berths, J. Brown and Co.’s Yard, 517*
— and Gantries for Shipbuilding Berths, Mitsu Bishi Co., 226*
— with Mitchell’s Luffing-Gear and Balanced Jib, 631*. See Erratum^ 678
— Overhead-Travelling, Design of, 401
— Transporter, Lock Construction, Panama Canal, 626*
— Travelling Creeper, for Bridge Erection, 78*, 558*, 658*
— Travelling Gantry, for Bridge Erection, 78*, 494*, 556*, 658*
Crank-Shafts, Finishing by Grinding, 242*
— Shafts, Petrol Engines, Damping Device for Torsional Oscillations, 9*
Creeper Travelling-Crane for Bridge Erection, 78*, 558*, 658*
Creeping-Table for Gear-Hobbing Machines, Hon. Sir C. A. Parsons, 372*, 380
Critical Ranges of Pure Iron, Nature of A2 Inversion, 630, 645*, 651*
Crofts, 0. J., on Natal Harbour Works, 233
Crompton, Colonel, on the Wheel and the Road, 499
Crompton and Tapp’s Road-Roller, 878*
Crosby Indicator, Errors in, 109*, 134*
— Pop Safety-Valves, Discharge from, 97*
— Steam-Gage and Valve Co.; Mason’s Regulator, 84*; Lanza Continuous Drum Mechanism for Indicators, 305*
Crotogino Wood-Lined Pipes, 678*
Crude-Oil Engines. See Engines, Oil
Cruisers. See Warships
Cruising, Diesel Engines or Turbines for, 843
Crushing-Machine, Cinder, for Foundry Work, 184
— Machines, Rock, at Road Board Exhibition, 879
— Machine, Symon’s Disc, for Rock, andc, 783*
Crystalline Structure of Metals, 642. See 859.
See also Micro-Photographs
Cumberland’s Process for Prevention of Boiler Corrosion, 849
Cunard Liner “ Aquitania,” 515. See 818*; Launch and Launching-Gear, 522*, 563*
Cuniberti, Major-General V.E., on the Armour Protection of Dreadnought Battleships, 61
Currents, Electric. See Electric
Curtiss Hydroplane, 171*
Curtis Turbines in Warships, 173*. See Erratum, 235
Curves, Spiraloid, Apparatus for Drawing, 814 Cutting-Off Machine. See Machine-Tools Cyanamide of Calcium, Explosion on Ship, 842 Cylinders, Gas-Engine, Heat-Flow in, 200, 233
— Locomotive, Action of Steam in, 1*, 93*
— Steam-Engine, Water-Hammer in, 636
— Thick, Stresses in. Optical Apparatus for Demonstrating, 814*
Cylindrical Grinding-Machine. See Grinding- Machine under Machine-Tools
— Machine Work, Production by Turning and Grinding, 242*
— Shells, Stayed, Stresses in, 414, 438*
— Structures, Wind Pressure on, 694*
— Tanks and Rings, Thin, Stresses in. 694*
— Valves for Panama Canal Locks, 689*; Operating Mechanism, 690*

DAIMLER, Adolf, The late, 626
— Aeroplane Engine, 260*. See 297
— Co., Ltd., Motor-Omnibus and 3-Ton Motor Lorry, Details of, 9*; Materials for, 99*. See 40
Dale-Bailey Carburettor, 612*
Dara, Assouan, Protective Apron and Heightening of, 568. See 743
— Ferro-Concrete, at Gatun Locks, 624*
— Gatun, Spillway and Regulating Weir, 831* Dampers, Boiler-Flue, Mason’s Regulator for 84*
Damping Device, Torsional Oscillations, Crankshafts of Petrol-Engines, 9*
Dancing, “ Valtor” Spring Floor for, 567*
“Dante Aligheri,” Italian Battleship with Triple
Gun Turrets, 288* Darling’s Experiments on Liquid Drops, 813* Darwin, H., on Scientific Instruments in Aeronautics, 720*, 758*. See 750*
Davidson and Co., Ltd., “Sirocco” Fans, 804
Davits, Passenger Steamers, Board of Trade Requirements, 47, 163, 844, 881, 894. See 304, 436
— Welin Quadrant, 304, 436. See 47, 163
Davy Brothers, Ltd., Armour-Plate Rolling-Mill, 740*
Dead-Weight Gauge Testing-Machine, 51*
Deal, Land Reclamation at Kingsdown, 286*
Deck-Houses, Passenger Steamers, Construction of, 413, 437*
Decks, Water-Tight. See Water-Tight Subdivisions
Declivities, Launching, and Pressures of Ships on Ways, 414, 790*, 826*
“ Decoudun” Ironing-Machines, 465, 466
Deflection of Armature Shafts, 143*
— of Ferro-Concrete Beams, 816, 838
Degrees, University, in Engineering, 609
De Laval. See Turbines
“ Delta II.,” Motor Fire-Float, 636
Denison, S., and Son, Ltd., Hardness - Testing Machine, 846
Dennis Brothers, Ltd., Motor-Car Repair-Shop for Aircraft, 262*
Denny, W., and Brothers ; Spanish Steamer “ Infanta Isabel de Borbon,” 599*, 698* ; S.S. “ Principe Alfonso ” (1863), 599*
Density of Aluminium, 780, 812
Deperdussin Hydro-Aeroplane, 258*. See 299 Derricks. See Cranes
Derwent, River, Measurement of Flow, 458 Destroyers. See Warships
Diagrams, Indicator. See Indicator
— Metal Prices. See Metal Price Diagrams “ Diamond” Ooal-Gutting Machines, 8 -2 Diaphragm-Type Engine Indicators, 111 Diudin’s System, Sewage Purification, 567 Die-Casting Machine, The Burton, 578*
— Forging - Hammers. See Jlamyners under Machine-Tools
Diesel Engines. See Engines, Oil, Diesel Differential Gear. See Gear
Diffraction Grating, Use in Mathematics, 682 Dimensional Arithmetic, 501
Ding’s Magnetic Separating-Machine, 183 Directories. See LITERATURE INDEX
Dirigible Balloons. See Aeronautics Disappearing Guns for Submarines, 333*
Disc Coal-Cutting Machines, 7S1*, 782, 802
— Crushing-Machine, Symons, for Rock, andc., 788*
— Rotating, Expansion of Hubs Due to Centrifugal Stress, 621*
— Valves for Air-Compressor, 189*
Discussions at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 572
Dissociated Gases, Electrical Conductivity of, 329
Distiller Tubes, Corrosion of, 366*, 376
District Railway, Turnham Green Widening, 119; Fly-Over Junction at Earl’s Court, 595*
“ Djinn ” Marine Oil-Engine, 318*
Dockyard, Kiel, Briquetting Plant for Borings, 139*
— Portsmouth, H.M. the King’s Visit, 202
Docks, Rosyth, Depth of Water in, 503 Donaldson, Sir H. F., Presidential Address to ; the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, on the Education of Engineers, 660, 579. See 571
Donnet-L6v6que Hydroplane, 171*; Stability of, 389*. See 385
Doors, Ferro-Concrete, Fire Tests of, 842
Double-Helical Gears. See Gears
Doutre Stabilising Device for Aeroplanes, 168*
Dowson Gas Plant, Chingford Reservoir, 224*
Drainage, Road, Water-Collecting Box for, 524 Draw-Frames, Cotton-Spinning, Locking Motion for, 451*
Drawing-Office, Reavell’s Works, 862*
Dreadnought Battleships. See Warships
Dredger, Bucket, for Nigerian Tin Deposits, 359*
— Suction, for Calcutta, 790
Drills and Drilling-Machines. See Machine Tools
“Dromedary” Fire and Salvage Tug, Pumping Machinery for, 636*
Drop-Forging Hammers. See Hammers under Machine Tools
Drops, Liquid, Darling’s Experiments on, 813*
Drummond Brothers, Ltd., Motor-Car Repair-Shop for Aircraft, 262*
Dry Blast. Economy of, for Furnaces, 612*, 629
Dry Dock. See Dock
Drying Machine for Laundry Work, 466
Drying Plant for Timber, Sturtevant, 172
Duddell, W., on the Central Control of Apparatus in Electric Systems, 272*
Dulier’s Stabilising Device for Aeroplanes, 167
Dunsmuir, Hugh, The late, 679
Durban Harbour Works, 238
Dust, Coal, Ignition by Explosives, 464
— Coal, andc.. Inflammability of, 164, 606
— Collecting Machine, Motor, for Roads, 504*
— Figures, Acoustic and Electric, 767
Dwelshauvers-Dery, Prof. V. A. E., The late, 433*
Dykes, A. H., on the Central Control of Apparatus in Electric Systems, 272*
Dynamical Similitude, Laws of, 236*
Dynamics of Mechanical Flight (Review), 150
— of Pianoforte Touch, 310
Dynamos. See Generators, Electric

“E 4,” British Submarine Boat, 62*
Earl’s Court, Fly-Over Junction at, 595*
East Indian Railway Company, Test of Condenser for, 274
Eastbourne, Timber Groynes at, 149*, 150*
Eastern Machinery Co., Cinder - Crushe r 184
“Eavestone,” Motor-Ship, Air-Compressor for. 869*
Eclipse, Solar, Observations during, 682
Economics, Industrial, Deductions from Census of Production, 55, 533
— Industrial, Influence of Machinery on Production, 56. See 534
— Industrial, Shares of Capital and Labour in
Production, 633. See 55
Eddying, Effects in Gaseous Explosions, 233. 642
Edinburgh Power-Station, Cooling-Towers, 287*
Edington, H., on the Deflection of Armature Shafts, 143*

Education:

Apprenticeship Systems ; Mather and Platt’s Works, 102; D. Brown and Sons’ Works, 227 ; Weir’s Works. 800
Carnegie Scholarships, Iron and Steel Institute, 629
Education of Engineers, Value of Practical Training, 560, 571, 579
Entrance Examination, Institution of Electrical Engineers, 500
Examinations, Engineering, Use of Data in 263, 304
Foundry Work, Education in, 103
Imperial College of Science and Technology. Work of, 606
Motor-Car Engineers, Training of, 127
Scholarships, Research, in Heating and Ventilation, at University College, 611
Research, L.C.O., at Imperial College, 611
Tang Shan Engineering College, Appeal for Equipment, 436
University Degrees in Engineering, 609
— of Hong Kong, Equipment of, 13, 191 See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Egypt, Effect of Weather on Cotton Crop, 309 Egyptian Arc (Review), 287
— Irrigation, Assouan Dara, Protective Apron and Heightening of, 568. See 743
— Irrigation, i'un-Power Motor for, 333
— Irrigation and Agriculture, 743. See 333, 668
— Public Works, Report on, 743
— State Railways, Feed-Heating and Superheating on Locomotives, 399, 408*, 442*, 472*, 483* See 497. See 639*, 564*, 679
Ehrenwerth, Prof. J. von, on the Economy of Dry Blast, 612*, 629
Eickhoff Conveyor for Collieries, 782*
Eiffel Tower, Thermal Expansion of, 61
— Tower Wireless Station, 765 ; Time-Signals from, 128, 765, 788
Ejector Air-Pump for Condenser, 276*, 850*
— Hydraulic, for Ashes from Ships’ Boilers, 664*
— Jet-Condenser, 279*
— Steam and Water Jet, for Condensers, 356*. See 435 458
“ El Lobito? Motor-Boat for Peru, 808*
Elastic Modulus of Aluminium, 781. See 812

Electric:

Accumulator-Driven Fire Appliances, New York, 415* 418*
Alternating-Current Magnets, Design 377
— Currents, High-Frequency, Control Apparatus by, 272*
— Currents, Resistance of Electrolytes 212
— Current Systems, Improving the Power Factor, 91
— Current. See also Single-Phase, page xiv.
Alternator. See Generator and Tnrbo^ pages vii. , xvi.
Aluminium Cables for Power Transmission, 812
Arc Furnace. See Fxt.rnace^ Electric^ page viii.
— Lamps, “ Jandus,” Winch for, 852*
Armature Shafts, Deflection of, 148*
Battery. See also Accumulator
Benzene, andc., Electrification in Pipes, 233
Boiler Corrosion, Cumberland’s Electrical Process for Preventing, 849
Booster and Motor, Combined, Macfarlane and Burge’s, 857*
Cables, Aluminium, for Power Transmission, 812
Cathode Rays. See Cathodepage v Cell, Weston Normal, Investigations on, 860
— Concentration, Two-Soivent, 57*
Central Stations. See Poicer-Stations^ page xii.
“Cold Light” Electric - Lighting System, 637
Commutation in Single-Phase and Direct- Current Motors, 853
Commutator Motor. See Motor., Electric, page xi.
Concentration Cells, Two-Solvent, 67*
Condensation of Steam, Electrical Effects, 301, 321
Condensers, Formula for Oscillatory Discharge, 423
Conductivity and Chemical Reactions, 329
— of Dissociated Gases, 329
— of Electrolytes, 212
Control of Electrical Apparatus by High- Frequency Currents, 272*
Controller for Motors Driving Machine-Tools, Vickers’, 805*
Coupled Circuits, Simple Theory of, 423 Cranes. See Cranes
Dust Figures Formed by Sparks, 7.57 Dynamo. See Generator, page viii
Flux Meters, Magnetic, Calibration of, 860 i Furnaces. See Furnaces, page viii Galvanometer, Thermo, for Measuring Radiant Heat, 642
— Vibration, Design of, 757 I
— Vibration, with Single-Strip Suspension, ! 585
Generating Stations. See Power-Statiems, page xii.
Generator, Generator ; Turbo-Generator Ghent Exhibition, Collective Exhibit of Electrical Apparatus, andc., 773*. 805*. 888*
High-Frequency Currents, Control of Electrical Apparatus by, 272*
-— Frequency Oscillographs, Braun Cathode- Ray Tubes as, 423
Hydro-Electric Power Plants. See Poioer Plants, page xii. i
Induction Furnace. See’J’iinmce, page viii. — Motors. See Motors, page xi
Insulation Tests, Motors for Panama Canal. 692
Lamps, Arc, “ Jandus,” Winch for, 852*
— Effect of Dirt on Efficiency, 198
— Incandescent, with Tungsten-Wire Filaments, 365
— Mercury Vapour, for Polarimetry, 574*
— Metal Filament, Intermittently Supplied, “Cold Light” System, 637
— Street, Control by High-Frequency Currents, 272*
— Tungsten Filament, Life of, 744 Lighting, “ Cold-Light” System, 637
— bj' Neon Vacuum Tubes, 764
— System for Trains, Vickers’, 888 Looking System for Mine-Cages, 697 Locomotives. See Locomotives, Electric Lorenz Apparatus at National Physical Laboratory, 860
Machines. See Generators; Motors ; Turbo- Generators, page xvi.
Mercury Vapour Lamp for Polarimetry, 574* , Meters, Supply, Control bj' High-Frequencv i Currents, 272*
Microphone Records,Noise from Gearing,372*
electric —continued.
Motors. See Motors, page xi.
National Physical Laboratory, Electrical Work of, 860
Negative Kays. See page xi.
Nitrogen, Electric Discharge in, 330* Ohm, Standard, Lorenz Apparatus for De* termining, 860
Oscillographs, Design of, 767
— High-Frequency, Braun Cathode-Ray Tubes as, 423
— Records, Noise from Gearing, 372*
— with Single-Strip Suspension, 685 Oscillatory Discharge oi Condensers, For mula for, 428
Petrol-Electric Fire-Escape Ladder, New York, 415
— Electric Motor-Buses, Tilling-Stevens, Running Costs, 780
— Electric Tractor, New York Fire Department, 345*
Phase Advancer for Induction Motors, 91 Planing-Machines, Electric Drives for; Lancashire, 133* ; Vickers’, 773*
Positive Kays. See Pohltive, page xii. Power Factor of Induction Motors, Improvement of, 91
— Stations. See Power-Stations, page xii.
— Transmission. See Power 'Vransmission Pyrometer. See Pyrometer, page xiii. Kailless Traction on Roads, see Railless Railways. See Railways, page xiii. Ka>s. See Positive, Segatioe, Rontgen, Cathode, pages v., xi., xii., xiii.
Relays, Resonance, Control of Electrical Apparatus by, 272*
Repulsion Motor. See Motor, page xi. Resistance of Electrolytes, 212
— Mercury Standard, 860
— Unit, Lorenz Apparatus for Dfcterminintr. 860
Resistances, Powdered Chromium, for Furnaces, 575
Resonance Relays, Control of Electrical Apparatus by. 272*
Rolling-Mills, Electric Driving of. See Rolling-Mills, page xiii.
Rbntgen Rays. See Rontgen, page xiii. Series System of Pow’er Transmission by Continuous Currents, 733
Ship Propulsion, Electric. See Marine Propulsion,.page x.
Single-Phase and Direct-Current Railway Working, 10; Comparisons of Costs, Melbourne, 20
— Phase Motors. See Motors, page xi.
— Phase Railway Extension of L.B. and S.C. System, 158*, 202
Solutions, Potassium Iodide, E.M.F. Produced by, 67*
Sparks, Dust l^gures Formed by. 757 — at High Pressures, Photographs of, 423 Storage Battery. See Accumulator, page iii. Street Railways. See tramways, page xv. S\\dtoh-Gear. See Sudteh-Cear, page xv. Telegraphy. See Telegraphy, page xv. Telephone. See Telephone, page xv. Thermo-Galvanometer for Measuring Radiant Heat, 642
Thermometer. See Pyrometer, page xiii Three-Phase Power Transmission, 736 Thury System of Power Transmission, 733 Traction. See Tramways, Railways, pages XV., xiii.
Train Lighting System, Vickers’, 888 Tramways. See Tramways, page xv Turbo-Generators. See Turbo-Generators Unit of Resistance, Lorenz Apparatus for Determining, 860
Vacuum Tubes. See Vaciium Tubes Weston Cell, Investigations on, 860 Wind Velocity Measurement, Morris’s Electrical Method, 641
Wireless Telegraphy. See Telegraphy, page xv.
X-Rays. See Rbntgen Rays, page xiii See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Electrical Engineers, Institution of: London Meetings:
Improving the Power Factor of Induction Motors, by Prof. Miles Walker, 91 Central Control of Electrical Apparatus by High - Frequency Currents, by W Duddell, A. H. Dykes, and H. W. Hancock, 272*
Power Supply by Compressed Air on the Rand, by A. E. Hadley, 484
Entrance Examination for Associate Membership, 500
Paris Meeting:
High-Tension Continuous-Current Traction e.. ^’?atzmuller, 732, 852*. See 733.736
Single-Phase Traction, by M. Latour 732 See 733, 736
Electrification Schemes of the Chemin de Fer du Midi, by Mr. Jullian, 732. See 733, 736
Electrification of the State Railway the Paris Suburban Lines, by A. N Mazen 733. See 736
Railway Electrification Problems in the United States, by H. Parodi, 752*. See 733, 736, 887
Transmission of Electrical Energy by Con- tinuous Current on the Series System, by J. S. Highfield, 733
Long-DistanceTransmission by Three-Phase Currents, by M. Leblanc, 736
Luminescent Neon Tubes, by G. Claude 764 Application of Mechanical Devices to Assistance of Manual Operating in Tele- phone Exchanges, by W. Slingo, 764
Universal Time and the Application of Radiotelegraphy to Time-Signals, bv M. Ferri(i, 76o, 788. See 128
Visits and Excursions ; Eiffel Tower Wireless Station, 765. See 128, 788; Asnidres Power-Station,768. See 818; St. Denis Power-Station, 768
Electrochemistry, German Institutes for Research, 92
Electrolysis, Nature of Over-Voltage in, 534 Electrolytes, Electrical Resistance of. 212 Electrolytic Action, Estimating Chlorine by, 713
Corrosion. See Corrosion
— Methods of Preventing Corrosion, 534, 849
— Theory of Iron Corrosion, 534 Electrons, Photographing Paths of, 362*
— Theory of Matter. See A tom, Structure of Element, New, Discovery of, 126*, 747. See 267 Elliott, Prof. Archibald Campbell, The late, 676 Ellison, Joseph Bramall, The late, 159 Embankment Construction, Chingford Reservoir, 349*
Bmerv Wheels. See Grinding under Machine- Tools
Emigrant Station, Hamburg • Amerika Company’s, 830
Employees. See Labour Employers’ Liability. See Legal; Labour Employment, Government and Private, 429
Energy of Explosives, 5S
— Systems Accompanying the Motion of Bodies through Fluids, 383, 549*
Engines, Alcohol and Petrol, Comparative Tests, 711
— Carding, Locking Motions for, 451*
— Diesel. See Engines, Oil, Diesel
— Fire. See Fire-Engine
— Gas, 1000-H. P. Four-Cylinder “Premier,” 736*
— Gas, Calibration of Indicators by Air Compression in, 110*
— Gas, Comparisons with Steam-Turbines, 125
— Gas, Cooling by Internal Water Spray, 234
— Gas, Difficulty of Constructing Large, 200. See 233
— Gas, Effects of Turbulence in, 233, 642
— Gas, Experiments on Specific Heat of Gases, 642
— Gas, Heat Flow in Cylinders, 200, 233
— Gas, Rate of Ignition, 234
— Gas, Recent Research, 200, 233. See 642
— Gas. See also Gaseous Explosions; Pumps, Gas, and PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Hydraulic, Williams-Janney Variable-Speed Gear, 156*
— Indicators. See Indicators
— Locomotive. See Locomotive
— Marine, in 1912, 28*. See 60, 118, 333
— Oil, Diesel, and, Air-Compressor, Reavell’s, 867*
— Oil, Diesel, Fuels for, 500, 662
— Oil, Diesel, Marine, Air-Compressors for, 866*
— Oil, Diesel, Marine, in Destroyers, for Cruising, 843
— Oil, Diesel, for Marine Propulsion, 22, 30, 336, 402, 427, 467, 728, 843. See 125, 382, 403*, 662, 866*
— Oil, Diesel, for Marine Propulsion, Working Auxiliaries by Compressed Air, 382, 403*, 868*
— Oil, Diesel, Marine Propulsion, Ships Con
structed in 1912, 30
— Oil, Diesel, Marine Propulsion, Working Results ; “ Christian X.,” 22 ; “ Jutlandia ” and “Selandia,” 402; “Monte Penedo” and “ Rolandseck,” 467
— Oil, Diesel, Marine, and Turbines for Warship Propulsion, Comparisons of, 728. See 843
— Oil, Diesel, Power Production, Comparisons with Turbines, 125
— Oil, Marine, 20-H. P. Two-Cycle Bolinder, 626*
— Oil, Marine, 23-H.P. “ Djinn,” 318*
— Oil, Power Production, Comparisons with Turbines, 125
— Oil, Standard Paraffin Carburettor for, 713
— Petrol, 30-H.P. Marine, Wolseley, 888*
— Petrol, 40-H.P. Sleeve-Valve, Daimler Omnibus, 9* ; Materials for, 99*. See 40
— Petrol, Aeroplane. See Aeronautics
— Petrol and Alcohol, Comparative Tests, 711
— Petrol, Damping Device for Torsional Oscillations of Crank-Shafts, 9*
— Petrol, Motor-Bus, Lubrication of, 9*
— Petrol, Motor-Car, for Demonstration, Wolseley, 888*
— Petrol, Motor-Car, Use of Benzol in, 676
— Petrol. See also Carburettors; Motorcars; Motor-Boats; And Aeronautics
— Steam, and Air-Compressor, for Motor-Ships, Reavell s, 868*, 869*
— Steam, Calculation of Steam Consumption from Indicator Diagrams, 1*, 93*
— Steam, Cogging-Mill, Steam Consumption 618*
— Steam, Economy of Superheating, 484*, 539*
— Steam, High-Speed, with Fire and Salvage Pumps, 636*
— Steam, Low-Pressure, Sun-Power Pumping Plant, 333
— Steam, Marine, Arrangement in Warships, 244*
— Steam, Marine, Comparisons with Geared Turbines, Trials of Steamers “Cairnross” and “Cairngowan,” 371*, 381, 462, 468*, 602
— Steam, Marine, Constructed in 1912, 29
— Steam, Marine, Quadruple-Expansion, S.S.
“ Macedonia,” 66*. Seo Erratum, 87
— Steam, Marine, Triple-Expansion, Cost of Making Parts, 445, 655*
— Steam, Marine, Triple-Expansion, with Exhaust-Steam Turbines, Spanish Steamers, 386*, 698*
— Steam, Marine. See also Steamers; Turbines;
Warships; Marine Propulsion
— Steam, Utilisation of Exhaust in Turbines, 711
— Steam, Valvelees, and Electric Generator, Reavell’s, 869
— Steam, Water-Hammer in Cylinders, 536
— Steering, Operating by Compressed Air, 403*, 868*. See 382
— Steering, Power Required, 403*. See 382
— Traction. See Tractors
— Winding, Bever’s Speed-Controller and Over wind-Preventer for, 803*
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Engineering Advertisements in Newspapers, 714
— Apprentices. See Apprentices
— Contracts. See Contracts; Legal
— Education. See Education; Apprenticeship
Engineering, Marine, Reminiscences of W. G. Hammock, 220
— Examinations, Use of Data in. 263, 30t
— Mechanical, of Collieries (Review), 697
— Prof. J. Thomson’s Papers in (Review), 316
— Projects, Colonial and Foreign, 33, 68, 104, 122, 174, 205,245, 280, 310, 336, 377,436,471, 611, 546, 585, 620, 663, 687, 720, 767,789,826, 867, 894
— Research, Organisation of, 560, 572, 581- See 811
— Standards Committee : Fine Screw-Threads, 572, 610* ; Experiments on Metal Filament Lamps, 744 ; Threads for Brass and Copper Pipes, 818
— University Degrees in, 609
— Value of Mathematics in, 639. See 679. 760. 785, 818, 840
— Work in China, Cost of, 175, 179
— Work, Cost-Estimating and Rate-Fixing for, 180*, 286, 445, 653, 689, 655*, 729*
— Work, Factors in Cheap Production, 680
— Works. See Works
Engineers’ Association. British, Work of, 605,818
— Education. See Education; Apprenticeship
— Fees as Expert Witnesses, 91
— Institutions of. See Aeronautical Society;
American Society of Mechanical Engineers; American Society of Naval Architects; Arts, Royal Society of; Automobile Engu neere; Civil Engineers; Electrical Engineers; Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland; Faraday Society; Gas Engineers; Gennan Institution of Naval Architects; Healing and Ventilating Engineers ; Iron and Steel Institute; Italian Institution of Naval Architects; Junior Institution of Engineers; Liverpool Engineering Society; Mechanical Engineers; Metals, Institute of; Meteorological Society; Mining Engineers; Naval Architects ; North-East Coa.st; Paint and Varnish Society; Physical Society; Royal Institution; Royal Society ; Rugby Engineering Society; Water Engineers, See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Motor-Car, Training of, 127
— Railway, Duties on Foreign Service, 68
— Representation on Chambers of Commerce. 165
— and Shipbuilders in Scotland, Institution of ;
W. Weir on Marine Auxiliary Machinery, 120*, 165*; J. Montgomerie on Oil-Steamers. 306*, 337* See 603* '
— Value of Mathematics to, 639. See 679. 750, 785. 818, 840
Epsom, Cloud-Form Frequencies at, 704 Erection of Bridges. See Bridges
— of Lock Gates, Panama Canal. 762* Erosion of Coasts. See Coast Erosion
— of Nozzles and Blades, Steam-Turbines, 239*
— of Nozzles by Gases from Explosives, 64* Errors. Allowable, in Machine Work, 313
— in Engine Indicators, 109*. 134*
Escher Wyss and Co., 19,000-H.P. Pelton Wheels for Rio de Janeiro. 492*
Eskmeals Experimental Station, Tests of Inflammability of Dusts, 606. See 164
Estimating Costs in General Engineering Shops, 180*, 286, 445, 653, 689, 655*, 729*
— Costs of Shipbuilding, 880*, 888
Ether, Electrification by Flow in Pipes, 233
Evans Rideal Chlorometer, 713
Evaporation. Salt Solutions, Latent Heat of Steam from, 423
Evaporative Condenser. See Condenser Evaporators, Corrosion of Tubes, 366*, 375 Eves, G. W., on the Canton-Kowloon Railway* 175
Examinations, Engineering, Use of Data in, 263 304
— Entrance, Institution of Electrical Engineers. 500
Excavation, Tunnel Construction, Metropolitan District Railway, 596*
Exchanges, Telephone, Mechanical Devices for, 764
Exhaust Back Pressure, Locomotives, Losses from. 488*
— Steam Feed Heaters. See Feed Heating and Superheating an Locomotives
— Steam Turbine. See Turbine, Steam Exhibition, Aero, at Olympia, 254*, 290* See 297*. See Ert'atum, 303
— of Apparatus, Royal Society Soiree, 641, 813*
— Building Trades, Olympia, 623*,' 566*. See Erratum, 777
— Chemical Engineering and Foundry, Agricultural Hall, 843. See 850*
— of Foundrj' Machinery (J. W. Jackman and Co., Ltd.), 14*
— Ghent. See Ghent Exhibition
— Laundry Machinery, Agricultural Hall, 465
— Mining Machinery, Agricultural Hall, 781*, 800*
— of Road-Making Materials and Appliances, 878*. See 869
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Expansion Connections. Beaver Bridge, 489*
— of Hubs of Turbine Wheels, Due to Centrifugal Stress, 621*
— of Steam, Possibility of Supercooling, 38*, 131,156, 673*
— Thermal, of Eiffel Tower, 61
Experimental Station, Eskmeals, Test of Inflammability of Dusts, 606. See 164
— Tank. See Tank; Ship Models
Explosion, Cadeby-Main Colliery, Report on, 708
— Inflammability of Coal and other Dusts, 164, 606
— Gaseous. See Gaseous Explosions
— in Mines. Report on, 164
— of Nitrolim on Board Ship, 84?
— Proof Electric-Motors for Mines, 331, 782*
— of Stop-Valve, S.S. “ Araguaya,” 611
Explosives for Blasting, Selection of, 58
— Energy in Downward Direction, 58
— Erosion of Nozzles by Gases from, 64*
— Ignition of Gases and Coal Dust by, 464
— Safety, for Mines, andc.. Testing of, 464
— See also Guns and Explosives in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Export Trade. See Trade
Extensometer, Optical, for Lateral Strains, 439*. See 415
Extinguishers, Fire, Using Frothy Liquids, 400, 536
Extracting Pumps, Centrifugal, for Surface- Condensers. 278*, 355*, 358, 402
Extrasin Construction Contracts, 163
Eye-Bars and Pins for Beaver Bridge. 249, 490

FACTORY Management. See Works Management
Factories, Explosions io. Inflammability of Dusts, 606. See 164
— General Engineering, Cost-Estimating Rate ? Fixing in, 180*, 286, 445, 553, 665*, 729*
— Lighting of, 197
— See also Cotton-Mills
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd., S.S. “Calgarian,” 675
Fans, “Sirocco,” at Mining Exhibition, 804
Faradav Society: Dr. A. P. Laurie on Two- Solvent Concentration Cells, 57* ; Discussion on Viscosity of Colloids, 431; Joint Meeting with Society of Chemical Industry. Discussion on the Corrosion of Iron, 534; Dr. F. J. Brislee on the Properties of Aluminium, 780 ; see 812
Farman, H., Hydroplane, 171*
Farman, M., Military Aeroplane, 290*
Farnham Tar-Spreading Machine for Roads. 524
Fatigue of Steel Plates of Steamers, 881, 891*
Fea, L., on the Standardisation of Warship Propelling Machinery, 69
Feed-Check Valve. See Valve
— Heater Tubes, Corrosion of. Effect of Annealing, 434
— Heating and Superheating on Locomotives, 399, 408*, 442*, 472*, 483*. See 497. See 539*, 564*, 679
— Heating with Yarrow Boilers, Trials of, 681*
— Pumps. See Pumps
— Water Softener. See Water-Softener Fees of Expert Witnesses, 91
Ferranti, S. Z. de, James Watt Lecture on Power Production, 125
Ferrid, Commandant, on Radiotelegraphic Time- Signals, 766, 788. See 128
Ferro-Concrete Approach-Wall, Pedro Miguel Lock. 626*
— Concrete Arches, Design of, 554, See 645, 714*
— Concrete Beims, Repeated Loading of, 847
— Concrete Beams and Slabs, Design of, L.C.O. Regulations, 816*, 836*. See 430
— Concrete Beams, Tests of, 838
— Concrete Buildings, Kahn System, Weir’s Works, 796*
— Concrete Cofferdam at Gatun Locks, 624*
— Concrete Columns, Design of, L.C.C. Regulations, 885*
— Concrete Construction, Proposed Regulations, 480, 815*, 836*, 885*
— Concrete, Cracks in, 675
— Concrete Doors, Fire Tests of, 842
— Concrete Floors, Design of, L.C.C. Regulations, 815*, 836*. See 430
— Concrete Floors, Wire-Lattice Reinforcement for, 566
— Concrete-Glass Pavement-Lights, 525
— Concrete Groynes, Owens-Case, 219
— Concrete Piles and Columns, Thomson Spiral Reinforcement for, 623*
— Concrete, Stresses in. See London County Council Regulations
— Concrete Structures, Practical Strength of, 749. See 674*
— Concrete Structures, Wind Pressure on, 815
— Concrete, “ Vibrocel ” Cellular Construction, 523
— Concrete Walls and Roofs, “ Hy-Rib” System, 525
— Concrete Work, Testing Concrete for, 838
— Concrete. See also PARAGRAPH INDBX
Fertiliser, Nitrolim, Explosion on Ship, 842
Fettling Castings, Sand-Blast Plant for, 15*.
See also Foundry Plant and Machinery
— Drums for Cleaning Castings, 186*. See also
Tumbling-Barrels
Field-Guns. See Guns
Files, “ Lightning ” High-Speed, Tests of, 34
Filey, Timber and Rubble Sea-Walls at, 78*
Filing-Machine. See Machine- Tools
Filter, Air, Schutz, for Turbo-Generators, 303
— Sand, Hankow Water Works, 180*
Fine Screw-Threads, British Standard, 572, 610*
— Screws, Method of Cutting, 758*
Finland, Copper Ore Deposits at Antokompu, 130
Fire-Appliances, Motor, New York, 343*, 415*
— Box Heating Surface, Locomotive Boilers,
Value of, 231, 263, 584*
— Box Stays, Effect of Age on Strength, 365
— Box, Locomotive, Jacobs-Shupert and Radial-Stay, Low-Water and Evaporation Tests, 581*
— Brick Arch, Locomotives, Effect of, 584*
— Bricks, Melting Points of, 677
— Damp, Determination by Interferometers, 93
— Damp, Ignition by Explosives, 464
— Engine, Chemical, and Hose-Truck, Motor, 344*
— Escape, Motor-Driven, for New York, 415*
— Engine, Motor, with Petrol-Driven Pumps, New York, 418*
— Engine, Steam, Electrically-Propelled, York, 418*
— Engine, Steam, with Petrol Tractor, York,418*
— Extinguishers Using Frothy Liquids, 536
— Float, Motor, “ Delta II.,” 636
— Protection of St. Paul’s Cathedral, 166, 191, 225
— and Salvage Tug “ Dromedary,” Pumping Machinery for, 636*
— Tests of Ferro-Concrete Doors, 842 Flame-Proof Electric Motors for Mines, 331, 782*
— Spectra, of Metals, Effects of Chlorine, 423
Flamm, Professor, on the Unsinkability of Modern bhips, 215* See 384, 405*. 881, 893
Flannel-Washing Machines, 465
Flex ble Joint for Shaft, Daimler Motor-Bus, 9* Flight, Mechanical See Aeronautics
Floating Caissons for Panama Canal, 763, 836
Floor Borders, Hot, Heating Buildings bj", 97*
— Construction, Beaver Bridge, 489*
— Ferro-Concrete, Wire Reinforcement for, 669
— Ferro-Concrete, Design of, London County
Council Regulations, 815*, 836*. See 430
— Spring, for Dancing, “ Valtor,” 567* Flooring, Trough, for Bridges, Filling for, 564 Flue-Dampers, Mason’s Regulator for, 84*
— Gas Analysis ; Thermoscope COg Measuring
Instrument, 642, 787* ; Ward COo Recorder for, 335*
Fluid Friction. See Friction
— Motion of Bodies through, 383, 549*
Flux, A. W., Deductions from Census of Production, 533. See 55
— Meters, Magnetic, Calibration of, 860
“ Flying Fish,” Hydro-Aeroplane, Stabi’ity of, 389*. See 385
Fly-Over Junction, Earl’s Court, 595*
Foam Fire-Extinguishers, 400, 536
Folkestone. Timber and Concrete Sea-Walls at, 78*; Timber Groynes at, 149*
Forecasting Weather, Past and Present, 402
Foreign Engineering Projects. SQQEngineering Projects
Foreign Railways, Maintenance of Rolling-Stock, 58
Foreshore Erosion
Erosion
Forging-Hammers. chine-Tools
~~ Marine Engine 655*
— Press. See Press under Machine-Tools
— Steel Rudder-Post for S.S. “Imperatcr,” 829*
Forms, Steel and Timber, Concrete Construction, 43*, 626*
Forster-White Water-Tube Boiler. 539 Fottinger Gear for Marine Propulsion, 380 Foundations for Gatun Locks, Panama Canal, 622
“ for Piers ; Beaver Bridge, 41*; Canton-Kowloon Railway, 175
— Pile, for Ferro-Concrete Arches, Design of, 566*. See 645, 714*
— for Sea-Walls, Construction of, 283* Foundries, Brass and Iron, Weir’s Works, 797* Foundry and Chemical Engineering Exhibition, 845. See 860*
— Iron, Lang’s Works, 772*; Reavell’s Works, 862*
— of J. Pintsch, A.-G., and Sand-Preparing Plant, 113*
— Machinery, Exhibition of, J. W. Jackman and Co., Ltd., 14*
— Moulding-Machines. See Moulding
— Moulding-Sand. See Sand
Foundry Plant and Machinery: 45*. 113*. 182*, 263*. 314* 420*, 481* Cinder Crushing Machine, The Hill (Eastern Machinery Co.), 184
Fettling-Drum for Castings (G. Green and Co), 186*
Gate-Cutting Machines for Castings: Roberts Brothers, 185* ; E. G. Herbert, Ltd., 185*
Magnetic Separating-Machines: Rapid Mag- netting-Machine Co., Ltd., 183*; Ding’s Electro-Magnetic Separator Co., 183
Mixing-Machine for Moulding-Sand (J. W. Paxson and Co.), 46
Sand-Blast Plants for Cleaning Castings: Tilghman’s Patent Sand-Blast Co., Ltd., 253*, 254* ; Badische Maschinen- fabrik Portable, 316 ; J. M. Betton, 316* ; London Emery Works Co., 420
— Blast Tumbling - Barrels for Castings :
P. Hooker, Ltd., 314; Maschinenfabrik, 315*; and Zimmermann, G.m.b.H., 420*; London Emery Works Co., 420
— Blasting Chambers for Cleaning Castings : Badische Maschinenfabrik, 482*; Lentz and Zimmermann G.m.b.H., 482*
— Blasting Machines for Castings, Rotary Table Type: Badische Maschinenfabrik, 421*; Lentz and Zimmermann G.m.b.H., 481*; Reciprocating Table Type (Badische Maschinenfabrik), 481*; “Ladder” Table Type (Lentz and Zimmermann G.m.b.H.), 481*
— Preparing Plant at Foundry’ of J. Pintsch A.-G., 113*
— Preparing-Plants, Complete : Badische Maschinenfabrik 46*, 114*; London Emery Works Co., 113*
Sifting Machines, Rotary, for Moulding Sand : London Emery Works Co., 45*; G. Green and Co., 45*; Badische Maschinenfabrik, 45*
Tumbling-Barrels for Castings: Badisohe Maschinenfabrik, 186*; London Emery Works Co., 186*. See also Sand-Blast Tumbling-Barrels
Foundry Practice, Heat Treatment of Gun-Meta Castings, 380, 543*
— Sand-Blast Plant for Cleaning Castings, 16*.
See also Foundry Plant and Machinery
— Work, Burton Die-Casting Machine, 578
— Work, Casting Test-Bars for Cast-Iron Pipes, 498, 565*, 678
— Work, Production and Diminution of Skill in, 103
— Work, Testing and Inspection of Cast-Iron
Pipes, 498. See 566*, 678
— Work, Use of Briquetted Metal Borings, 139
— Work. See also Foundry Plant
Fox, William, The late, 849
Frahm Anti-Rolling Tanks, Effect of, 882; Comparisons with Gyroscopes, 819*
B^ramed Structures and Girders, Theory and Practice (Review), 40
— Structures, Practical Strength of, 674*. See 749
Francis Turbine. See Turbines^ Hydraulic Freiberg Mines, Closing of, 713
French Battleships with Quadruple-Gun Turrets, 290*
— Workmen’s Dwellings, 431
— Yunnan Railwaj’, Construction of, 6* Friction, Air, Experiments on, 107*
— Clutch. See Chctch
— Electrification of Benzene, andc., by, 233
— Fluid, Laws of Similitude, 236*
— Fluid, Experiments on, 662
— Pipe, Air and Water, at High Speed, 847
— Railway Trains, Effects of Temperature, 44* Frictional Errors in Engine Indicators, 109*, 134* Fritz, John, The late, 330
Frothy Liquids, Fire Extinguishing by, 400, 536 Froude Experimental Tank, Experiments on Ship Resistance, 413, 506*. See 434, 859, 882
Frozen-Meat Trade, History of (Review), 4
— Meat, Transport of, 165
JPry, L. H., on the Action of Steam in Locomotive Cylinders, 1*, 93* ; on Locomotive Practice in Europe and America, 510
Fry’s Micromanometer, 642
Fuels, Alcohol and Petrol, for Internal-Combustion Engines, 711
— Consumption, Blast Furnaces, Effects of Moisture, 612*, 629
— Consumption of Steel Furnaces, 629, 649
— for Diesel Engines, 500, 662
— for Motor-Car Engines, Use of Benzol as, 676
— Unburnt, Lost by Locomotives, 399, 408*, 442, 483*, 485*, 487, 539, 564*, 679
— See also Coal; Oil; Gas Furnaces, Blast, Economy of Dry Blast, 612*, 629
— Electric, Chromium Resistances for, 575
— Electric, Hering, Pinch Effect in, 848
— Gas, at National Physical Laboratory, 859
— Oil-Fired, Metal-Melting, 333
— Open-Hearth, Steel-Melting, Coal Consumption of, 629, 649
— Open-Hearth, Steel - Melting, Faults and Remedies, 629, 646*
— Principles of Combustion in, 646. See 629
— Puddling, Reactions in, 239
— Reynolds’s Air-Regulating Valves for, 646*
— Telescope for Observing, 650*
— Working, Regenerative System in, 646. 629
Ganges, Bridge Over, Travelling Gantries for Erection, 494*
Gantries and Cranes for Shipbuilding Berths (Mitsu Bishi Co.), 226*
— Travelling, for Bridge Erection, 78*, 494*, 556*, 658*
— See also Crane
Gas Analysis by Positive Rays, 126*, 747*. See 266*
— Artificial, Fine Powders in Suspension, 267, 300
— Carbon Dioxide. See Carbon Dioxide
— Coal, Recovery of Benzol from, 676
— Dissociated, Electrical Conductivity of, 329
— Engine. See Engines, Gas
— Engineers, Institution of. Jubilee of, 848
— from Explosives, Erosion of Nozzles by, 64*
— Flue, Analysis of. Ward CO2 Recorder for, 335* ; Thermoscope CO2 Measuring Instrument, 642,787*
— Furnace, at National Physical Laboratory, 859
— and Gas Works. See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Holder, Spiral-Guided, at Ilkeston, Failure of, 590*, 694*. See 679*
— Hydrogen, Determination of Lifting Power, 642
— Hydrogen, New Lines in Spectrum, 641
— Ignition by Explosives, 464
— Industry, Progress in 1911 (Review), 5
— Methods of Counting Atoms, 233, 267, 300
— New, Discovered in Atmosphere, 126*, 747. See 267
— Nitrogen, Chemically Active, 330
— Occluded, in Metals, 127, 747
— Plant, Dowson, Chingford Reservoir, 224*
— Producer, Sensible Heat in, 650
— Proof Electric Motors for Mines, 331, 782*
— Pump. See Pump, Humphrey Gas
— Specific Heat of. Experiments on Gas-Engines, 642
— Temperatures of Combustion, 646*
Gaseous Explosions, Effects of Turbulence in, 233, 642
— Explosions, Heat Flow in, 200, 233
— Explosions, Rate of Ignition, 234
Gasoline. See Petrol and Engines, Petrol Gate-Cutting Machines for Castings, 185*
— for Locks, Panama Canal, 761*
— for Regulating Weirs, Panama Canal, 833*
— Valves. See Valves
Gatun Dam, Panama Canal; Spillway and Regulating Weir, 831* ; Hydro-Electric Power Plant, 836*
— Locks, Panama Canal; Construction of, 622* ;
Control Valves, andc., 689*; Gates, 761*
Gauge Problem, Australian Railways, 749
Gauges, Pressure, Fry’s Micromanometer, 642; Roberts’s Micromanometer, 750*
— Pressure, for Measuring Speed of Aeroplanes, 721*, 750*. See 641
— Pressure and Vacuum, Testing-Machine for, 51*
Gayley’s Process of Drying Air for Blast-Furnaces, Economy of, 612*, 629
Gear-Box, Change-Speed, Chain-Drive, Daimler Motor-Bus, 11* ; Material Used, 101. See 40
Gear-Cutting Machines. See Machine-Tools
— Differential, Daimler Motor-Bus, 12* ; Materials Used, 101. See 40
Geared Turbines for Marine Propulsion. Marine Propulsion
Gearing, Noise from, Oscillograph Records, 372* Gee, Prof. W. W. H., on Prevention of Corrosion of Metals, 534
General Aviation Contractors, Ltd.; Anzani Aeroplane Engine, 262*. See 297
— Electric Company’s System, Direct-Current Electric Traction, 856*
Generating Station. See Power-Station
Generator, 3760-Kw., Direct-Current and Westinghouse Geared Turbine, 169*
— Electric, Alternating-Current, Hydro-Electric Power Plant, Worcester, 703*
Electric, Deflection of Armature Shafts, 143*
— Electric, and Valveless Steam-Engine, 869*
— Electric. See also Turbo-Generators
Geology of Oil-Finding (Review), 187
— and Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks (Review), 696
— of Soils and Substrata (Review), 594
Geometry, Practical, and Graphics (Review), 419
“George Washington,” S.S., Stability in Damaged Condition, 217*
German and British Naval Construction, 161, 395, 461
— and British Warships, Costs of, 161
— Coal Syndicate, Working of, 502
— Industries, Central Union of, 204 ; Report on, 303
— Institutes for Chemistry and Coal Research, 92
— Institution of Naval Architects, Year-Book of ' (Review), 660
— Machine-Tool Industry, 548
— Pig-Iron Production, 701. See 401
— Railway Statistics, 682
— Railways, Shortage of Wagons, 209
— Silver, Effect of Heat Treatment on Microstructure, 376*, 379
— Testing Laboratory, Report of, 201
— Trade Statistics, 401, 602, 548, 701
Germany, Rhine-Westphalian Coal Deposits, 845. See 502
Ghent Exhibition ; National Physical Laboratory’s Exhibit, 49 ; Opening of, 607 ; Locomotive for P.L.M. Railway at, 666*. See Rrratuni^ 761; Machine-Tools and Electrical Apparatus, 773*, 805*, 888*
Gibb’s Module for Irrigation Works, 84*
Gibson, Prof. A. IL, on Suction between Passing Ships, 882
Gilbreth’s System. See Motion Study
Girders and Columns, Practical Strength of, 674*. See 749
— and Structures, Theory and Practice (Review), 40
— See also Beams; Bridges; Hoofs; Floors Git-Cutting Machines for Castings, 185* Glasgow Meeting. Institution of Naval Architects. See Naval Architects
Glass Pavement Lights, Ferro-Concrete Ribs. 525
Glenfield and Kennedy, Ltd. ; Gibb’s Module for Irrigation Works, 84*
“ Gnome ” Aeroplane Engines, Gyroscopic Effect, 168, 203, 389*
Gold, Microstructure of. Effect of Annealing, 813
— Mine, Randfontein, Telpher at, 803*
“ Mines, Rand, Compressed-Air Power-Supply, 434
Goss, Prof., Locomotive Engine and Boiler Trials, 1* 93*, 581* See 231
Governing Mechanism for Winding Engines. Bever’s, 803*
Government and Private Employment, 429
— Regulations, Control of Foreign Aeronauts. 327
Governor for Hydraulic Turbines, 703*
Grace, P., Short Hydro-Aeroplane, 259
Grahame - White Aviation Co., Ltd: Military Aeroplane, 256* ; Hydro-Aeroplane, 257*
Grand Central Railway Station, New York, 725* Graphical Method of Optical Imagery, 682 Graphics and Practical Geometry (Review), 419 Grass, Protection of Sand-Dunes from Sea bv 78
Gratings, Diffraction, See Bi fraction Grating
Gratzmuller, L., on High-Tension Continuous- Current Traction, 732, 852* See 733, 736
Graving Dock. See Dock
Great Central Railway, 4-6-0 Locomotive, 293* “Great Eastern,” Comparison of Scantlings with Modern Steamers, 818*
Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway, Accident on, 163
Green Aeroplane Engine, 262*. See 297
Green, G., and Co. Sand-Sifting Machine. 45*- Fettling Drum, 186* ’
Greenock Philosophical Society, J. Watt Lecture by S. Z. de Ferranti, 125
Greenwood and Batley, Ltd., Turret Lathe, 805*
Gregory’s Warping-Device for Aeroplanes, 167* Greiner, Dr., Award of Bessemer Medal to 608 Grinding-Machine. See Machine-Tools
— Mill, Hardinge Conical, for Ores, andc.. 802*
— Mill for Paint, 666
— Shale, Ball Mills for, 802
Gripper, Rope, for Wire Ropeways, 670* Grouting, Cement, Assouan Dam, 568
Grove, F., on the Canton-Kowloon Railwav, 175 Groynes, Chain-Cable, 219
Concrete Block, at Hastings, 219*
— Owens-Case Ferro-Concrete, 219
— Stone-Pitched, at Ostend, 283*
— Timber, 149*. 150* 218*, 219*
• Timber and Rubble, at Bridlington, 218*
Guards for Textile Machinery, 451*
Guidoni, Ing. A., on the Development of th( Hydroplane, 170*
Guinea Coast, Harniattan Wind of, 840 Gulliver, G. H., on the Rapid Cooling of Binary Alloys, 380
Guns, Arrangement on Aeroplanes, 299*
— Arrangement on Battleships, 115*, 350*, 357. See 728
, — Automatic, Rifie-Calibre, for British Army, 235
— Disappearing, for Submarines (F. Krupp), 333*
: — Naval, Increase in Calibre, 729
— Power, Brazilian Battleship “Riode Janeiro,” 115*
— Power of Modern Battleships, 115*, 350*, 357
— Training, Williams-Janney Gear for, 156*
— Trials, Japanese Battle-Cruiser “Kongo,” 710
, — Turrets, Multiple, in Warships, 288*, 729 — See also Warships and PaKAOSArH IXDB.X Gun-Metal, Heat Treatment of, 380, 543* Gunnery, British Naval, 574
Gunpowders. See Explosives Gwynne Centrifugal Pumps, 802
Gyroscopes for Producing Rolling in Ice-Breaking Steamers, 824
Stabilising, for Ships, Comparisons with Anti-Rolling Tanks, 819*
Gyroscopic Effect of Aeroplane Engines and Propellers, 168, 203, 389*
— Recorders lor Rolling of Ships, 824*
— Stabilising Apparatus for .ships, Sperry’s, 819*
— Stabilising Devices for Aeroplanes, 168
Gyrostatic Effect and Its Applications (Review), 696

HABER, Prof. P., Synthetic Ammonia Process, 463
Hadfield’s Steel Foundry Co., Ltd. ; Symon’s Disc Crusher, 783*
Hadley, A. E., on Power Supply by Compressed Air on the Band, 434
Ham burg-Amerika Co.’s Emigrant Station, 830
— Amerika Liner “ Imperator.” See “ Imperator ’’
— Araerika Motor-Ship “Christian X,,” Working Results, 22
Hammer. See Machine-Tools
Hammock, W. G., Marine Engineering Reminiscences, 220
Hancock, H. W., on the Central Control of Apparatus in Electric Systems, 272*
Hankow Water Works, 179*
Harbour, Madras, Sand Accretion near, 630
— Rosyth Naval, Depth of Water in, 503
— Works, Durban, 238
— See also PARAORAI'U INDEX
Hardinge Conical Mill for Ore-Grinding, 802*
Hardness Tests. See Tests (Materials)
Harmattan Wind of the Guinea Coast, £40
Harmonic Analysis by Spectroscopic Means, 682
Hastings, Concrete Sea-Walls at, 76* ; Concrete Groynes, 219*
— Storm Waves at, 76*, 284*
“ Hatfield” Pump and Steam-Engine, 636*
Hatfield, W. H., on the Influence of Sulphur on the Stability of Iron Carbide, 629, 683*. See Erratum^ 705
Haulage, Mine, Travelling Brake for, 783*
Heat Accumulators for Exhaust-Steam Turbines, 711
— Conductivity and Flow of Steam through Nozzles, 37, 65*, 83
— Effect on Eiffel Tower, 61
— Engines. See Engines
— Flow in Gas-Engine Cylinders, 200, 23,3
— Insulating Materials, Tests of, 848
— Latent, Steam from Salt Solutions, 423
— Losses, Locomotive Boilers, Effect of Rate of
Firing, 408*, 483*, 539, 564*, 679
— Radiant, Jordan’s Radiometer and Thermo-Galvanometer for Measuring, 642
— Radiating Power of Atmosphere, Determination of, 704
— Radiation in Gas-Engine Cylinders, 200. See 233
— Radiation Laws Applied to Heating Buildings, 97*
— Sensible, in Producer Gas, 650
— Specific, of Gases, Experiments on Gas- Engines, 642
— Specific, of Iron at High Temperatures, 645*
— Transmission in Boilers, Effects of Convection and Radiation, 231, 263
— Transmission in Surface Condensers at Different Velocities, 273*
— Transmission in Surface Condensers, Effect of Air, 121, 274. See 156
— Treatment. See Metallurgy
Heater, Feed-Water. See Feed- Water Beater Heating Boiler, The “ 0-Sho,” 525
— Buildings, Hot-Panel and Hot Floor Border System, 97*
— Curves. See A Hoys under Metallurgy
— Plant, Colchester Asylum, 740
— Radiant 231, 263. See also Surface Combustion
— Surface, Locomotive Boilers, Value of Fire-Box, 231, 263, 584*
— and Ventilating Engineers, Institution of.
Research Scholarships, 611
Hedley, W., and the Invention of the Locomotive, 304
Helical Gears. See Gears
Helium, Formation from Hydrogen, 225, 641
Hellier and Gasson Control Apparatus for Railway Signals, 25*. See Erratum, 63
Hematite Prices. See Metal-Price Diagrams
Henderson, Prof. J. B., on the Flow of Steam through Nozzles, 63*. See 37*, 83, 131, 165*, 675*; on the Motion of Bodies through Air and Water, 383, 649*
Herbert, E. G., Ltd.; Gate-Sawing Machines, 185
Hering Electric Furnace, Pinch Effect, 848
Herzberg, Alexander, The late, 86 High Frequency. See Electric High-Speed Tool-Steel. See Steel; Metallurgy
Highfield, J. S., on Power Transmission by Continuous Current on the Series System, 783
Hiley, A., on Launching Declivities, 414, 790* 825*
Hill Cinder-Crushing Machine for Foundries, 184
Hill, J. and P.; Motor Road-Sweeper, 604*
Hillhouse, P. A., on Safety of Life at Sea, 881, 893
H.M.SS. See Warships
History of Frozen-Meat Trade (Review), 4
Hobbing-Machines, Gear. See Qear-Cutting Machine under Machine-Tools
Hochdruckbrikettierung G.m.b.H.; Briquetting Plants for Turnings, 139*
Hoist, “Jandus” Hand-Power, for Arc-Lamps, 852*
— Pneumatic, for Mines, 783*
— Ships’, Operating by Compressed Air, 404*. See 382, 868*
— Ships’, Power Required by, 404*. See 382
Holden and Brooke, Ltd.; Priming Device for Centrifugal Pumps, 800*; Leinert’s Water- Meter, 801*
Holes in Plates, Stresses Due to, 414, 415, 439*
Holland’s Locking Motion for Carding-Engines, 451*
Home Office Committee on Factor}' Lighting, 197
— Office Experimental Station, Eskmeals, Tests of Inflammability of Dusts, 606. See 164
— Office Regulations, Control of Foreign Aeronauts, 327
— Office Report, Cadeby Main Colliery Explosion, 708
Hong Kong University, Equipment of, 13, 191
Hooghly, River, Suction Dredger for, TOO
Hooker, P., Ltd.; Sand-Blast Tumbling-Barrel, 314*
Hopkinson Optical Indicator, Errors in, 109*, 134*
Hopkinson, Prof. B., on Gas-Engine Research, 200, 233
Horner, J., on Foundry Plant and Machinery. See Foundry
Hornsea, Timber Groynes at, 219*
Hose-Trucks, Motor, for New York 344*, 345 Houses, French Workmen’s, 431
Hove, Concrete Sea-Walls at, 75*
Hubs of Turbine-Wheels, Expansion Due to Centrifugal Stress, 621*
Hudson, O. F., on Microstructure of German Silver, 376*, 379
Hudswell, Clarke and Co., Ltd. ; Narrow-Gauge Locomotive, 70*
Humfrey, J. 0. W., on the Properties of Soft Steel at High Temperatures, 630
Humphrey Gas-Pumps. See Pumps Hungarian Battleship “Viribus Unitis,” with Triple-Gun Turrets, 289*
Huntington, Professor A. K., Presidential Address to Institute of Metals, 364
Hydraulic Ash-Expeller for Steamers, 664*
— Ejector Air-Pump for Condenser, 276*, 850*
— Forging-Piess, 600-Ton, at Weir’s Works, 798
— Power Plant. See Power Plant
— Presses for Briquetting Metal Borings, 139*
— Pump. See Pump
— Riveting - Machines, Construction of S.S. “Aquitania,” 518*
— Ship Propulsion, Early Trials, 220
— Testing-Machine for Pressure-Gauges, 61*
— Transmission Gear, Fottinger, 380
— Turbines. See Turbines; Pelton Wheels; Power Plants
— Variable-Speed Gear, Williams-Janney, 156*
— See also Water
Hydraulics, Multiple V'Notch Weirs, 589*
Hydro-Aeroplanes. See Aeronautics Hydrocarbons, Chemistry of, 92
Hydrochloric Acid, Chemical Test for, 375. See 366
— Acid, Effects in Condenser-Tube Corrosion. 366, 375
Hydro-Electric Power-Plant. See Power-Plant
— Extractors, Laundry Exhibition, 466
Hydrodynamics, Experiments on Skin Friction, 662
— Laws of Similitude, 236*
— Motion of Bodies through Air and Water, 383, 549*
— Resistance of Air and Water in Pipes at High Speeds, 847
— Resistance of Mercantile Ship Forms, 413, 506*. See 882
— Resistance of Ships, Effect of Form and Size on, 882
Hydrogen, Determination of Lifting Power, 642
— Formation of Helium and Neon from, 225, 641
— Reduction of Salt Solutions by, 466
— Spectrum, New Lines in, 641
— Temperatures of Combustion, 646*
Hydroplane Boats, Longitudinal Stability of. 385, 388*.- See 170
— See also Aeronautics
“ Hy-Rib” Ferro-Concrete Walls, andc., 525
Hysteresis Curves, Steels for Permanent Magnets, 744*
Hythe, Viscount, Profit-Sharing System. 302

ICEBERGS, Temperature of Water Near, 608
Ice-Breaking Steamers, Gyroscopes for Producing Rolling in, 824
— See also Refrigerating
Ignition, Gas-Engines, Rate of, 234
- Coal-Dust by Explosives, 464
— Temperatures, Coal and other Dusts. 164. See 606
Ilkeston, Failure of Gas-Holder at, 590*, 694*. See 679*
Illinois, University of. Experiments on Train Resistance, 44*
Illummation. See Light; Lighting; Lamps; Impact Tests. See Tests (Materials)
“ Iniperator,” Hamburg-Amerika Liner, 827*’ Feed-Pumps for, 151*; Boat-Launching Gear, 304, 436, 828

Imperial College of Science and Technology;

Work of, 606; L.O.C. Scholarships at,
Impulse Turbines, See Turbines
Incandescent Lamps. See Lamps under India, Irrigation Works in, 781
— Lower Ganges Bridge, Gantries for Erection, 494*
— Madras Harbour, Sand Accretion near, 530
— Rubber. See Rubber
Indicators. Calibration by Air Compression in Gas-Engines, 110*
— Cards, Averaging by Photography, 49
Diagrams, Calculation of Steam Consumption from, 1*, 93* nn i«*
Diagrams, Correction for Errors, 110, 137 , 139
Diagrams, Triple-Expansion Marine Engines, 387*, 470*
— Diaphragm Type, 111 .
— Lanza Continuous Drum Mechanism for, 305
— Mechanical and Optical, Errors in, 109 ,134 Induction Motor. See Motor, Electric See Electric
Industrial Chemistry (Review), 150
— Disputes, See Labour
Economics, Census of Production, 55, 533
— Economics, Influence of Machinery on duction, 56. See 534
— Efficiency and Psychology (Review), 662
— Lighting, 197 . ,
Management. See Works Manacfeinent
— Notes, 12, 48, 82, 129, 154, 190, 224, 270, 319, 369, 391, 422, 456, 491, 526, 577, 632,680,700, 748, 786, 804, 849, 884. PARAGRAPH INDEX
Industries, German. See German
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX Inertia Errors in Engine Indicators, 109 134 “Infanta Isabel de Borbon,” S.S., 599*, 698 . See also 322*. 386*. 434
Influence Lines, Use in Design of Ferro-Concrete Arches, 554* , ,
Inglis. C. E., on Stresses in Plates due to Crocks, Ingot8.°Steel, Talbot Process of Compressing, 626
Injectors versus Feed-Pumps for Locomotives, 399*, 409*, 486. See 497 . z .
Inland Navigation. See Navigation; Canals; Rivers , .
Inspection, Boiler, Report of Manchester Steam- Users’ Association, 785
— of Cast-Iron Pipes, 498. See 565*, 678 Institutes, German, for Chemistr^’^ and Coal Research, 92 .....
Institution, Royal. See Rogal Institution Institutions, Technical. See
Society; American Society oj Mechanical Enqiheers; American Society of Eaval Architects; Arts, Royal Society of; Auto^ mobile Engineers; Civil Engineers; EUc- trical Engineers; Engineers and Ship’ builders in Scotland; Faraday Society; Gas Engineers ; German Institution of Naval Architects; Heating ami Ventilating Engineers ; Iron and Steel Institute, Italian Institution of Eaval Architects ; Junior Institution of Engineers; Liverpool Engineering Society ; Mechanical Engineers; Metals, Institute of; Meteorological Society ; Mining Engineers; Naval Architects; North-East Coast; Paint and Varnish Society ; Physical Society ; Royal Institution; Royal Society; Rugby Engineering Society; Water Engineers, bee also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Instruments, Scientific, Exhibition of, Royal Society Soirde, 6U, 8p"
Scientific, for Use in Aeronautics, 641, z20 , 758*. See 750*
Insulation. SeeHeuC,’ Electric Insurance, Workmen’s. See Labour Interchangeability, Imperfect, in Machine Work, Causes of, 313
Interference of Rbntgen Rays, 347*. 377. See 364 Interferometers, Determination of Methane by. 93 Internal - Combustion Engines. See EngiMS, Petrol; Engines, Gas; Engines, Oil; Motor-Cars; Motor-Boats ; Tractors; Aero-
— Grinder. See Gnnding ? Machine under Machine-Tools , .
International Exhibition. See Exhibition Radiotelegraphic Time-Signals, 128, 765, 788
— Road Congress, 869. See 878* Inwards’ Curve-Drawing Apparatus, 814 Iodide of Potassium Solutions, E.M.F. Produced by, 57*
Ionisation Effects, Counting Molecules by, 301.
Photographing Particles from Atoms by, 362* Irish Narrow-Gauge Railway, Locomotive for, 70*
Iron Alloys. See also Metallurgy and Steel
— and Brass Turnings, Magnetic Separators for, 183*
— Carbide in Cast Iron, Influence of Sulphur and Silicon on, 629. 683*. See Erratum, 705
— Corrosion.
— Foundry. See foundry
— Furnaces.
— Heat Treatment. See Metallurgy
— Industry, German, Statistics, 401, 701
— Manufacture, Economy of Dry Blast for Blast Furnaces, 612*, 629
— Ore. See Ore
— Pure, Nature of Inversion, 630, 645*, 651*
— Sheets, Magnetic Tests of, 585
— Specific Heat at High Temperatures, 645*

Iron and Steel Institute:

Spring Meeting, London:
Report of Council, 608 Bessemer Gold Medal, 608 Carnegie Scholarships and Medal, 629 On the Production of Sound Steel by Lateral Compression of the Ingot whilst its Centre is Liquid, by B. Talbot, 626
New Form of Electrically-Driven Two-High Continuous Running Reversing Mill, by A. Lamberton, 628, 638*
Studies in the Cold Flow of Steel, by P. Longmuir, 628, 716*
Economy of Dry Blast, by Prof. J. von Ehrenwerth, 612*, 629
Influence of Sulphur, on the Stability of Iron Carbide in the Presence of Silicon, by W. II. Hatfield, 629, 633* See Erraldtiii 705
Rolling-Mill Practice in the United States, by J. Puppe, 614*
Some Fundamental Faults of Present-Day Furnaces and their Remedies, by A. Reynolds, 629, 616*
Tenacity Deformation and Fracture of Soft Steel at High Temperatures, by W. Rosenhain, and J. C. W. Humfrey, 630. See 859
Critical Range? of Pure Iron with Special Reference to the A2 Inversion, by Prof. H. C. H. Carpenter, 630, 651*. See 645*
Iron and Steel Institute, West of Scotland; Prof. T. Turner on the Puddling Process, 239
— and Steel Production of the World, 165
— and Steel. See also PARAGKAFII INDEX
— Tests. See Tests (Materials)
— Vessels, Acid Resisting, 845
— Work, Structural. See BMges; Boo/s; Elooes; Colatnns
— Wrought, Reactions of the Puddling Process, 239
— Wrought, and Steel, Relative Advantages, 239
— See also Cast Iron; Steel; Pig Iron; Metallurgy Ironac,"’ Acid-Resisting Vessels, 845
Ironing-Machines, “ Decoudun,” 465, 466
Irrigation Channels, Gibb’s Module for Regulating Flow in, 84*
— Egyptian, and Agriculture, 743. See 333, 568
— Egyptian, Assouan Dam, Protective Apron and Heightening of, 568. See 743
— Sun-Power Motor for Pumping, 833
— Works in India, 784
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX .
Isherwood Framing for Oil Steamers,337*
Isle of Man Steamer “ King Orry,” 871*
Italian Battleship “ Dante Aligheri,” with TripleGun Turrets, 288*
Italian Institution of Naval and Mechanical Engineers:
Protection of “Dreadnought” Battleships, by Major-General V. E. Cuniberti, 61
Standardisation of Warship Propelling Machinery, by L. Fea, 69
Development of the Hydroplane, by Ing. A. Guidoni, 170*
Curtis Turbines of the Scouts “ Marsala ” and “ Nino Bixio,” by Commr. Ing. V. Malfatti, 173*. See Erratutn, 235
Arrangement of Machinery in Warships, by G. Rota, 244*
Italian Scouts “Marsala” and “Nino Bixio,” Curtis Turbines for, 173*. See Erratum^ 235
— Warships, Arrangement of Engines and Boilers, 244*

JACKMAN, J. W., and Co., Ltd,, Exhibition of Foundry Machinery, 14*
Jacobs-Shupert Fire-Boxes, Locomotive Boilers, Tests of, 581*
“ Jandus ” Winch for Arc-Lamps, 852*
Janney-Williams Variable-Speed Gear, 156*
Japan, Development of Mechanical Engineering in, 228
— James Watt Birthday Celebrations in, 228
— Progress of Motor-Cars in, 165
Japanese Battle-Cruiser “ Kongo,” Trials of, 709*
— Shipbuilding Yard, Mitsu Bishi Co., Gantries and Cranes for, 226*
— State Railways, Development of, 127
— Steamer “ Katori Maru,” 740
Jenkins, R., and Co., “ 0-Sho” Heating Boiler, 525
Jet-Condensers. See Condensers
Jets, Flow of Air Through, 251, 280*
— Propulsion of Ships, Early Trials, 220
— Steam. See also Nozzles
— Steam and Water, Extracting Air from Condensers by, 655*. See 276*, 435, 458, 856*
Johnson, F., on Impurities in Muntz Metal, 283*
Johnstone, Messrs. Lang’s Works at, 769*
Joint, Flexible, for Shaft, Daimler Motor-Bus, 9*
Jointing Materials, Steam, Tests of, 848*
Joist-Straightening Machine, Double-Ended, 532*
Jordan’s Radiometer and Thermo-Galvanometer, 642
Josse-Muller Air-Pump for Condensers, 850*. See 276*
Journals, Railway Train, Effects of Temperature on Resistance, 44*
Jubilee of the Institution of Gas Engineers, 848
Jullian, M., on the Electrification of the Midi Railway, 732. See 733, 736
Junction, Fly-Over, at Earl’s Court, 595*
Junior Institution of Engineers; Captain H. R. Sankey on Hot-Panel and Hot-Floor Border System of Heating, 97*; Annual Dinner, 268; A. Alison on Heat-Accumulators, 711
“ Jutlandia,” Motor-Ship, Working Results, 402

KAHN Ferro-Concrete Buildings, Weir’s Works, 796*
Kartel Movement in Germany, 204, 303, 602
— Rhenish Westphalian Coal Syndicate, 502
“ Katori Maru,” S.S., for Nippon Yusen Kaisha, 740
Kawasaki, S., The late, 211
Keeling, George William, The late, 874
Kennedy, Sir A. B. W.; Marine Engineering Reminiscences, 220
Kennicott Water-Softening Plant, 192
Kent, J. L., on the Resistance of Ships, 882
— Tests of Road Construction Systems in, 127
Kenworthy, J., on Early Wire-Drawing Practice, 540*
Kiel Dockyard, Briquetting Plant for Metal Borings, 139*
Kinematograph, Use in Motion Study, 500, 851
Kinetic Air-Pump for Surface-Condensers, 355*. See 435, 458
King, J. F., on Large Deck-Houses, 413, 437*
“ King Orry,” Isle of Man Steamer, 871
King’s Birthday Honours, 784
Kingsdown, Land Reclamation at, 286*
Kitchener, Lord, Report on Egypt, 743
Knife-Edge Bearings, Design of, 758*
Kohlernberg Mountain, Wire Ropeway for Passengers, 202
“Kongo,” Japanese Battle-Cruiser, Trials of, 709*
Kowloon-Canton Railway, Construction of, 175
Krupp Guns for Submarines, 333*
Kundt’s Tube, Dust-Ripples in, 757

LABORATORY, Chemical, Weir’s Works, 796
— German, for Chemistry and Coal Research, 92
— Testing, German, Report, 201
— See also National Physical and Material- prufungsamt

Labour:

Bonus System, Messrs. Lang’s Works, 772
— System. See also Rate-Fixing Canadian Labour Legislation, Report on, 234 Capital and Labour, Shares in Production, 533. See 55
Census of Production, 55, 533
China, Cost of Labour in, 179. See 175
Conciliation in Labour Disputes, Canada, 234
Co-Partnership Scheme, Sardinian Mines, 302
French Workmen’s Dwellings, 431
Labour Conditions, French Yunnan Railway Construction, 8
Machinery, Influence on Production, 56. See 534
Motion Study, Use of Cinematograph in, 500, 851
Output per Employee in Various Industries, 56, 533
Piecework Rates. See Rate- Fixing Premium System, Messrs. Lang’s Works, 772 — System. See also Rate-Fixing Profit-Sharing in Sardinian Mines, 302 Psychology and Industrial Efficiency (Review), 662
Railways, British, High Wages and Increase of Rates, 299
Rate-Fixing in Engineering Shops, 180*, 286, 445, 553, 589, 655* 729*
Shipbuilding Trade, Hours and Wages in, 707 Strikes in 1912, 22
United States Railways, Increased Labour Cost, 573
Wages and Hours in Shipbuilding Trade, 707 Wages of Lancashire Cotton Operatives, 449 Workmen’s Compensation Cases, 243, 280. See also Industrial Notes and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Lackawanna Steel Co.’s Works, Roughing-Rolls for Joists, 615*
Ladder, Fire-Escape, Motor-Driven, New York, 415*
Lagging Materials. See Meat Insulation
Lake Steamer “Ashtabula,” Comparisons of Anti-Rolling Tanks and Gyroscopes, 823*
Lambert, B , on Iron Corrosion, 534 Lamberton. A., on a New Form of Rolling-Mill, 628*, 633*
Lamps, Electric. See 'Electric Lancashire Cotton Mills. See Cotton Mills
— Electric Drive, Planing Machine with, 133*
— and Multicubular Boilers, Comparisons of.
See Boiler Practice, British and American Lanchester’s Clutch for Damping Torsional Oscillations, Petrol Engines, 9*
Land Area Measurement, Simple Instrument for, 505
— Reclamation at Kingsdown, 286*
Lang, J., and Sons, Works at Johnstone, 769* Lang’s Hexagon Turret Lathe, Examples of Work on, 769*
Langelier Manufacturing Co.; Swaging-Machine for Wire Spokes, 631*
Lanza Drum Mechanism for Indicators, 305* Lapland Iron Ore, Increased Export of, 548 Lassen and Hjort, Chemical Valve for Water- Softeners, 784*
Latent Heat of Steam from Salt Solutions, 423 Lateral Strains, Extensometer for, 439*. See 415
Lathes. See Machine-Tools
Latour, M., on Single-Phase Traction, 732. See 733, 736
Lattice Poles, Steel, Tests of, 536
— Reinforcement for Ferro-Concrete Floors, 566
Launch of Allan Liner “ Alsatian,” 460*; “Calgarian,” 575
— of H.M. Cruiser “ Birmingham,” 644
— and Launching Gear, S.S. “ Aquitania,” 522,* 563
— Motor. See Motor-Boat Launching Aeroplanes from Warships, 21
— Arrangements, Brazilian Battleship, 117*
— Declivities and Pressures of Ships on Ways, 414, 790*, 825*
— Gear for Lifeboats, S S. “Imperator,” 304, 436, 828
— Gear for '.Lifeboats, |Passenger Steamers, 47, 163, 304, 436, 844, 881, 894
— for Ships’ Lifeboats, Welin Quadrant Davits for, 304, 436. See 47, 163
Laundry Exhibition, Agricultural Hall, 465
Laurie, Dr. A. P., on Two-Solvent Concentration Cells, 57*
Laval, Dr. K. G. P. de. The late, 204
Law of Similitude, Aerodynamics and Hydrodynamics, 236*
Lawsuits, Fees of Expert Witnesses, 91
Lea, River, London Water Supply from. See Chingford Roserooir
Lead Mines, Freiberg, Closing of, 713
— White, and Zinc Oxide for Paints, Comparisons of, 535
Leblanc, M., on Three-Phase Power Transmission, 736
Leblanc-Westinghouse Jet Condensers, 279*
Leblanc-Westinghouse Rotary Air-Pump. 251, 276*, 355* ; Tests, 277*

Legal:

Arbitration Case, Telephone Transfer, Settlement of, 95
Canadian Labour Legislation. Report on, 234 Contracts, Accidents in Executing. 23. See 21
— Construction, Extras in, 163
— Payment by Measure and Value, 56
— Unforeseen Difficulties in, 21. See 23 Cotton Mills, Lancashire, Proposed Financial Legislation, 447
Fees of Expert Witnesses, 91
Mischievous Children, Liability for Iniuries to, 398 J
Motor-Omnibuses and Wear of Roads. 535. See 235,499
Workmen’s Compensation Cases, 243, 280 Leinert’s Water-Meter, 801*
Leitz Binocular Microscope, 845
Lenses^^Oraphical Method of Optical Imagery
Lentz and Zimmermann G.m.b.H., Sand-Blast Apparatus, 420*, 481*, 482*
Letterkenny and Burtonport Extension Railway, Locomotive for, 70*
Letters to the Editor, 13, 52, 83, 130, 155, 191, 207, 225, 263, 304, 321, 434, 458. 503, 538, 564, 609, 644. 678, 714, 749, 785, 818, 840. See LETTER INDEX
Lewes, Prof. V. B., on Testing Explosives, 464
Lidgerwood Cableways, Lock Construction Panama Canal, 624*
Lifeboats, Ships. See Boats
Lifter, Brett Steam, for Drop-Hammer, 50* Lifting Power, Hydroplane Floats and Vanes, 170*
Light, Formula for Wave Lengths of Spectrum Lines, 397
— Graphical Method of Optical Imagery, 682
— Interference of, Determination of Methane by, 93
— Polarised, Applications of, 573*. See also
Optical Determination of Stress
— Polarised, Mercury Vapour Lamp for Experiments with, 574*
— Radiations and Atomic Structure, 397
— See also Spectrum; Di fraction
Lighthouses, British, History of (Review), 561
Lighting, Electric. See Electric
— of Factories and Workshops, 197
— Gas, Progress in 1911 (Review), 5
— Gas. Recovery of Benzol from, 676
“ Lightning” Files, Tests of, 34
Lightning Strokes, Photographs of. 814
Limits of Error in Machine-Work, 313
Liners. See Steamers; Ships
Liquids, Brownian Movements in, 267*
— Drops, Darling’s Experiments on, 813*
— Fuel. See Oil Fuel
— Meter. Leinert’s Tipping Tank, 801*
Literature, 4, 38, 74, 128, 150, 186, 287, 316, 419. 537, 560, 594, 660, 696, 727. See LITERATURE INDEX
Liverpool Engineering Society : J. W. Anderson on Engineers and Chambers of Commerce, 165 ; Annual Dinner, 235
— Royal Liver Building, Heating System, 97*
Lloyd’s Statistics: Vessels under Construction, 60, 500; Shipbuilding in 1912, 118. See 28* ; British Shipping, Vessels Added and Removed, 302
Lock System, Electric, for Mine-Cages, 697 Locking Motions for Carding-Engines and Draw- Frames, 451*
Locks, Panama Canal ; Construction of, 622* Control-Valves, andc., 689* ; Gates. 761*
Locomotive, 4-6-0 Type, for Great Central Railway, with Robinson’s Superheater, 293*
— 4-6-2-Type, Four- lylinder Compound, with Schmidt Superheater, for Pari^-Lyons- Mediterranean Railway, 666. See Erratum 751 ’
— 4-8-4-T,ype, Narrow-Gauge Tank, for Letter-Burtonport Extension Railway,
— Boiler, Belpaire-Type, Trials of, 208
— Boilers, Combined Check-Valve and Blow-Through Valve, 443*
— Boilers, Eflfect of Fire-Brick Arch, 232, 584*
— Boilers, Injectors versus Feed-Pumps for. 399. 409*. 486. See 497
— Boilers, with Jacobs-Shupert and Radial-Stay
Fire-Boxes, Low-Water and Evaporation Tests, 581*
— Boilers, Smoke-Box Temperatures, 408*, 442
— Boilers, Steam Discharge from Pop Safetv- Valves, 97*
— Boilers, Thermal Efficiency and Rate of
Firing, 408*, 483*, 539, 564* 679
— Boilers, Value of Fire-Box Heating Surface, 231, 263, 584*
— Boilers, Water Circulation in, 585
— Centenary of the, 304
— Compressed-Air Mining, with Two-Stag© Expansion, 189*
— Cranes. See Cranes
— Cylinders. Action of Steam in, 1*. 93*
— Details ; Piston Valves and Valve Gear, 293* ;
Four-Wheeled Bogie and Bissel Bogie. 666*
— Electric, Comparisons of Systems, 752*. 852*. See 733, 736, 887
— Electric, Design of Motors for, 854
— Electric, High-Tension Continuous Current, 732, 852*. See 733, 736
— European and American, Comparisons of. 510
— Feed-Heating and Superheating on, 399, 408*, 442*, 472*, 483*. See 497. See 539*. 564*. 679
— Fire Box Stays. Effect of Age on Strength, 365
— Invention of the, 304
— Losses from Back Pressure, 488*
— Losses by Unburnt Fuel, 399, 408*, 442. 483*. 486*, 487, 539, 564*. 679
Locomotive Maintenance, Foreign and Colonial Railways, 59
— Practice and Research, 497
— Road. See Motor; Tractor
— Size of Blast-Pipe, 442, 485*, 486. See 488*
— Spark-Arresters for, 472*, 473*
— Steam Consutnption, Calculation from Indicator Diagrams, 1*, 93*
— Steam and Electric, Comparisons between, 755*. See 733
— Superheater, Use of Slide-Valves with, 487
— Trials, Purdue University, Analysis of, 1*, 93*
— See also Railways in PARAGRAPH INDEX
London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway, Extension of Electrification, 158*. 202
— County Council, Regulations for Ferro-Concrete Construction, 430, 815*, 836*, 885*
— County Council Research Scholarships, 611
— County Council Tramways. 265, 844
— Emery Works Co. ; Sand-Sift’ng Machine, 45* ; Sand-Preparing Plant, 113*; Tumbling-Barrel, 186* ; Sand-Blast Plant. 420
— Roads, Wear by Motor-Car Traffic, 235. See 499, 535, 869
— and South-Western Railway, Turnham Green Widening, 119
— Suburban Railways, Electric Traction on, 300. See 320
— Traffic, Board of Trade Report on, 265*
— Underground Railways. See Underground
— Water Supply. Chingford Reservoir, 348*, 401. See Erratum, 387 ; Humphrey Pumps for, 221. See 708
Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Co., Locomotive for, 70*
Longitudinal Bulkheads. See Water-Tight Subdivisions
— Framing for Oil Steamers, 337*
— Stability of Skimmers and Hydro-Aeroplanes, 385, 388*. See 170
Longmuir, P., on Early Wire-Drawing Practice, 540*; Studies in the Cold Flow of Steel, 628, 716*
Looms, Shuttle-Guards for, 451*
— Steinen Automatic, 640
— Whittaker Weft-Replenisher for, 641* Lorenz Apparatus at National Physical Laboratory, 860
Lorries, Motor. See Motor-Wagons; Tractors Loudon Brothers, Ltd.; Electrically-Driven Planing-Machine, 133*; Boring, Drilling, and Tapping-Machine, 737*
Low, A. R., on the Theory of Aeroplane Dimensions, 67
Low-Water Tests, Locomotive Boilers, with Jacobs-Shupert and Radial-Stay Fire-Boxes 584*
Lower Ganges Bridge, Gantries for Erection, 494*
Lowry, T. M., on Applications of Polarised Light, 573*
Lubrication of High-Speed Bearings, 198
— of Motor-Bus Engines, 9*
— of Railway Trains, Effects of Temperature, 44*
Lubricating - Oil Consumption, Motor • Shin
“ Christian X.”, 22
Lubricator, Vickers Multiple-Feed, 888
Luffing Gear, Mitchell’s, for Cranes, 631*. See Erratum, 678
Lumb, J., and Sons, Ltd.; Ward OOo Recorder. 335*
Lynton Pressed-Steel Motor-Car Wheel, 715

MACADAM and Tar-Macadam Roads, Comparative Tests of, 127
— Tar, Mixing-Machine for, 524*
Macalpine-Melville Reduction-Gear, Turbo-Generator Set, 169* ; Marine Propulsion, 609*
Macdonald, M., on the Assouan Dam, 568
“ Macedonia,” S.S., Engines for, 66*. See Erratum, 87
Macfarlane and Burge’s Combined Motor and Booster, 857*
Machine Gun, Rifle-Calibre, for British Army, 235
— Shops. See Works and Machine Tools

Machine-Tools;

Automatic Machines, Weir’s Works. 799
Bending-Machine, Double-Ended, for Joists (Scriven and Co., Ltd.), 532*
Boring, Drilling, Tapping, and Milling- Machine (Loudon Brothers, Ltd.), 737*
— Machine for Turbine Casings (T. Shanks and Co.), 839*
— and Turning-Mill, 16-Ft. Table (T. Shanks and Co.), 839*
Borings, Brass and Iron, Magnetic Separating-Machines for, 183*
— Briquetting Plants for, 139*
Briquetting Plants for Turnings, 139*
Chuck, Drill (Vickers, Ltd.), 805*
Controller, Motor, for Machine-Tool Driving (Vickers, Ltd), 805*
Cutting-Off Machine, Rotary, for Bars. andc. (0. Taylor (Birmingham), Ltd.), 51*
Cylindrical Work, Production by Turning and Grinding, 242*
Drilling, Boring, Tapping, and Milling- Machine (Loudon Brothers, Ltd.), 737*
— Machine, Multiple-Spindle, for Drums of Water-Tube Boilers (Campbells and Hunter, Ltd.), 385*. See Addendum, 504
— Machines, Radial (J. Archdale and Co Ltd.), 807*
— and Tapping-Machine, High-Speed Radial,
All-Geared (D and J. Tullis, Ltd.), 34*
Drills Twist, Vanadium-Steel, and Drill- Chuck (Vickers. Ltd.), 805* Filing-Machine for Saw-Teeth, 566
Gate - Cutting Machines for Castings- Roberts Brothers, 185*; E. G. Herbert Ltd., 185* ’
Gear-(^utt!ng Department, Messrs. Lang’s Works, 772* ®
— Hobbing Machines, Hon. Sir C. A. Parsons’ Creeping-Table for, 372*, 380. See 609
German Machine-Tool Industry, 548
Ghent Exhibition, Collective Exhibit of Machine-Tools, andc., 7'^3*, 805*. 888*
Grinding-Machine, Chucking for Hole and Face Work (Bryant Chucking Grinder Co.), 86*
— and Turning, Production of Cylindrical
Work by, 242*
Hammer, 5-Ton Steam Drop (Brett Lifter Co., Ltd.). 50*
— 20 - Cwt. Steam Stamping (B.
Massey, Ltd.), 14*
— Pneumatic, for Boiler - Scaling Scalers, Ltd.), 82*
Patent
and S.
(Boiler
Lathe, Brass-Finishers’ Plugging (Timbrell and Wright Machine-Tool and Engi- neeringCo., Ltd.), 528*
— 94-in. Centre for Turbine Work (Shanks), 8S9*
— Lang’s Hexagon Turret, Examples of Work on. 769*
— Turret, 9-in. Centre, with All-Geared Headstock (Greenwood and Batley, Ltd.), 805*
— Work, Causes of Imperfect Interchangeability, 313
— Work, Method of Cutting Fine Screws, 758*
— Work, Finishing by Grinding, 242*
— Works, J. Lang and Sons, at Johnstone, 769*
Machine - Shop Management. See Works Managenfient
— Sh ps: Weir’s Works, 799*; Reavell’s Works, 862*
— Tool Works, T, Shanks and Co., 838*
— Work, Causes of Imperfect Interchangeability, 313
— Work, Cost-Estimating and Rate-Fixing for, 180*, 286. 445, 563. 589, 655*, 729*
— Work. Cylindrical, Production by Turning and Grinding, 242*
— Work, Methods of Producing Irregular Pieces, 729*
Machining Connecting - Rod of Marine Engine, Cost of, 655*
Magnetic Separators for Brass and Iron Turnings, 183*
Milling, Boring, Drilling, and Tapping Machine (Loudon Brothers, Ltd.), 737*
Mitering Machine for Wood, 846
Moulding Machines for Concrete Blocks and Tiles, 566
— Foundry. See Moulding Machines
Planing Machines for Armour Plates (Noble and Lund, Ltd.), 426*; (T. Shanks and Co.), 839*
— Machine with Lancashire Electric Drive (Loudon Brothers, Ltd.), 133*
— Machine with Vickers’ Electric Drive (J. Stirkand Sons, Ltd.), 773*
— and Thickneasing Machine for Wood (J. Sagar and Co., Ltd.), 566*
Pneumatic Tools for Boiler-Scaling (Boiler Scalers, Ltd.), 82*
Port-Hole Cutting-Machine, Pneumatic, for Shipbuilding, 519*
Press, Hydraulic Forging, 600-TOD, at Weir’s Works, 798
— Power for Sheet Metals (F. E. Adams Pressure Tool Co., Ltd,), 26*
Presses, Hydraulic, for Briquetting Metal Borings, 139*
Punching-Machines (H. Pels and Co.), 784
Reamer, Adjustable (Vickers, Ltd.), 805 Repair Shop, Travelling, for Air-Oraft, 262* Riveting-Machines, Hydraulic, Construction of S.S. “ Aquitania,” 518*
Saw, Circular, for Cutting Runners off Castings (E. G. Herbert, Ltd.) 185*
Screws, Fine, Method of Cutting, 758*
Shaping-Machines, Thule Crank Type, Cone- Driven and All-Geared, and Accessories (W. A. Walber and Co.), 751*
Shearing.Machine8(H. Pels and Co.), 784 Slotting-Machine, 8i-In. Stroke, Puncher Type(W. Muir and Co., Ltd.), 888*
Stamping Hammer, 20-Cwt. (B. and S. Massey, Ltd.), 14*
Straightening-Machines for Rolled Steel Sections (Scriven and Co ), 27*, 532*
Swaging-Machine for Wire Wheel Spokes (Langelier Manufacturing Co.), 631*
Tapping, Drilling, Boring, and Milling- Machine (Loudon Brothers, Ltd.), 737*
~ and Drilling-Machine, High-Speed Radial, All-Geared (D. and J. Tullis, Ltd.), 34*
Tolerances in Machine Work, 313 Tool-Room, Reavell’s Works, 864*
Turning and Boring-Mill, Vertical, 16-Ft. Table (T. Shanks and Co.), 839*
Turnings, Brass and Iron, Magnetic Separators for, 183*
— Briquetting Plants for, 139*
Turning, Causes of Imperfeot Interchangeability in, 313
— and Grinding, Production of Cylindrical Work by, 242*
Vice for Bar Cutting-Off Machine (0. Taylor (Birmingham), Ltd.) 51*
Wood-Trimming Machine (Murphy, Stedman and Co.), 846
Woodworkina- Machinery, Building Exhibition, 566*
Machinery, Planing and Thicknessing- Machine (J. Sagar and Co., Ltd.), 566* See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Machine Work. See Machine-Tools Machinery, Agricultural, Russian Trade in 886
— Influence on Production, 56. See 534 Maclellan, P and W., Ltd.; Travelling Gantries for Bridge Erection, 494*
Madras Harbour, Sand Accretion near, 530 ^^^”720* Aeroplanes, Design of,
— Flux Meters, Calibration of, 860
— Recording Apparatus for Telephones, 813 Separating-Machines for Foundry Work 183*
— Tests of Iron Sheets, 585 ’
Tests at National Physical Laboratory 860
Magnetism, Terrestrial, Studies in (Review) 128
Magnets, Alternating-Current, Design of, 377
Magnets, Permanent, Properties of, 744*
Mains, Water, Growths in, 812
Malfatti, Comrar.-Ingr. V., on Curtis Turbines in Italian Warships, 173*. See Erratum^ 235
Management of Works. See Works Management Manchester Steam-Users’ Association, Report, 786
— University, Experiments with Surface Condenser, 73*
Manisty, Edward, The late, 122
Manometers for Measuring Speed of Aeroplanes, 721*. 750*. See 641
— for Small Pressures: Fry’s, 642; Roberts’s, 750*
Manufacture of Metals. See also Micro-Photographs
Manufacturers’ Advertisements in Newspapers, 714
Manufactures, Deductions from Census of Production, 55, 533
— Factors in Cheap Production of, 680
— Influence of Machinery on Production, 56. See 534
— Shares of Capital and Labour in, 533. See 55 Manufacturing, Causes of Imperfect Interchangeability, 313
— General Engineering, Cost - Estimating and Rate-Fixing, 180*, 286, 445, 553, 589, 655*, 729*
Manure, Nitrolim, Explosion on Ship, 842
Manwood’s Nip Guards for Ring-Spinning Frames, 451*
Markets. See PARAGRAPH INDBX
Marine Auxiliary Machinery, Corrosion of Distiller Tubes, 366*, 375
— Auxiliary Machinery, Developments in, 120*, 155*
— Auxiliary Machinery, Manufacture at Weir’s Works, 795*
— Auxiliary Machinery, Operating by Compressed Air, 382, 403*, 868*
— Auxiliary Machinery ; S.S. “ Aquitania,” 522; S.S. “ Infanta Isabel de Borbon,” 698*
— Boilers. See Boilers
— Engineering in 1912, 28* See 60, 118, 3 <3
— Engineering, Reminiscences of W. G. Hammock, 220
— Engineers, American Society of. See American
— Engines and Motors. See Engines; Turbines
— Propulsion, Air Compressors for Diesel Engines, 866*
— Propulsion, Combined Turbines and Reciprocating Engines, Spanish Steamers, 386*. 698*
— Propulsion, Diesel Engines for, 22, 30, 336, 402, 427, 467, 728, 843. See 125, 382, 403*, 662. 866*
— Propulsion by Diesel Engines, Operating Auxiliaries by Compressed Air. 382, 403*. 868*
— Propulsion, Diesel Engines for, Ships Constructed in 1912, 30
— Propulsion, Diesel Engines or Turbines for Cruising, 843
— Propulsion, Diesel Engines for. Working Results; “Christian X.,” 22 ; “Jutlandia” and “Selandia,”402; “ Monte Penedo ” and “ Rolandseck,” 467
— Propulsion, Earlj’ Use of Twin Screws, 220
— Propulsion, Effect of Air-Pumps on Speed of Turbine Warships, 353*, 357. See 402, 435, 458
— Propulsion, Electric, 89, 130, 381
— Propulsion, Fbttinger Transmission Gear, 380
— Propulsion, Geared Turbines for, 69, 371* 380. 462, 468*, 602, 609*, 871*
— Propulsion, Geared Turbines for. Comparisons with Reciprocating Engines, Trials of Steamers “ Cairnross ” and “ Cairngowan.” 371*. 381, 462, 468*. 602
— Propulsion, Geared Turbines for, S.S. “King Orry,” 871*
— Propulsion, Geared Turbines for. Parsons’
Creeping-Table for Gear-Cutting, 372*. 380 See 609
— Propulsion, Geared Turbines for, Westinghouse Reduction Gear, 609*
— Propulsion, Hydraulic Jet, Early Trials, 220
— Propulsion, Progress of Parsons’ Turbines, 203
— Propulsion, Theory of, 383, 549*
— Propulsion, Warships, Arrangement of Engines and Boilers, 244*. See also Ships and Steamers
— Propulsion, Warships, Comparisons of Diesel Engines and Turbines, 728, 843
— Propulsion, Warships, Standardisation of
Machinery, 69. See also Warships
— Propulsion. See also Engines; Turbines • Propellers '
— Turbines. See Titrbines, Steam
Marquess, F. W.; Experiments on Train Resist- ance, 44*
“Marsala,” Italian Scout, Curtis Turbines for 173*. See Erratum, 235 ’
Maschinenfabrik Oddesse G.m.b.H.. Oddip “Simplex” Pumps, 151*
Mason’s Regulator for Reducing Valves and Dampers, 84*
Massey. B. S.; Steam Stamping-Hammer 14* Masts, Steel Lattice, Tests of, 536 *
Materialprufungsamt, Prussian, Report, 201 Materials for Daimler Motor-Bus, Specifications for. 99*. See 9*, 40
— for Motor-Car Construction (Review), 40. See 9*, 99
— Strength of. See Tests {Materials}
Mathematics, Harmonic Analysis by Spectroscopic Means, 682
— Practical Geometry and Graphics(Review) 419
— Value to the Engineer, 639. See 679, 750, 185, 818, 840
Mather and Platt’s Works, Regulations for AD- prentices, 102
Matter, Formation of Helium and Neon from Hydrogen, 225, 641
— Particles^Ejected from Atoms, Photography of, 362*
— Structure of the Atom. 232, 266* 300* 328* 346*, 397. See 321, 362 ’
Matthews, E. R., on Coast Erosion and Protection, 75*, 149*, 218*, 283*
“ Mauretania,” S.S., Stability in Damaged Condition, 217*
Mavor and Coulson, Ltd.; Coal-Cutting Machines, 781* ; Tube-Cooled Electric Motors, 782*
Mazen, A. N., on the Electrification of Paris Suburban Railways, 733. See 736
McClintic Marshall Construction Co. , Bridge, over Ohio River. See Beaver Brid^je
Mean Indicator Card, Photographic Determination of, 49*
Measure, Silica Standard, Variation in Length, 860
Measuring Appliances, Testing, at National Physical Laboratory, 860
Meat, Frozen, History of Trade in (Review), 4
— Frozen, Transport of, 166
Mechanical Engineers, American Society of. See American
Mechanical Engineers, Institution of:
London Meetings^ Winter Session :
Election of Officers, 109, 250
Annual General Meeting, 260 Annual Report, 250
Alterations of By-Laws for Entrance Examinations, 260
Induction of New President, Sir H. F. Donaldson, 250
Election of Auditor, 251
Death of Sir William Arrol, 399. See 268* 304
Death of Sir William White, 399. See 303 311* 325, 364
Theory and Experiment in the Flow of Steam through Nozzles, by Prof. J. B. Henderson, 63*. See 37*, 83, 131,165*, 673* Indicators, by J. G. Stewart, 109*, 134* Modern Condensing Systems, by A. E. L. Scanes, 261, 273*
Some Effects of Superheating and Feed-Water Heating on Locomotive Working, by F. H. Trevithick and P. J. Cowan, 399, 408*, 442*, 472*, 483*. See 497; see 639*, 564* 679
Presidential Address, by Sir H. F. Donaldson, on the Training of Engineers, 560, 579. See 571
Nature of Discussions, 572
Mechanical Engineering of Collieries (Review). 697
— Flight. See Aeronautics
— Lubricator, Vickers’ Multiple Feed, 888
— and Naval Engineers, Italian Institution of. See Italian
Mechanics. See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Melbourne Railways, Electrification of, 20
Melting Points of Fire-Bricks, 677
Melville - Macalpine Reduction - Gear, Turbo- Generator Set, 169*; Marine Propulsion, 609*
Merc^d^s Aeroplane Engine, 262*. See 297
Mercury Spectrum, 674
— Standard Resistances, 860
— Vapour Lamp for Polarimetry, 574*
Merryweather and Sons, Ltd. : Fire and Salvage
Pumps for Tug, 636* ; Swivelling Suction Fittings for Salvage Pumps, 636*
Metals, Anti-Friction. See Metallurgy
— Chips, Briquetting Plants for, 139*
— Chips, Magnetic Separators for, 183*
— Corrosion of. See Corrosion
— Crystalline Structure of, Researches on, 642. See 869
— Filament Lamps. See Lamps under Electric'
— Melting Furnace, Oil-Fired, 333
— Non-Ferrous, Metallurgy of (Review), 560
— Occluded Gases in, 127, 747
— Price Diagrams, 25*, 205* 341*, 467*, 611*. 789*
— Reduction from Solutions by Hvdroa-en 466 ,
— See alfo Metallurgy ; Micro-Photographs Metals, Institute of:
General Meeting^ Loaidon : Death of Sir William H. White, 364. See 303, 311*, 326, 399
Reports of Council and Treasurer, 364 Election of Officers, 364
Presidential Address, by Prof. A. K. Huntington, 364
Metal-Filament Lamps, by A. Siemens, 366 Contributions to the History of Corrosion ; Part IL, Corrosion of Distilling Con’ denser-Tubes, by A. Philip, 366*, 375 Corrosion of Aluminium, by Dr. G. H. Bailev 374, 379 *
Microstructure of German Silver, by O F Hudson, 376*, 379
Quantitative Effect of Rapid Cooling on the Constitution of Binary Alloys, by G H Gulliver, 380 ’ ‘
Practical Heat Treatment of Admiralty Gun- Metal, by H. S. Primrose and J. S G Primrose, 380, 543* ’ *
Metallography, Effect of Heat Treatment on German Silver, 376*, 379
See also Metallurgy; Micro-Photographs Metallurgy:
Alloy, Aluminium, Daimler Motor-Bus Con- struction, 101, 102. See 40
— Aluminium, Disintegration of, 859
— Binary, Effect of Rapid Cooling 380
— Copper-Nickel-Zinc (German Silver) Microstructure of, 376*, 379
“ Copper-Tin-Zinc, Heat Treatment of, 380. 543* ’
— Copper-Zinc, for Daimler Motor-Bus 102
— Copper-Zinc, Muntz Metal, Influence of Impurities, 283
~ ^etal, for Daimler Motor-Bus, 102*. See 40
Anneahng, Effect on Density of Aluminium, 780
— Effect on Microstructure of Gold, 813
— Effects in Wire-Drawing, 717*
~ Microstructure,
Bearing Metal for Daimler Motor-Bus 102* See 40 *
Blast-Furnaces. See Purnaces^ Blast
Cast Iron, Influence of Sulphur and Silicon on Iron Carbide in, 629, 683*. See Erratu'my 705
— Iron, Metallurgy of (Review), 419 Cooling Curves, Apparatus for Obtaining, 859
— and Heating Curves, Pure Iron, Nature
of A2 Inversion, 630, 645*, 651* Corrosion of Metals. See Corrosion Furnaces, Metallurgical. See Furnaces German Silver, Effect of Heat Treatment on Microstructure, 376*, 379
Gold, Effect of Annealing on Microstructure, 813
Hardinge Conical Mill for Ore-Grinding, 802* Heat Treatment, Effect on Corrosion of Brass and Copper Tubes, 434
— Treatment of German Silver, Effect on Microstructure, 376*, 379
— Treatment of Gun-Metal, 380, 543*
— Treatment, Steel, Effects of, Daimler Motor-Bus Construction, 100*, 101*. See 40
Heating and Cooling Curves, Pure Iron, Nature of A2 Inversion, 630, 645*, 651*
Iron Manufacture, Economy of Dry Blast for Blast-Furnaces, 612*, 629
— Nature of A2 Inversion, 630, 645*, 651*
— Ore. See Ore
— and Steel Production of the World, 165 — Wrought, Reactions of the Puddling Process. 239
Metallurgical Work at National Physical Laboratory, 859
Metals, Crystalline Structure of, Researches on, 642. See 859
Muntz Metal, Influence of Impurities, 283* Non-Ferrous Metals, Metallurgy of (Review), 560
Pig Iron, German Production, 701. See 401 Recalescence Curves, Pure Iron, Nature of
A2 Inversion, 630, 645*, 651* Rolling-Mills. See Rolling-Mills^ page xiii. “ Semi ’’-Steel, Nature of, 714 Steel, Effects of Tungsten, Chromium, and Vanadium, 162
— Manufacture, Progress in, 162
— Manufacture, Rolling-Mill Practice in the United States. 614*
— Manufacture, Talbot Process of Compressing Ingots, 626
— Soft, Properties at High Temperatures, 630. See 859
Wire-Drawing. SeeirZre-DmiaZn^, pagexvii. See also Iron and Steel Institute; Metals^ Institute of; Micro-Photographs ; Foundry ; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Meteorological Conditions, Effect on Cotton Crop, Egypt, 309
— Observations during Solar Eclipse, 532 Meteorological Society, Royal:
Annual General Meeting, 96 Snowfall of the United States, by C. P.
Brooks, 96 Periodical Variations of the Velocity of the
Wind at Oxford, by W. H. Robinson, 309
Rate of Ascent of Pilot Balloons, by J. S. Dines, 309 !
Meteorological Conditions in a Field Crop, by W. L. Balls, 309
Weather Forecasts, Past and Present, by R. G. K. Lempfert, 402
Vertical Distribution of Temperature in the Atmosphere and the Work required to Alter it, by W. H. Dines, 532
Report on the Phenological Observations for the year ended November, 1912, by J. E. Clark and R. H. Hooker, 632 Meteorological, Electrical and Magnetic
Observations during a Solar Eclipse of April 17, 1912, by R. Corless, G. Dobson, and Dr. C. Chree, 632 Determination of the Radiation of the Air
from Meteorological Observations, by E. Gold, 704
Results of Monthly and Hourly Cloud Form Frequencies at Epsom, 1903-10, by S. C. Russell, 704
Pilot Balloon Observations in Barbados, 1911-12, by J. S. Dines, 840
Harmattan Wind of the Guinea Coast, by H. W. Braby, 840
Correlation of Rainfall, by Dr. E. C. Snow and J. Peck, 840
Meters. See Water-Meters and Electric Methane, Determination by Interferometers, 93
— Ignition by Explosives, 464
— Temperatures of Combustion, 646*
Meth ven, C. W., on Durban Harbour, 238 Metre. Silica Standard, Variation in Length, 860 Metrology at the National Physical Laboratory, 859*
Metropolitan District Railway ; Turnham Green Widening, 119; Fly-Over Junction at Earl’s Court, 595*
— Traffic, Report on, 265*
— Water Board, Chiogford Reservoir, 348*, 401.
See Erratum^ 387; Humphrey Pumps for, 221*. See 708
— See also London
Mexican Eagle Oil Co.^ Tank Steamer for, 575. See Erratum^ 602
Micromanometer, Fry’s, 642 ; Roberts’s, 750*
Microphone Records, Noise from Gearing, 372*
Micro-Photographs, Cast Iron for Daimler Motor-Bus, 99*, 100*. See 40
— Cast Iron, Effects of Sulphur, 684*, 685*, 686*
— Cast-Iron Pipe and Test-Bar, 565*
— German Silver, Effects of Annealing, 376*
— Gun-Metal, Effect of Heat Treatment, 544*, 645*
— Muntz Metal, 283*
— Phosphor-Bronze and White Metal for Daimler
Motor-Bus, 101*. See 40
— Steel, Effects of Heat Treatment, 100*, 101*, See 40
— Steel Wire, 718*, 719*
Microscope, Leitz Binocular, 845
— Ultra, Condenser for, 643
Microstructure, German Silver, Effect of Heat Treatment, 376*, 379
— of Gold, Effect of Annealing’ on, 813
Midi Railway, Electrification of, 732. See 733, 736
Military Aeroplanes and Airships. See Aero- nazitics
— Bridges, Design and Construction of, 98
— Efficiency of Warships, Effect of Air-Pumps on, 353*, 357. See 402, 435, 458
Mills, Ball, for Grinding Shale. 802
— Conical, for Ore-Grinding, the Hardinge, 802*
— Cotton. See Cotton-Mills
— Grinding, for Paint, 566
— Explosions in, Inflammability of Dusts, 606. See 164
— Lighting of, 197
Miller, Prof. E. F., on the Discharge of Steam from Pop Safety-Valves, 97*
Milling-Machines and Cutters. See Machine-Tools Milnes and Daimler-Mercddds, Ltd.; Aeroplane Engine. 262*. See 297
Mine Air, Analysis by Interferometers, 93
— Cages, Electric Locking System, 697
— Coal. See Collieries
— Explosion-Proof Electric Motors for, 331, 782*
— Explosions in. Report on, 164
— Freiberg Lead and Silver, Closing of, 713
— Gold, Randfontein, Telpher at, 803*
— Haulage, Travelling Brake for, 783*
— Ignition of Gases and Coal-Dust by Explosives, 464
— Pneumatic Hoist for, 783*
— Rand, Compressed-Air Power Supply, 434
— Safety Explosives for, Testing of, 464
— Sardinian, Profit-Sharing in, 302
— Silver. San Juan, Argentina, Hydro-Electric Power Plant, 391*. See LETTER, 589
— Tube-Cooled Electric Motors for, 782*
— U.S. Bureau of. Tests of Explosion-Proof
Motors, 331; Tests of Alcohol and Petrol- Engines, 711
— Winding-Engine. See Winding
Mineral Oils. See Oils
— Strength and Toughness of, 58
— See also Coal; Mining; Ores
Mining Appliances Co.; Eickhoff Conveyor, 782*; Travelling Brake for Mine Haulage, 783*
— Engineers, Institution of; B. Welbourn on Aluminium Electric Cables, 812
— Locomotive, Compressed-Air, with Two-Stage Expansion, 189*; Compressor for Charging, 188*
— Machinery Exhibition, Agricultural Hall, 781*, 800*
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Miraflores Dam, Panama Canal, Spillway and Regulating Weir, 831*
— Locks, Panama Canal; Construction of, 626* ; Control-Valves, andc., 689*; Gates, 761
— Power Plant, Panama Canal, 836
“Miranda IV.,” Hydroplane Boat, Stability of, 388*. See 385
Mitchell’s Luffing-Gear for Cranes, 631*. See Erratum^ 678
Mitering-Machine for Wood, 846
Mitsu Bishi Dockyard and Engine Works : Gantries and Cranes for Shipbuilding Berths, 226* ; S.S. “ Katori Maru,” 740
Mixed-Pressure Turbines. See Turbines^ Steam
Mixing-Machine for Concrete, Bagshawe Chain- Driven, 390. See 714
— Machines for Moulding Sand, 46
— Machine for Tar-Macadam, 524*
Model for Demonstrating Rolling of Ships, 643
— Experiments. Laws of Similitude, 236*
— Ship. See Ship Models
Module, Gibb’s, for Irrigation Works, 84*
Modulus of Elasticity of Aluminium, 781*. See, 812
Moisture in Coal, Determination of, 780
— Effects on Fuel Consumption in Blast Furnaces, 612*, 629
Molecules, Methods of Counting, 233, 267, 300
Mond Gas. See Prodxvcer Gas
Monoplane. See Aeronautics
Monopolies. See Kartels
“Monte Penedo,” Motor-Ship, Working Results, 467
Montgolfier, A. de. The late, 204*
Montgomerie, J., on Oil Steamers, 306*, 337*. See 503*
Morecambe, Case Groynes at, 150*
Morison, D. B., on the Theory of the Condenser Design, 120*, 155* ; on the Influence of Air- Pumps on Turbine-Driven Warships, 353*, 357. See 402, 435, 458
Morris’s Apparatus for Measuring Wind Velocity, 641
Mortar, Cement, Effects of Oils and Acids on, 20
Morton, F., Jun., and Co., “Valtor” Spring Floor, 667*
Mosenthal, H. de. The late, 23
Motion of Bodies through Air and Water, 383, 549*
— Study, Use of Cinematograph in, 500, 851 Motor-Boat “ El Lobito ” for Peru, 808*
— Car Carburettors. See Carburetters
— Oar, Chemical Fire-Engine and Hose-Truck, 344*
— Car Construction, Materials for (Review), 40. See 9*, 99*
— Car Construction (Review), 187
— Oar Engineers, Training of, 127
— Car Engineers, Institution of. See Automobile Engineers
— Car Engines, Use of Benzol in. 676
— Car Engines. See also Engines^ Petrol
— Cars, Progress in Japan, 165
— Car Repair Shop for Air-Craft, 262*
— Car Wheel, Lynton Pressed Steel, 735*
— Car Wheels, Swaging-Machine for Wire Spokes, 631*
— Cars. See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Driven Extension Ladder, New York Fire Department, 415*
— Driven Hose-Truck, for New York, 345*
— Driven Water-Tower, with Petrol-Electric Tractor, New York Fire Department, 345*
— Electric, and Booster, Combined, Macfarlan and Burge’s. 857*
— Electric, Deflection of Armature Shafts 1,43*
Motor, Electric, Direct-Current and Single
Phase, Commutation in, 853
— Electric, Explosion-Proof, for Mines, 331, 782*
— Electric Induction, Improvement of Power
Factor, 91
— Electric, Machine-Tool Driving, Vickers’ Controller for, 805*
— Electric, for Panama Canal, Insulation Tests, 692
— Electric, for Railway Work, Design of, 853
— Electric, Tube-Cooled, for Mines, 782
— Fire Appliances, New York, 343*, 415*
— Fire-Float “Delta II.,” 636
— Hydraulic, Williams-Janney Variable-Speed Gear, 156*
— Internal-Combustion. See Engines; Motor-Cars ; Motor-Boats; Aeronautics ; Tractors
— Launches. See Motor-Boats
— Lorry, 3-Ton Daimler, Details of, 9*; Materials for, 99*. See 40
— Omnibus, Daimler, Details of, 9* ; Materials for, 99*. See 40
— Omnibuses, London, Statistics, 266*
— Omnibuses, Petrol-Electric, Tilling-Stevens, Running Costs, 780
— Omnibuses and Self-Propelled Tramcars, 779
— Omnibuses and Street Accidents, 266
— Omnibuses and Tramways, Competition between, 265, 844
— Paraffin. See Engines^ Oil
— Petrol. See Engines^ Petrol; Motor-Cars; Motor-Boats; Tractors; Aeronautics
— Road-Roller, 566* ; Three-Axle Type, 878*
— Road-Sweeping Machine, 504*
— Ships, Constructed in 1912, 30
— Ship “ Eavestone,” Air-Compressor for, 869*
— Ships, Operating Auxiliaries by Compressed Air, 382, 403*, 868*
— Ship “Rolandseck,” Air-Compressors for, 867*
— Ships, Working Results : “ Christian X.,” 22 ; “JutlaDdia”and “ Selandia,”402; “Monte Penedo” and “ Rolandseck,” 467
— Ships. See also Marine Propulsion
— Sun Power, Development of, 333
— Tractors. See Tractors
— Vehicles, Commercial, Annual Parade of, 678
— Vehicles and Wear of Roads, 235, 499, 535. See 869
— Wagon. See Tractor
Moulding, Foundry, Production and Diminution of Skill in, 103
— Machines for Concrete Blocks and Tiles, 566
— Machines, Foundry, Exhibitions of, 14*, 846, 860*
— Machine for Gear-Wheels, 15*
— Machines for Shallow Work, Bonvillain and Ronceray’s. 850*
— Sand. See Sand and Eoundnj
Moulds, Steel and Timber, for Concrete Construction, 43*, 626*
Mountain Railways, Electric Traction on, 756*, 887. See 733, 736
— Railway, Wire Ropeway for Passengers,
Mount Kohlernberg, 202
Muir, W., and Co., Ltd., Slotting-Machine, 888*
Muller-Josse Air-Pump for Condensers, 850*. See 276*
Multiple-Disc Clutch for Damping Torsional Oscillations in Petrol-Engines, 9*
— Gun Turrets in Warships, 288*, 729
— V-N^otch Weirs, Spacing of Notches on, 589*
Multitubular Boilers. See Boilers
Muntz Metal, Influence of Impurities on, 283*
Murphy, Stedman and Co.; Wood-Trimming Machine, 846

NAGASAKI Shipbuilding Yard, Gantries and Cranes for, 226*
Nan-Ning to Yunnan-Fu Railway, China, 23
Narrow - Gauge Locomotive, Letterkenny and Burtonport Extension Railway, 70*
Natal, Durban Harbour Works, 238
National Physical Laboratory ; Aeronautical Exhibit at Ghent, 49 ; Experiments on Ship Resistance, 413, 506*. See 434, 859, 882; Annual Report, 846*, 859* ; Wind Channel and Measuring Apparatus, 847
— Telephone Company, Settlement of Arbitration Case, 95
— Tube Co.’s Works, Slabbing-Mill at, 617*
Naval Aeronautics. See Aeronautics
— Annual (Review), 727
— Architects, American Society of. See Anienean
— Architects. See also Oerinan and Italian

Naval Architects, Institution of:

Spring Meeting London :
Report of Council, 356
Election of Officers, 356
Presidential Address by Marquess of Bristol, 366
Annual Dinner, 359
Recent Developments in Battleship Type, by A. H. Burgoyne, 350*, 367
Influence of Air-Pumps on the Military Efficiency of Turbine-Driven Warships, by D. B. Morison, 353*, 357. See 402, 436, 468
Mechanical Gearing for the Propulsion of Ships, by the Hon. Sir C. A. Parsons, 371*, 380. See 462, 468*. 602 609*.
Compressed Air for Working Auxiliaries in Ships Propelled by Internal-Combustion Engines, by W. Reavell, 382, 403*. See 868*
Energy Systems Accompanying the Motion of Bodies Through Air and Water, by Prof. J. B. Henderson, 383, 549*
Calculation of Stability of Ships in NonIntact Conditions,' by Prof. W. S. Abell, 384, 405*. See 216*, 881, 893
Notes on Modern Airship Construction, by Baron A. Roenne, 384
Longitudinal Stability of Skimmers and Hydro-Aeroplanes, by J. E. Steele, 385, 388*. See 170
On Large Deck-Houses, by J. F. King, 413, 437*
Naval Architects, Inst* of—continued.
Methodical Experiments with Mercantile Ship Forms, by G. S. Baker, 413, 506*. See 434, 882
Launching Declivities for Ships and Their Influence upon Poppet and Way-End Pressures, by A. Hiley, 414, 790*, 826*
Stresses in Stayed Cylindrical Shells, by C. E. Stromeyer, 414, 438*
Distribution of Stress Due to a Rivet in a Plate, by Prof. E. G. Coker and W. A. Scoble, 414, 415, 439*
Stresses in a Plate Due to the Presence of Cracks and Sharp Corners, by C. E. Inglis, 415
Summer Meeting, Glasgow:
Programme, 747
Opening Ceremony, 879
Shipbuilding Contracts, by L. Peskett. 880*. 888
Safety of Life at Sea, by P. A. Hillhouse, 881, 893
Note on Some Cases of “Fatigue” in the Steel Material of Steamers, by S. J. P. Thearle, 881, 891*
Effect of Form and Size on the Resistance of Ships, by G, S. Baker and J. L. Kent, 882
Experiments on Suction or Interaction between Passing Vessels, by Prof. A. H. Gibson and J. H. Thompson, 882
Experimental Determination of the Effect of Internal Loose Water Upon the Rolling of a Ship Amongst a Regular Series of Waves, by A. Cannon, 882
Effect of Water Chambers on the Rolling of Ships, by L. Woollard, 882
Visits, Excursions, andc., 881, 884. See also Lang’s Works, 769*; Weir’s Works, 795* ; and Shanks’s Works, 838*
Naval Base, Rosyth, Depth of Water, 503
— Construction. See under Warships
— Gunnery, British, 574
— Guns. See Guns
— Constructors, Royal Corps of, 429
— and Mechanical Engineers, Italian Institution of. See Italian
Navigation, Inland, River Clyde Improvements, 518
— Inland, River Nile, 744
— Suction between Passing Ships, 882
Navy, British. See H.M. under Warships
— Estimates, 395, 461
— Italian, Arrangement of Machinery in Warships, 244*
— See also Naval; Warships; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Navies, British and Foreign, Strengths of, 728
Negative Particles, Photographing Paths of, 362 *
— Particles. See also Atom, Structure of
Negretti and Zanibra, “ Alanap,” Surveying Instrument, 505
Neon, Formation from Hydrogen, 225, 641
— Vacuum-Tubes, Electric Lighting by, 764
New South Wales, Sydney, Proposed Railways and Bridge, 675*
— York, Grand Central Railway Station, 725*
— York, Passenger Transportation in, 412, 725*
— York, Motor Fire Appliances for, 343*, 415* “New Zealand,” H.M. Battle-Cruiser, His
Majesty the King’s Visit, 202
Nickel, Reduction from Solutions by Hydrogen, 466
— Steel, for Daimler Motor-Bus, 100*. See 40
Nicolson, Dr. J. T., The late, 785
Nicolson, Dr., Theory of Boiler Design, 231
Nigerian Tin Deposits, Bucket-Dredger for, 359*
Nile River and Egyptian Irrigation, 743. See also Assouan Dam
— River, Navigation of, 744
“Nino Bixio,” Italian Scout, Curtis Turbine for. 173*. See Erratum, 235
Nippon Yusen Kaisha, S.S. “ Katori Maru,” for. 740
Nitrogen, Chemically-Active, 330*
— Electric Discharge in, 330*
Nitrolim, Explosion on Board Ship, 842
Noble and Lund, Ltd.; Armour-Plate Planing- Machine, 426*
Noise from Gearing, Oscillograph Records, 372*
Non-Conducting Coverings. See Heat Insulation
Non-Ferrous Metals. See Metallurgy “Normandie,’ French Battleship, with Quadruple-Gun Turrets, 290*
North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders ; Work of Institution, 361 ; C. W. Cairns on a Comparative Trial of Triple-Expansion Engines and Geared Turbines in Cargo-Steamers, 462, 468*. 602. See 371*, 381
— Notes from the, 16, 62, 86, 122, 158, 194, 228, 270, 294, 824, 367, 392, 426, 458, 494, 530, 568, 602, 636, 670, 704, 740, 776, 808, 840, 874. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
Norton, C. H., on the Production of Cylindrical Work, 242*
Notches, V. on Multiple Weirs, Spacing of. 589*
Notes. See CleoelanA, North, South-West, South Yorkshire, United States, and Indiistrial. See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Nozzles, Erosion by Gases from Explosives, 64*
— Flow of Air through, 251, 280*
— Flow of Steam through. Effect of Conductivity, 37, 65*, 83
— Flow of Steam through. Pressure Variations in Throat, 63*, 83, 131. 156*
— Flow of Steam through, Rateau’s Experiments, 66*. See 37*, 83, 131, 155*
— Flow of Steam through, Suggested Errors, 37*, 63*, 83, 131, 155*. See 673*
— Turbine, Erosion by Steam, 239*

Obituary: (Moved to separate index)
Occluded Gases in Metals, 127, 747
Oddesse Maschinenfabrik G.m.b.H., Oddie Simplex Pumps, 151*
Oddis “ Simplex ” Feed-Pumps and Air-Pumps, 151*
Ogdej’s Steam and Vacuum-Trap, 279*
Ogilvie, E. A., on the London and South-Western and Metropolitan District Railways Widening, 119
O’Gorman, M., on Stability Devices for Aeroplanes, 165*. See 436, 503*
Ohio River, Beaver Bridge. See Beaver Bridge
Ohm, Lorenz Apparatus for Determining, 860
Oil-Barrel, Pressed-Steel, Reversible, 787*
— Carrying Schooner, Early, 503
— Consumption, Motor-Ships; “Christian X.,” 22 ; “ Monte Penedo ” 467
— Effects on Concrete. 20
— Eng-nes. See Engines, Oil; Motor-Cars; Motor-Boats; Tractors
— Finding, Geology of (Review), 187
— Fired Metal-Melting Furnace. 333
— Fires, Extinguishing by Frotby Liquids, 400, 536
— Fuels for Diesel Engines, 500, 662
— Fuels, Properties of, 500. See 662
— Fuel, Trials of Yarrow Boiler with, 681*
— Fuel, Use in Humphrey Pumps, 709*
— Motors. See Engines, Oil; Motor-Cars; Motor-Boats; Tractors
— Paraffin, Standard Carburettor for, 713
— Petroleum, Origin of. 187
— Pump, Vickers’ Multiple Feed. 888
— Steamers, Design and Construction of. 306*, 337*. See 503*
— Steamers, Isherwood System of Framing, 337* ~ Tank Steamer “San Fraterno,” 575. See Erralxiin, f 01
— See also Lubrication
Olympia. See Exhibition
“ Olympic,’’ S.S., Reconstruction of, 426
Omnibus, Motor. See Motor-Omnibus
Open-Hearth Furnace. See Furnace
Optical Determination of Methane, 93
— Determination of Stress in Columns and Rings, Apparatus for, 813*
— Determination of Stress Due to Rivets in Plates, 414, 415, 439*
— Extensometer for Lateral Strains, 439*. See 415
— Imagery, Graphical Method, 682
— Indicator, Hopkinson, Errors in, 109*, 134* Ordnance. See Guns; Explosives ; Warships Ore, Copper, at Antokompu, Finland, 130
— Iron, Swedish, Increased Export of, 548
— Iron, World’s Production, 165
Orifices, Flow of Steam through, Rateau’s Experiments, 65*. See 37*, 83, 131, 155*
Oscillations. Electric. See Electric and Telegraphy, Wireless
— of Indicator Mechanism, 109*, 134*, 133*
— Torsional, Petrol Engine Crank-Shafts, Damping Device for, 9*
Oscillograph Records, Noise from Gearing, 372*
— See also Electric
“O-Sho” Heating Boiler, 525
Ostend, Stone-Pitched Groynes at,283*
Overhead Cranes. See Cranes
— Runway at Randfontein Gold-Mine, 803*
Overwind - Preventer for Winding - Engines, Bever’s, 803*
Owens Case Ferro-Concrete Groynes, 219
Oxford, Variations in Wind Velocity at, 309
Oxy-Acetylene Blow-Pipe, Removal of Boiler Scale by, 377. See 402
Oxygen, Influence on Iron Corrosion, 535
Ozonair System of Ventilation, 567

PAINT Grinding-Mill, 566
— for Indicating Uses of Pipes, 607
— Lead and Zinc Pigments for, 535
— and Varnish Society, R. O. Bussell on Leadless Paint, 535
Palmer’s Shipbuilding and Iron Co.; Trials of H.M.S. “Queen Mary,” 785
Panama Canal; Lock Construction, 622* ; Lock Control Valves, 689* ; Lock Gates, 761* ; Spillways, 831*
Paraffin Carburettor, Standard, 713
~ Motors. See Engines, Oil
Paris Electric Supply Stations, 765, 768. See 818
Paris-Lyons-Mediterranean Railway, Locomotive for, 666*. See Erratum, 751
— Meebinjr Institution of Electrical Engineers. See Electrical Engineers
— Suburban Railways, Electrification of, 733. See 736
Parkhead Steel Works, Armour-Plate Rolling- Mill at. 740*
Parodi, H., on Railway Electrification in the United States, 752* See 733. 736, 887
Parsons, Hon. Sir O.A.; Creeping-Table for Gear- Hobbing Machines, 372*, 380. See 609*
Parsons, Hon Sir 0. A., on Mechanical Gearing for Ship Propulsion, 371*, 380. See 462, 468*. 602, 609*.
Parsons Turbines. See Turbines^ Steam Particles Ejected from Atoms, Photography of Paths of, 362*
— Negative. See also Ato/u, Structure of Passenger Accommodation, Tube Railways and Motor-Buses, London, 266*
— Steamers. See Steamers
— Transport, American Cities, 412. See 725* Patent Record. 35*, 71*, 105*. 142*. 177*. 213*, 247*, 281*, 342*. 378*. 444*, 478*. 513* 551*, 588*, 654*. 688*, 723*, 760*, 858*, 895*. See PATENT RECORD INDEX
Pattern Shops, Weir’s Works, 793*; Reavell’s Works, 862*
Pavement-Lights, Ferro-Concrete Glass, 525
Paxson and Co., J. W.; Sand-Mixing Machines, 46
Payment of Contractors by Measure and Value, 56
Pebble Mill for Ore-Grinding, The Hardinge,802* Pedro Miguel Locks, Panama Canal ; Construction of, 626* ; Control Valves, «Stc., 689* ; Gates, 761*
Pels, H., and Co.; Punching and Shearing Machines, 784
Pelton Wheels, 19,000-H.P., for Rio de Janeiro, 492*
— Wheel, Five-Nozzle, 120*
— Wheel for San Juan Silver-Mines. 391*
Penalta Colliery, Westinghouse-Leblanc Air-Pump for, 276*
Pendulums, Gyroscopic, for Recording Rolling of Ships, 824*
— Stabilising, for Aeroplanes, 167*
Penney, H. T., The late, 644
“Perfect” Fire-Extinguishers, Tests, 400. See 536
Permanent Magnets, Properties of, 744*
Perrin’s Experiments on Fine Powders in Suspension, 267, 300
Peru, Motor-Boat “ El Lobito ” for, 808*
Peskett, L., on Shipbuilding Contracts, 880*, 888
Petrol and Alcohol for Internal-Combustion Engines, 711
— Carburettors. See Carburettors
— Electric Fire-Escape Ladder, New York, 415
— Electric Motor-Buses, Tilling-Stevens, Running Costs, 780
— Electric Tractor, Water-Tower, New York
Fire Department, 345*
— Fires, Extinguishing by Frothy Liquids, 400. See 536
— Motors. See Engines, Petrol; Motor-Cars;
Motor-Boats; Tractors; Aeronautics
Petroleum. SeeOtV; Para^n; Engines, Oil Petrology of the Sedimentary Rocks (Review), 696
Phase-Advancer for Induction Motors, Prof. Miles Walker’s, 91
Phenological Observations for 1912, 532
Philadelphia, Passenger Transportation in, 412
Philip, A., on Corrosion of Distilling Condenser Tubes, 3rt6*, 375
Phosphor-Bronze for Worm-Wheel, Daimler Motor-Bus, 101*. See 40
— Bronze. See also Metallurgy Photo-Elasticity. See Optical Determination of Stress
Photographs of Electric Sparks at High Pressures. 423
Photography, Averaging Indicator-Cards by, 49*
— of Paths of Particles from Atoms, 362 Physical Chemistry. See Chemistry
— Laboratory. See also National Physical

Physical Society:

Annual General Meeting, Election of Officers, 310
Resistance of Electrolytes, by S. W. J. Smith and H, Moss', 212
Electrical Conductiviiy and Fluidity of Strong Solutions, by W. S. Tucker, 212
Dynamics of Pianoforte Touch, by Prof. G. H. Bryan, 310
Interference of Rontgen Radiations, by Prof. 0. G. Barkla and G. H. Martyn, 377. See 347*, 364
Alternating-Current Magnets, by Prof. E. Wilson. 377
Some Oscillograms of Condenser Discharges and a Simple Theory of Coupled Circuits, by Dr. J. A. Fleming, 423
Braun Cathode-Ray Tubes used as High- Frequency Oscillographs, by Dr. J. A. Fleming, 423
Stretching and Breaking of Sodium and Potassium, by B. B. Baker, 423
Latent Heat of Evaporation of Steam from Salt Solutions, by R. G. Lunnon, 423
Some Flame Spectra, by Dr. E. N. da C. Andrade, 423
Some Spark Photographs at High Pressures, by W. B. Haines. 423
Errors in Magnetic Testing Due to Elastic Strain, by A. Campbell and H. 0. Booth, 585
Note on Cathodic Sputtering, by Dr. G. W. C. Kaye, 585
Vibration Galvanometers, with Unifilar Torsional Control, by A. Campbell, 585
Graphical Method of Optical Imagery, bv W. R. Bower, 682
Spectroscopic Resolution of an Arbitrary Function, by Dr. 0. V. Burton, 682
Some Experiments to Detect Beta Rays from Radium A, by Dr. W. Makower and Dr. S. Russ, 757
Physical Society —continued.
Dust Figures, by Dr. J. Robinson, 757
Vibration Galvanometer Design, by Dr. Haworth, 757
Physics, Application of Polarised Light in, 673*
— Practical (Review), 637
— Prof. J. Thomson’s Papers in (Review), 316
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Pianoforte Touch, Dynamics of, 310
“ Pick-Quick ” Bar Coal-Cutting Machine, 781*
Pickford, F.; Tests of a Surface-(Jondenser, 73* Piecework Rates. See Rate-Fixing Piers and Foundations, Beaver Bridge, 41*
— Foundations. Canton-Kowloon Railway, 175
— See also Harbours in PARAGRAPH INDEX Pig Iron, German Production, 701. See 401
— Iron Manufacture, Economy of Dry Blast, 612*, 629
— Iron Prices. Metal-Price Diagrams
— Iron, World’s Production, 165
Pigments, Lead and Zinc, for Paints, 535
Pile Foundations for Ferro-Concrete Arches, Design of, 556*. See 645, 714*
— Ferro-Concrete, Thomson’s Spiral Reinforcement for, 523*
Piling, Steel Sheet, “ Simplex,” 524*
Pillars. See Columns
Pin-Joints, Stress Distribution in Plates, 414, 415, 439*
Pinch-Effect in Hering Electric Furnace, 848
Pinions. See Oea-nng
Pins and Eye-Bars for Beaver Bridge, 249, 490 Pinlsch, J., A.-G., Foundr5’ and Sand-Preparing Plant, 113*
Pipes, Brass and Copper, Standard Threads for, 818
— Cast-Iron, Inspection and Testing of, 498. See 565* 678
— Cast-Iron, Test-Bars for, 498, 565*, 678
— Colours for Indicating Uses of, 607
— Electrification of Spirits by Flow in, 233
— Friction, Air and Water, at High Speeds, 847
— Friction, Air and Water, Laws of Similitude, 237*
— Joints, Steam Tests of, 848*
— Steam, Lagging of. See Heat Insulation
— Thick. See Cylinders. Thick
— Water, Growths in, 812
— Wood-Lined, Crotogino, 678*
Piping of Steel Ingots, Talbot Process for Prevention of, 626
Pirahy Power-Station, Pelton Wheels for, 492* Piston Rings, Specifications of Cast Iron for, 99*. See 40
— Valves. Great Central Locomotive, 293* Pitman, P., Five-Nozzle Impulse Water-Wheel, 120*
Pitot Tubes and Pressure-Gauges for Measuring Speed of Aeroplanes, 721*, 750*. See 641 Pitting. See Corrosion
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad, Bridge over Ohio River. See Beaver Bridge
Plane Surfaces, Air Friction on, ltj7*
Planing-Machine. See Machine-Tools
Plates, Cylindrical, Stayed, Stresses in, 414, 438*
— Steel, Fatigue of, in Steamers, 881, 891*
— Steel, Tests of, Gas-Holder Failure, 591
— Stress Distribution Due to Rivets in, 414, 415, 439*
— Stresses Due to Cracks, andc.. 414, 415, 439*
Platt’s Locking Motion for Carding-Engines, 451*
— Nip Guards for Ring Spinning-Frames, 451*
Plugging Lathe for Brass-Finishers, 528*
Pneumatic Hoists for Mines, 783*
— Tools. See Machine-Tools
— See also Compressed Air; Compressor
Poisson’s Ratio, Extensometer for Determining, 439*. See 415
Polarimetry, Mercury Vapour Lamp for, 574*
Polarised Light. See Light and Optical Determination of Stress
Poles, Steel Lattice, Tests of, 536
Polluted Water, Sterilisation with Chlorine, 199. See 713
Pop Safety-Valves, Steam Discharge from, 97*
Port-Hole Cutting-Machine, Pneumatic, 519*
Port of Madras, Sand Accretion near, 530
Portable Machine-Tools. See Machine-Tools
Portal Bracing, Beaver Bridge, 249*, 658^
Portland Cement. See Conent
Portsmouth Dockyard, His Majesty the King’s Visit, 202
— Harbour, Fire and Salvage Tug for. Pumping Machinery of, 636*
Positive Particles, Photographing Paths of, 362*
— Rays, Properties and Applications of, 126*, 266*, 745*
Post Office, Transfer of National Telephones to. Settlement of Arbitration Case, 95
— for Bridges, Design of. See Beaver Bridge
— Steel Lattice, Tests of, 536
Potassium Iodide Solutions, E.M.F. Produced by, 57*
— Wires, Stretching and Breaking of, 423
Poulsen’s Recording Apparatus for Telephones, 813
Powder for Guns. See Explosives
— Inflammability of, 164, 606
— in Suspension, Perrin’s Experiments, 267, 300
Power Consumption in Various Industries, 56
— Factor of Induction Motors, Improvement of. 91
— Gas. See Producer ; Engines. Cns
— Hammer. See Hammer under Machine-Tools
— Plant, Colchester Asylum, 740
— Plants, Colours for indicating Uses of Pipes in, 607
— Plant, Electric. Miraflores, Panama Canal, 836
— Plant, Hydro-Electric, Gatun, Panama Canal. 836*
— Plant. Hydro-Electric, Rio de Janeiro. 19,000- H.P. Pelton Wheels for, 492*
— Plant, Hydro-Electric, San Juan Silver-Mines. Argentina, 391*. See 639
— Plant, Hydro Electric, at Worcester, 702*
— Plants. See also Power-Stations
— Press. See Machine-Tools
— Production, Comparisons of Internal-Combustion Engines and Steam-Turbines, 125
— Required, Ships’ Steering Engines, 403*. See 382
Power Required, Ships’ Winches and Hoists, 404*. See 382
— Station, Electric, Asnidres, 768. See 818
— Station, Electric, Burnley, Test of Condenser for, 274
— Station, Electric, Edinburgh, Cooling-Towers at, 287
— Station, Electric, St. Denis. 768
— Stations. See also Power Plants
— Supply by Compressed Air, Rand Mines. 434
— Supply, Electric and Pneumatic, Weir’s Works, 800
— Supply S^'Stems, Alternating-Current, Improving the Power Factor, 91
— Transmission by Compressed Air, Economy of Low Pressures, 382, 405*; Effect of Reheating, 405
— Transmission, Electric, Aluminium Cables for, 812
— Transmission, Electric, by Continuous Current, Series System, 733
— Transmission, Electric, Three-Phase System. 736
— Transmission, Electric, Ship Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion
— Transmission Lines, Tests of Steel Lattice Poles for, 536
— Transmission, Ship Propulsion, Fottinger Hydraulic Gear, 380
— Transmission, Williams - Janney Hydraulic Variable-Speed Gear, 156*
— Water. See also Hydraulic
Powick Hydro-Electric Power-Station, 702*
Practical Geometry and Graphics (Review). 419 '
— Physics (Review), 637
— Training. See Apprenticeship; Education
Pratley, P. L., on the Erection of Boucanne River Viaduct, 304
“ Premier’’Gas-Engine, 10;0-H.P. PourCy Under. 736*
Premium System, Messrs. Lang’s Works, 772
— System. See also Rate^Pixing Presidential Address to Institution of Mechanical Engineers, by Sir H. F. Donaldson, on the Training of Engineers, 560, 579. See 571
— Address to Institute of Metals, by Prof. A. K. Huntington, 364
— Address, Institution of Naval Architects, by Marquess of Bristol, 356
— Address to Institution of Water Engineers, by C. E. Smith, on Water Supply at Wakefield, 811
Press, Hydraulic Forging, 600-Ton, at Weir’s Works, 798
— Power, for Sheet Metals, 26*
Presses. Hydraulic, for Briquetting Borings, 139*
Pressed-^teel Barrel, Reversible, 787*
— Steel Motor-Car Wheel, Lynton, 715*
Pressure-Gauges, Fry’s Micromanometer, 642 ; Roberts’s Micromanometer, 750*
— Gauges, Liquid, for Measuring Speed of Aeroplanes, 721*, 760*. See 641
— Gauges, Testing-Machine for, 51*
Prices, Contract, for Shipbuilding, 880*, 888
— of Metals See Metal-Price Diagram Priming Device for Centrifugal Pumps, 800* Primrose. H. S. and J. S. G., on the Heat-Treatment of Gun-Metal, 380, 543*
“Principe Alfonso,” S.S., First Spanish Trans- Atlantic Liner, 699*
Producer Gas-Engine. See Engine, Gas
— Gas Plant, Dowson, Chingford Reservoir 224*
— Gas, Sensible Heat in, 650
Production, Census of, Deductions from, 55, 633
— Cheap. Factors in, 580
— Influence of Machinery on, 66. See 634
— Shares of Capital and Labour, 533. See 55
Profit-Sharing. See Labour
Propellants for Guns. See Explosives
Propellers, Aerial. See Aeronautics
— Screw, Theory of Action, 383, 550
— Twin Screw, Early Use of. 220
Propulsion of Ships. See Marine Propulsion ?
?fe"S'»tes; Tui-biiKs; Propellers; Warship's Prussian Materialprufungsamt, Report, 20l ^ *^^^662^*'^ Industrial Efficiency (Review), Public Works, Egyptian, Report on, 743 Puddling Process, Chemical Reactions in, 239 Pump, Air, Dry, Reciprocating, 276*
— Air, Effect on Speed of Turbine-Driven Warships, 353*, 357. See 402. 435, 458
A Erecting, Weir’s Works, 800*
— Air, Kinetic, for Surface Condensers, 356*.
dec 4andO
— Air-Lift, Hankow Water Works, 179*
Mnller-Josse, for Condensers, 850*. See i ZO
Oddie “ Simplex ” Valve-Gear, 151*
— Air, Rotary, Multiple-Jet Type, 277*
~ Comparisons of, 251, 276 , 2/7 , 355*. 368. See 436, 458 Air, Rotary Spray, 276 ; Tests of, 276*. 277* “ 355*276*.
— Air, Twin, Wet and Dry, Reciprocating, 354*
— Air, Water-Ejector Type, 276*, 860’
— Air. See also Air-Compressors; Condensers
~ Design of, 565*, 609,
— Centrifugal and Turbine, Design of (Review), " "" 27^315^
— Centrifugal, Gwynne, 802
~ Priming Device for. 80C*
~~ ^^63^6*^^^^^’ Steam-Driven, for Salvage Tug,
— Feed, Manufacture at, Weir’s Works, 800* 409*^486“’Se”e 197°” '°‘’ 399,
“Simplex” Valve Gear,
” Kadial, for Fire-Tug, 636* Humphrey Gas, as Air-Compressor, 709*
Pump, Humphrey Gas, Chingford Reservoir, 221*. See 348*, 401,708
— Humphrey Gas, Developments in, 708*
— Hydraulic. Williams-Janney Variable-Speed
Gear, 156*
— Manufacture at Weir’s Works, 795*
— Oil, Vickers’ Multiple Feed, 888
— and Power Co., Ltd.; Humphrey Pumps for
Chingford Reservoir, 221*. See 348*, 401, 708
— Rotary, The “ Rotoplunge,” 194
— Salvage, Merry weather’s Suction Fittings for, 636*
— Testing Department, Weir’s Works, 800*
Pumping Arrangements, Oil-Tank Steamers, 340
— Machinery, Fire and Salvage Tug “ Dromedary,” 636*
— Sun-Power Motor for, 333
— Station, Hankow Water Works, 180*
Puppe, J., on Rolling-Mill Practice in the United States, 614*
Purdue University, Locomotive Trials, Analysis of, 1*, 93*
Purification of Water by Chlorine, 199. See 713
“Pyro” Boiler-Cleaning Process, 377. See 402
Pyrometry, Measurement of High Temperatures (Review), 186. See 642

QUADRANT Davits, Welin, 304,436. See 47,163
Quadruple-Gun Turrets, French Battleships, 290*
“Queen Mary,” H M. Cruiser, Trials of, 785
Quick-Firing Guns.
Quicksilver. See Diagrams

RADIAL Drill. See Drill under Machine-Tools
Radiant Heat, Jordon s Radiometer and Thermo-Galvanometer for Measuring, 612
— Heating. S^eSurface-Combustion
Radiating Power of Atmosphere, Determination of, 704
Radiation, Effects on Heat Transmission in Boilers, 231, 263
— Heat, in Gas-Engine Cylinders, 200. See 233
— Heat, Laws of, Applied to Heating Buildings, 97*
— Light, and Atomic Structures. 397
— Secondary, from Rontgen Rayw, 233, 301, 347
Radioactive Method of Counting Molecules, 301*
— Substances and their Radiations (Review), 316
Radioactivity and Atomic Structure, 346*
— Photographing Paths of Particles, 362*
— Scudies in (Review), 38
Radiometer, Jordan’s (Convection, 642
Radiotelegraphy. See Telegraphy, Wireless
Radium Emanations, Chemical Effects of, 643
— A, Failure to Detect Beta Raxs from, 757
— Radioactive Changes and Atomic Structure, 346*
Rail Rolling-Mill. See Rolling-Mill
— Steel, Talbot Process of Compressing Ingots for, 626
Railway Accidents. See Accidents
— Australian, Gauge Problem, 749
— Bridge. See Bridge
— British, Accidents in 1912, 677
— British, Bill to Permit Increased Charges, 299
— British, Current Construction, 320
— British, Statistics of, 299. See 320
— Carriages. See Carriages
— Canton-Kowloon, Construction of, 175
— City and Suburban, Sydney, Proposed, 675*
— Construction. China, Cost of, 175
— Egyptian State, Feed-Heating and Superheating on Locomotives, 399, 408*, 442*, 472*, 483*. See 497, 539*, 564*, 679
— Electric, Comparisons of Systems, 732, 733, 736*, 752*, 852*, 887
— Electric, Disturbance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines by, 736
— Electric, High-Tension Continuous-Current, 732, 852*. See 733, 736
— Electric, Single-Phaee and Direct-Current Systems, 19
— Electrification, Chemin de Fer du Midi, 732. See 733, 736
— Electrification, Melbourne, Cost of Single Phase and Direct-Current Systems, 20
— Electrification, Paris Suburban Lines, 733. See 736
— Electrification in the United States, 752*. See 734, 736, 887
— Foreign and Colonial, Maintenance of Rolling-Stock, 58
— German, Shortage of Wagons, 209
— German, Statistics, 682
— Great Northern. Piccadilly, and Brompton, Accident on, 163
— Japanese State, Development of, 127
— Locomotive. See Locomotive
— L. B. and S. C., Extension of Electrification, 158*, 202
— L. and S.-W., Turnham Green Widening, 119
— London Suburban, Electric Traction on, 300. See 320
— Metropolitan District; Turnham Green Widening, 119 ; Fly-Over Junction at Earl’s Court, 595*
— Mountain, Electric Traction on, 756*, 887. See 733, 736
— Mountain, Wire Ropeway for Passengers, Mount Kohlernberg, 202
— Officials, Duties on Foreign Service, 58
— Passenger, in American Cities, 412. See 725*
— Rolling-Stock. See also Carriages; Locomotives; Wagons
— Signals. See Signals
— Situation, 299
— Situation in United States, 573
— Station, Grand Central, New York, 725*
— Street. See Tramways
— Train - Lighting System, Vickers’ Electric, 888
— Train Resistance, Effects of Temperature, Railway, Underground, London, Extensions and Alterations, 300. See 321
— Underground, London, Failure of Automatic Signalling, 163
~ Underground. London, Passenger Accommodation, 266*
— United States, Increased Working Cost, 573
— Yunnan, French, Construction of, 6*
— Yunnan-Fu to Nan-Ning, South China, 23
— Wagons. See Wagons
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Rainbow Cups for Soap Film Experiments, 643
Rainfall, Correlation of, 840
— and Flow-Off, 458, 480. See 812
Rand Mines, Compressed-Air Power Supply, 434
Randfontein Gold-.Mine, Telpher at, 803*
Rapid Magnetting Machine Co., Ltd.; Magnetic Separating-Maehines, 183*
Rate-Fixing in General Engineering Shops, 180*, 286, 445, 553, 589, 655* 729*
Rateau’s Experiments on Flow of Steam through Nozzles, 65*. See 37*, 83, 131, 155
Rateau-Westinghouse Centrifugal Pump, Test of, 251, 253, 278*
Rating of Metal-Filament Lamps, 744
Rays, Electric. See Cathode; Positive; Negative; Rontgen
Reamer, Vickers’ Adjustable, 805
Reavell and Co., Ltd. : Pneumatic Hoists for Mines, 783* ; Works and Productions of, 861*
Reavell, W., on Compressed-Air Auxiliary Machinery for Ships, 382, 403*. See also 868* Recalescence Curves. See Metallurgy “ Record” Steam-Trap, 239’ Recorder, CO2, Ward, 335*
— Gyroscopic, for Rolling of Ships, 824*
Recording Apparatus for Telephones, 813
— Instruments for Use in Aeronautics, 641, 720*, 758*. See 750*
Reducing-Valves, Mason’s Regulator for, 84*
Reduction Gears. See Gears
Reflection of Rbntgen Rays, 347*, 377. See 364
Refractory Materials, Melting Points of, 677
Refrigerated Meat, Transport of, 165
Refrigeration, Drying Air for Blast Furnaces by. Economy of, 612*, 629
— Historj’ of Frozen-Meat Trade (Review), 4
Regenerative System in Furnace Working, 646.
See 629
Regulating Valves. See
— Weirs, Panama Canal, 831*
Regulations for Control of Foreign Aeronauts, 327
— Proposed L. C. C., for Ferro-Concrete Construction, 430, 815*, 836*, 885*
Regulator, Mason’s, for Reducing Valves and Dampers, 84*
Reid, W. C., on Yields of Catchment Areas in Scotland, 458
“ Reina Victoria-Eugenia,” S.S., 322*, 386*. See 434, 699*, 698*
Reinforced Concrete. See Ferro-Concrete
— Metal, Ltd.; Reinforcement for Ferro-Concrete Piles, andc., 523*
Relays, Resonance, Control of Electrical Apparatus by, 272*
Reminiscences, Marine Engineering, of W. G. Hammock, 220
Renault, Ltd.; Aeroplane Engine, 261*. See 298 Rep Hydroplane, 171*
Repair-Shop, Travelling, for Air-Craft, 262* Report on Accidents to Monoplanes, 201, 781
— on Cadeby Main Colliery Explosion, 708
— on Canadian Labour Legislation, 234 ,
— of Committee on Boats and Davits, 47, 163, ' 844. See 304, 436, 881, 894 ?
Egypt, 743 I
Explosions in Mines, 164 !
L.(5.C. Tramways, 844 i
Metropolitan Traffic, 265* j
Rating and Life of Metal-Filament Lamps, '
“Rio de Janeiro,” Brazilian Battleship, and Alternative Designs, 13 4*
Rio de Janeiro Power-Plant, Pelton Wheels for, 492*
Ripples on Water, Apparatus for Demonstrating, 643, 813
River Clyde, Navigation Improvements, 518
— Derwent, Measurement of Flow, 468.
— Effect of Rainfall on Flow of, 458. See 812
— Hooghly, Suction Dredger for, 790
— Nile and Egyptian Irrigation, 743. See also Assouan Dam
— Nile, Navigation of, 744
Riveting Machines, Hydraulic, Construction of S.S. “Aquitania,” 518*
— Work, Construction of Oil Steamers, 338*
Rivets. Stress Distribution in Plates near, 414, 415, 439*
Road Accidents, Motor-Buses and Tram-Cars. 266
— Congress, International, 869. See 878*
— Construction with Bituminous Materials, 499.

See 869, 878

— Construction Materials, Testing Plant for, at National Physical Laboratory, 848
— Construction, Mixing Machine for Tar-Macadam, 524*
— Construction Systems, Tests at Sidcup, 127
— Construction, Tar-Preparing Plant for, 879
— Drainage, Water-Collecting Box, 524
— Farnham Tar-Spreading Machine for, 524
— Locomotive. See Tractor; Motor
— Making Materials and Appliances, Exhibition of, 878*. See 869
— New, Planning of, 869
— Ridgway Tar-Spraying Machine for, 525
— Rollers, Motor, 566* ; with Three Axles, 879*
— Rollers, Steam and Petrol, at Road Board Exhibition, 879*
— Sweeping Machine, Motor, 504*
— Tar Spraying Machines for, 624, 525
— Traffic, London, Board of Trade Report on, 265*
— Wear by Motor Vehicles, 235, 499, 535. See 869
Roberts Brothers ; Gate-Cutting Machines for Castings, 185*
Roberts’s Micromanometer, 750*
Robinson Superheater on Great Central Locomotive, 294*
Rock-Blasting, Selection of Explosives for, 58
— Crushing Machines at Road Board Exhibition. 879
— Crushing Machine, Symons Disc. 783*
— Sedimentary, Petrology of (Review), 696
— Strength and Toughness of, 58
Rocker Bearing, Beaver Bridge, 249*
Roe, A. V., and Co., Ltd.; “Avro” Aeroplane, 290*
Roenne, Baron A., on Modern Airship Construction, 384
“RolandSeck, Motor Ship; Working Results, 467 ; Air-Compressors for, 867*
Rolled Steel Joists, Straightening Machine for, 532*
Roller Road. See Road-Roller
Rolling-Mill, Armour-Plate, Works. 740*
— Mills, Electric Driving, 619
— Mill Engines, Utilisation bines, 711
— Mill Engines, Steam Consumption of, 618*
— Mill Practice, Economy of Specialisation, 633
— Mill Practice in the United States, 614*
— Mills, Roughing Rolls for Steel Joists, 615*
— Mill, Slabbing, with Vertical Rolls, 617*
— Mills, Steam-Turbines for Driving, in United States, 6L9
— Mill, Two-High, Continuous-Running, Reversing, Lamberton’s, 628, 633*
— of Ships. See Ships
— Stock, Maintenance on Foreign and Colonial Railways, 58
— Stock, Shortage of, on German Railways, 209
— Stock. See also Carriages ; Locomotives ; Wagons
Rontgen Rays, Secondary Radiations from, 233, 301, 347
— Ray Tubes, Formation of Helium and Neon from Hydrogen, 225, 641
— Rays, Counting Negative Particles by, 301
— Rays, Photography of Negative Particles, 363*
— Rays, Reflection and Interference of, 347*, 377. See 364
Roof Principals, Machine-Shops, Weir’s Works, 799*
Roofs, Ferro-Concrete, “ Hy-Rib ” System, 525 Roofing-Tiles, Concrete, Moulding-Machine for, 666
Rope-Gripper for Wire Ropeways, 670* Ropeway, Aerial. See Wire Ropeway Rosenhain, W., on the Properties of Soft Steelat High Temperatures, 630. See 859
Rosyth Naval Base, Depth of Water, 503
Rota, G., on the Arrangement of Machinerj* in Warships, 244*
Rotary Engine. See Engine ; Aeronautics
— Pump. See Pump
Rotating Discs, Expansion of Huhs due to Centrifugal Stress, 621
“Rotoplunge” Pump, 194
Rowell, H. S., on V“Notch Weirs, 589*
Royal Agricultural Society. See A gricultural
— Aircraft Factory, British Armv Aeroplane, 254*
— Agricultural Hall. See Exhibition
— Corps of Naval Constructors, 429

Royal Institution:

Further Applications of the Method of Positive Rays, by Sir J. J. Thomson, 126*. See 266*, 745*
Recent Advances in Scientific Steel Metallurgy, by Prof. J. O. Arnold, 162
Recent Research on the Gas-Engine, by Prof. B. Hopkinson, 200, 238
Structure of the Atom, by Sir J. J. Thomson, 232, 266*, 300*, 328*, 346*, 397. See 321
Active Nitrogen, by Prof, the Hon. R. J. Strutt, 330*
Photograph}’ of the Paths of Particles Ejected from Atoms, by C. T. R. Wilson, 302*
Applications of Polarised Light, by T. M. Lowry, 573*
The Secret of the Permanent Magnet, by Prof. S. P. Thompson, 744*
Royal Liver Building, Heating System, 97*
— Meteorological Society. See Meteorological
— Society of Arts. See Arts
— Society, Bakerian Lecture by Sir J. J. Thomson, on Positive Kays, 745*. See 126*, 26b*
— Society Soiree, 641, 813*
Rubber and Synthetic Rubber, Influence of Resins, andc., 303
Rudder-Post Forging, S.S. “ Imperator,” 829*
Rugby Engineering Society ; J. C. A. Balfry on High-Speed Bearings, 198
Runners, Casting, Machines for Cutting Off, 185*
Runway, Overhead, at Rand Gold-Mine, 803*
Russian Salt Industry, 93
— Trade in Agricultural Machinery, 886
Rusting. See Corrosion

SAFETY Devices for Textile Machinery, 451*
— Device for Winding Engines, Bever’s, 803*
— Explosives, Testing of, 464
— Locking System for Mine Cages, 697
— Valves, Pop, Steam Discharge from, 97*
Sagar, J., and Co., Ltd. ; Planing and Thickness-ing Machine, 566*
Salt Industry of Russia, 9.3
— Solutions, Latent Heat of Steam from, 423
— Solutions, Metallic, Reduction by Hydrogen, 466
— Solutions, E.M.F. Produced by, 57*
Salvage Pumps, Merryweather’s Suction Fittings for, 636*
— Tug “Dromedary,” Pumping Machinery for, 636*
“Samson” Disc Coal-Cutting Machine, 781*
Samuelson, F.; Experiments on the Deformation of Turbine-Wheels, 621*
San Francisco, Water Supply of, 479*
“San Fraterno,” Oil-Tank Steamer, 575. See Erratum, 602
San Juan Mines, Argentina, Hydro - Electric Power-Plant, 391.* See 539
Sand Accretion near Madras Harbour, 530
— Blast Plant for Cleaning Castings, 15*. See also Foitndry Plant and Machinery
— Dunes, Protecoion from Sea by Grass, 78
— Filters. See Filters
— Moulding, Magnetic Separators for, 183*
— Moulding, Mixing-Machines for, 46
— Moulding, Plants for Preparing, 46*, 113*
— Moulding, Rotary Sifting-Machines for, 45*
— Movements on Indian Coast, 530
Sandeman, E., on the Plow of the Derwent, 458
Sankey, Capt. C. E. P., on Military Bridges, 96
Sankey, Capt. H. R., on the Hot-Panel and Hot-Floor Border System of Heating, 97*
Sardinian Mines, Profit-Sharing in, 302
Saturated Steam. See Steam
Saws. See Machine-Tools
Saxby, John. The late, 576
Saxony, Freiberg Mines, Closing of, 713
Scale, Boiler, Removal by Blow-Pipe, 377. See 402
Scaling Boilers, Pneumatic Tools for, 82*
Scanes, A. E. L., on Condensing Plant, 251, 273*
Scantlings of Large Liners, 818*
Scavenging-Machine, Motor, 504*
Schiffbautechnische Gesellschaft. See German
Institution of Faval Architects
Schmidt, Prof. E. C. ; Experiments on Train Resistance, 44*
Schmidt Superheater on P.L.M. Locomotive, 666*
Scholarships and Schools. See Education
Scholes, G. E., on the Mean Indicator-Card, 49*
Schutz Air-Filter for Turbo-Generators, 303
Science and Technology, Imperial College of. See Imperial
Scientific Apparatus, Exhibition of. Royal Society Soir6e, 641, 813*
— Instruments for Use in Aeronautics, 641, 720*, 758*. See 750
— Management. See Works Management Scoble, W. A., on Stress Distribution Due to
Rivets in Plates, 414, 415, 439*
Scotland, Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in. See Engineers
— Yields of Catchment Areas in, 458
Scotts’ Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd. ; Trials of H.M.S. “ Ajax,” 749
Scouts. See Warships
Screens, Rotary, for Moulding Sand, 45* Screw-Cutting Lathe. See Machine-Tools
— Propellers. See Propellers; Aeronautics
— Threads, Admiralty apecial, 572. See 610*
— Threads, Fine, British Standard, 672, 610*
— Threads, Fine, Method of Cutting, 758*
— Threads, Resistance to Shock, 846
— Threads, Standard, for Brass and Copper Pipes, 818
Scriven and Co.; Straightening-Machines for Steel Sections, 27*, 532*
Sea-Coast Erosion and Protection. See Coast Erosion
— Walls, Concrete, at Hove and Hastings, 75*
— Walls, Ferro-Concrete, “Vibrocel” Cellular Construction, 523
— Walls, Foundations for, 283*
— Walls, Protection from Scour, 75*, 77*
— Walls, Thickness Necessary, 284
— Walls, Timber and Concrete, at Folkestone, 78*
— Walls, Timber and Rubble : Bridlington, 77* ;
Filey, 78*
— Water, Corrosion of Copper and Brass Tubes in, Effect of Annealing, 434
— Water, Temperature near Icebergs, 608
— Waves, Storms at Hastings, 76*, 284*
“Sebenico,”S.S. Explosion of Nitrolim on, 842
Secondary Battery, See Accumulator under Electric
— Radiations from Rontgen Rays, 233, 301, 347
— Stresses in Structures, 674*. See 749
— Stresses in Structures and Girders (Review), 40
Sedimentary Rocks, Petrology of (Review), 696 Segregation, Effects in Wire-Drawing, 718*
— in Steel Ingots, Talbot Process for Prevention
of, 626
“Selandia,” Motor Ship, Working Results, 402 Semi Steel, Nature of, 714
Separating-Machines, Magnetic, for Foundry Work, 183*
Septic Tanks, Destruction of Concrete in, 90
Series System of Power Transmission bj' Continuous Currents, 733
Setting Temperature of Mass Concrete, 626* Sewage Purification, Dibdin’s System, 667
— Sludge, Treatment and Utilisation (Review), 38
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Sewer-Gas, Destruction of Concrete by, 90
Shafts, Armature, Deflection of, 143*
— Crank. See Crank-Shafts
— Finishing by Grinding, 242*
— Universal Joint for, Daimler Motor-Bus, 9*
Shale Grinding, Ball Mills for, 802
Shanks, T., and Co.: Works at Johnstone, 838*; 94-In. Lathe for Turbine Work, 839* ; Armour-Plate Planing-Machine, 839* ; Boring and Turning-Mill, 839* ; Boring-Machine for Turbine Casings, 839*
Shaping-Machine. See Machine-Tools “ Shark,” H.M. Destroyer, 775*
Shear Reinforcement, Ferro-Concrete Beams, 836
— Stresses in Ferro-Concrete Beams, 837* Shearing-Machines. See Machine-Tools Sheets, Iron, Magnetic Tests of, 685
— Metals, Power-Press for, 26*
— Piling, Steel, Simplex, 624*
Shells, Stayed Cylindrical, Stresses in, 414, 438* Ships, British, Vessels New and Lost, andc., 302
— Canal. See Panama and Canals
— Constructed in 1912, 28*, 118*, 333. See 60, 500
— under Construction, Lloyd’s Statistics, 60, 500. See 28*, 118, 333
— Contracts for Building, 880*, 888
— Diesel-Engined, Constructed in 1912, 30
— Diesel Engined, “ Eavestone,” Air - Compressor for, 869*
— Diesel-Engined, Operating Auxiliaries by Compressed Air, 382, 403, 868
— Diesel - Engined, “ Rolandseck,” Air-Compressors for, 867*
— Diesel-Engined, Working Results: “ Chris
tian X.,” 22 ; “ Jutlandia ” and “Selandia,” 402 ; “ Monte Penedo ” and “ Rolandseck,” 467
— Electric Propulsion of. See Marine Propulsion
— Energy Systems Accompanying Motion of, 383, 549*
— Fatigue of Steel Plates in, 881, 891*
— Foam Fire-Extinguishers for, 536. See 400
— Hydraulic Ash-Expeller for, 664*
— Launching. See Launching
— Lifeboats, Welin Quadrant Davits for, 304, 436. See 47, 163
— Model Experiments, Work of Froude Tank, 434. See 413, 506*, 859, 882
— Model Experiments. See also Ship Resist-
— Oil-Carrying, Early, 503*
— Passenger, Construction of Deck-Houses, 413, 437*
— Passenger, Stowing and Launching Boats, 47, 163, 304, 486, 844 881, 894
— Passenger, Water-Tight Subdivisions, 881,893
— Power Required for Steering Engines in, 403*. See 382
— Power Required for Winches and Hoists in, 404* See 382
— Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion; Engines ; Turbines; Propellers; Warships
— Resistance, Effect of Form and Size on, 882
— Resistance, Experiments on Mercantile Forms, 413, 506*. See 882
— Resistance, Experiments on Skin Friction, 662
— Rolling of. Comparisons between Gyroscopes and Anti-Rolling Tanks, 819*
— Rolling of. Effect of Water Tanks, 882
— Rolling of. Gyroscopic Recording Apparatus, 824*
— Rolling of. Model for Demonstrating Effect of Waves, 643
— Rolling of, Sperry Gyroscopic Stabilising Apparatus, 819*
— Salvage of. See Salvage
— Scantlings of Large Liners, 818*
— Stability in Damaged Condition, 216*, 384, 405*. See 881, 893
— Suction between Passing, 882
— See also Marine; Shipping; Steamers; Warships ; Motor-Ships; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Shipbuilders and Engineers, North-East Coast Institution of. See North-East Coast
— and Engineers in Scotland, Institution of. See Engineers
Shipbuilding Berths, Cranes and Gantries for (Mitsu Bishi Co.), 226*
— Berths, Derrick Cranes for (J. Brown and Co.’s Yard), 517*
— British Corporation for Survey and Registry of Shipping, 333
— British and Foreign, Lloyd’s Statistics, 118. See 28*, 60, 333, 500
— Construction of Large Deck-Houses, 413, 437*
— Contracts, 880*, 888
— Design and Construction of Oil Steamers 306*, 337*. See 503*
— Fatigue of Steel Plates, 881, 891*
— Isherwood System, Tank Steamers, 337*
— Launching Declivities and Pressures on Wavs 414, 709*, 826*
— and Marine Engineering in 1912, 28. See 60 118, 333
— Port-Hole Cutting-Machine, Pneumatic, 519*
— Scantlings of Large Liners, 818*
Shipbuilding, Scantlings of S.S. “ Aquitania,” 518*. See 818* j — Subsidies, Spanish, 600
— Trade, Hours and Wages in, 707
— Vessels under Construction, 60, 500. See 28*, 118 333
— Water-Tight Subdivisions, 881, 893
— See also Steamers; Naval; Warships; and PARAORAPH INDBX
Shipping Accidents on Atlantic Service, 893
— British Corporation for Survey and Registry of, 333
— British, Vessels, New, Lost, andc., 302
— Spanish, Development of. See Compania Trasatldntica
Shock, Resistance of Screw-Threads to, 846
— Teste. See Impact Tests under Tests (Materials)
Shop Lighting, 197
Shop Management. See Works Management
Shore Erosion and Protection. See Coast Erosion
Short Hydro-Aeroplane, 171*, 269
— Manometer for Aeroplane Speed-Indicators, 721*. See 750*
Shuttering, Steel and Timber, for Concrete Construction, 43*, 626*
Shuttle-Guards for Looms, 451*
Sidcup, Tests of Road Construction Systems at, 127
Siemens, A., on Metal-Filament Lamps, 366
— Brothers and Co., Ltd.; Rideal-Evans Chlorometer. 713
— Brothers Dynamo Works, Ltd.; Humphrey Pumps for Chingford, 221*. See 348*, 401, 708
“ and Halske’s Locking System for Mine Cages, 697
— Schuckert System, Direct-Current Electric Traction, 855*
Sifting-Machines for Moulding Sand, 45* Signalling, Automatic, London Tube Railway, Failure of, 163
Signals, Railway, Control Apparatus for, 25*. See Erratum, 53
— Time, International Wireless, 128, 765, 788
Silica Standard Meter, Variation in Length, 860
Silicon, Influence on Iron Carbide in Cast Iron, 629, 683*. See Erratum, 705
Silver, German, Effect of Heat Treatment on Microstructure, 376*, 379
— Mines, Freiberg, Closing of, 713
— Mines, San Juan, Argentina, Hydro-Electric Power Plant, 391*. See 539
Similitude, Laws of, Aerodynamics and Hydrodynamics, 236*
Simons, W., and Co., Ltd.; Dredger for Calcutta, 790
“Simplex” Feed-Pumps and Air-Pumps, 151*
— Steel-Sheet Piling, 624*
Single-Phase and Direct-Current Railway Working, 19 ; Comparison of Costs, Melbourne, 20
— Phase Motor. See Motor
— Phase Railway, Extension of L.B. and S.C. System, 158*, 202
— Phase Traction, Comparisons with other
Systems, 19, 732, 733, 736, 753*, 852*, 887* Sinking, Well, Hankow Water Works, 179* “Sirocco” Fans at Mining Exhibition, 804 Skimming Boats, Longitudinal Stability of, 388*. See 170
Skin Friction, Air. See Ship Resistance
— Friction, Law's of Similitude, 236*
— Friction, Ships. See Ship Resistance Skinner, F, W., on the Beaver Bridge. Beaver Brifdge
Skip, Automatic Turnover, for Cranes, 715*
Sky, Cloud-Form Frequencies at Epsom, 704
Slabbing-Mill with Vertical Rolls, 617*
Slabs, Ferro-Concrete, Design of, L.C.C. Regulations for, 816*, 836*. See 430
Slaby, Prof. A., The late, 502
Sleeve-Valves, Petrol-Engine, Daimler Omnibus, 9* ; Materials for, 99*. See 40
Slide-Valves, Locomotive, Use with Superheated Steam, 487
Slingo, W., on Mechanical Devices for Telephone Exchanges, 764
Slips, Shipbuilding. See Shipbuilding Berths
Slotting-Machines. See Machine-Tools
Sludge, Sewage, Treatment and Utilisation of (Review), 38
Sluice-Valves, Chingford Reservoir, 350
— Valves, Stoney, Panama Canal Locks, 689*; i Operating Mechanism, 692*
Sluices, Stoney, Regulating Weirs, Panama Canal, 833*
Smith, C. E. on Water Supply at Wakefield, 811
Smiths’ Shops, Weir’s Works, 797
Smoke-Box Feed-Heaters and Superheaters, See Feed-Heating and Superheating on Locomotives
— Box Temperatures, Locomotives, 408*, 442 Snelling, Dr. W. O., on Explosives, 68 Snowfall of the United States, 96
Snyder, G. D., on Passenger Transportation in the United States, 412. See 726*
Soap Film Experiments, Boys’ Rainbow Cups for, 643
Socidtd Anonyme des Ateliers H. Bollinckx; Experiments on Water in Steam-Engine Cylinders, 636
— Anonjnne Bonvillain and Roncera}’; Moulding-Machines, 850*
— Anonyme des Aeroplanes Borel; “Tamise” Hydro-Aeroplane, 260
Societies. See also Labour ; Industrial Notes
Societies, Technical. See Aeronautical Society ; American Society of Mechanical Engineers ; American Society of Naval Architects; Arts, Royal Society of; Automobile Engineers; Civil Engineers; Electrical Engineers ; Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland; Faraday Society; Gas Engineers; German Institution of Naval Architects; Heating and Ventilating Engineers; Iron and Steel Institute ; Italian Institution of Naval Architects; Junior Institution of Engineers; Liverpool Engineering Society ; Mechanical Engineers; Metals, Institute of; Meteorological Society ; Mining Engineers ; Naval Architects; North ? East Coast; Paint and Varnish Society; Physical Society; Royal Institution; Royal Society; Rugby Engineering Society; Water Engineers. See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Society for Testing Materials, American, Programme, 808
Sodium Wires, Stretching and Breaking of, 428
Softener, Water. See Water-Softener
Soils, Geology of (Review), 594
Solar Eclipse, Observations During, 532
— Motor, Development of, 333
— See also Sun
Solutions, Colloidal, Viscosity of, 431
— Electrical Resistance of, 212
— Metallic Salts, Reduction by Hydrogen, 466
— Potassium Iodide, E.M.F. Produced by, 57*
— Salt, Latent Heat of sceam from, 423
Sopwith Aviation Co., Hydro-Aeroplane, 259
Sound, Dust Ripples in Kundt’s Tube, 757
South Africa, Durban Harbour Works, 238
— Africa, Rand Mines, Compressed-Air Power Supply, 434
— China, French Yunnan Railway, 6*
— China, Yunnan Fu to Nan-Ning Railway, 23
— West, Notes from, 17. 53, 87,123,159,195, 229, 271, 295, 325, 368, 393, 427, 459, 495, 531, 569, 603, 637, 671, 705, 741, 777,809, 841, 875. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Yorkshire, Notes from, 17, 53,87,123,159,195, 229, 271, 295, 325, 368, 393,427, 459. 495, 631, 569, 603, 637, 671, 706, 741, 777, 809, 841, 876. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
Space and Time, Mental Conceptions of, 538, 564, 610, 644, 679, 714,750, 786
Spanish Shipbuilding Subsidies, 600
— Shipping, Development of. See Compailla Trasdtlantica
— Trans-Atlantic Steamers: “Reina Victoria-Eugenia,” 322*, 386*. See 434 ; “ Infanta Isabel de Borbon,” 599*, 698* ; “ Principe Alfonso ” (1863), 599*
Spark-Arresters for Locomotives, 472*, 473*
— Electric, at High Pressures, 423
“ Sparrowhawk,” H.M. Destroyer, 775*
Specialisation in Foundry Work, Evils of, 103
— in Rolling-Mill Practice, Economy of, 633
— in Works Management, 877 Specific Gravity of Aluminium, 780, 812
— Heat of Gases, Experiments on Gas-Engines, 642
— Heat of Iron at High Temperatures, 645*
Specifications for Materials, Daimler Motor-Bus, 99*. See 9*, 40
— for Metal Filament Lamps, 744
— for Screw-Threads, Brass and Copper Pipes, 818
Spectra, Flame, of Metals, Effects of Chlorine, 423
Spectroscopic Exhibits, Royal Society Soiree, 641
— Resolution of Arbitrary Functions, 682
Spectrum, Hydrogen, New Lines in, 641
— Lines and Atomic Structure, 397
— Lines, Formula for Wave-Lengths, 397
— of Mercury, 674 Speed-Changing Gears. See Gears
— Controller for Winding-Engines Bever’s, 803*
— Indicators for Aeroplanes, 641, 721*. See • 750*
— Reduction Gears. See Gears; Gearing
— Regulation. See also Governing
— Trials. See Trials
Spelter Prices. See Metal-Price Diagrams
Sperry, E. A., on Gyroscopic Stabilising Apparatus for Ships, 819*
Spillways, Panama Canal, 831*
Spinning Machinery, Cotton, Safety Devices for. 451*
— Mills, Cotton. See Cotton-Mills
Spiral-Guided Gas-Holder at Ilkeston, Failure of, 690*, 694. See 679*
— Reinforcement for Ferro-Concrete Piles. 523*
Spiraloid Curve-Drawing Apparatus, 814
Spirit Fires, Extinguishing by Frothy Liquids. 400. See 536
— Electrification by Flow in Pipes, 233
“ Spitfire,” H.M. Destroyer, 775*
Spokes, Wire-Wheel, Swaging-Machine for, 631*
Spray, Water. Cooling Gas-Engines by, 234
— Water, Effect on Surface Condenser, 73*
Spring Floor for Dancing, “ Valtor,” 567*
Spring, Sir F. J. E., on Coastal Sand Travel, 530
Spring-Water Collecting-Box for Road Drainage, 624
St. Denis Electric Power-Station, 768
St. Paul’s Cathedral, Fire-Protection of, 155,191, 225 ’
Stabilising Apparatus for Aeroplanes, 166*. See 436, 503*
Apparatus for Ships, Sperry’s Gyroscopic, 819*
Stability of Ships in Damaged Condition, 215* 384, 405*. See 881. 898
~ of Skimmers and Hydro - Aeroplanes, 385, 388*. See 170
“Stag ” Ball Mills for Grinding Shale, 802
Stamping Hammers and Presses. See under Machine-Tools
Stanchions. See Columns
Standard Cell, Weston, Investigations on, 860
Standards Committee. See Engineering
— Metre, Silica, Variation in Length, 860
— Ohm, Lorenz Apparatus for Determining, 860
— Paraffin Carburettor, 713
— Resistances, Mercury, 860
— Screw-Threads, Brass and Copper Pipes, 818
— Screw-Threads, Fine, 672. 610
Standardisation of Propelling Machinery for Warships, 69
Starters, Motor. See Motors^ Electric
State and Private Employment, 429
— Railways, Japanese, Development of, 127
Station, Railway, Grand Central, New York, 726*
— Power. See Power-Stays, Fire-Box, Effect of Age on Strength, 365 Stay-Wires, Aeroplane, Tension Meter for, 641
Stayed Cylindrical Shells, Stresses in, 414, 438*
Steam, Action in Locomotive Cylinders, 1*, 93* steam Boilers. See Boilers
— Condensation. See Condensation
— Consumption, Calculation from Indicator Diagrams, 1*, 93*
— Consumption, Cogging-Mill Engines, 618*
— Consumption of Exhaust-Steam Turbines, 711
— Consumption, Turbines, Effect of Vacuum, 121*, 156, 853*, 367, 436. See 458
— Consumption. See also Trials; Coal Consumption
— Discharge from Pop Safety-Valves, 97*
— Engines. See Engines
— Erosion of Turbine Nozzles and Blades by, 239*
— Exhaust, Utilisation in Turbines, 711
— Fire-Engine. See Eire-Engine
— Flow through Nozzles. See Nozzles
— Hammer. See Rammer under Machine-Tools
— Jointing Materials, Tests of, 848*
— Latent Heat of Evaporation from Salt Solutions, 423.
— Lifter, Brett, for 5-Ton Drop-Hammer, 50*
— Pipes, Tests of Non-Conducting Coverings for, 848
— Pressure-Reducing Valves, Mason’s Regulator for, 84*
— Roller. See Road-Roller
— Supercooling in Expansion, 38*, 131,155, 673
— Superheater. See Superheater; Superheated
— Tractors. See Tractors
— Traps, “ Record,” 239* ; Ogden’s, 279*
— Trials. See Trials
— Turbines. See Turbines
— Users’ Association. See Manchester
— Wagon. See Motor- Wagon; Tractor Steamer “Alsatian,” Allan Line, for Canadian Service, 451*. See 576
— “ Aquitania,” 515*. See 818*. Launch and
Launching Gear, 522*, 563*
— “ Araguaya,” Explosion of Stop Valve, 511
— “Ashtabula,” Comparisons between Anti-Rolling Tanks and Gyroscopes 823*
Steamers, Atlantic Liners, Dimensions and Speeds of, 500, 515
— British Vessels, New, Lost, andc., 302
— “Cairnross” and “ Cairngowan,” Trials of.
Comparisons of Geared Turbines and Reciprocating Engines, 371*, 381, 462, 468*, 602 !
— “Calgarian,” Allan Line, for Canadian Service, 575, 451*
— Channel, built by Cammell, Laird and Co., Ltd., 871*
— Constructed in 1912, 28, 118*, 333. See 60, 500
— under Construction, Lloyd’s Statistics, 60, 500. See 28*. 118, 333
— Contracts for Building, 880*, 888
— Energy Systems Accompanying Motion of, 383, 549*
— Fatigue of Steel Plates in, 881, 891*
— Fitted with Parsons Turbines, 203
— Foam Fire-Extinguishers for, 536. See 400
— Geared-Turbine Installations for. See Marine Propulsion
— Hydraulic Ash-Expeller, for, 664*
— Ice-Breaking, Gyroscopes for Producing Rolling in, 824
— “ Imperator,” Ilamburg-Anierika Line, 827* ; Feed - Pumps for, 151* ; Boat-Launching Gear, 304, 436, 828
— “Infanta Isabel de Borbon ” for Compania Trasatlantica, 599*, 698*. See 322*, 386*. 434
— “ Katori Maru,” for Nippon Yusen Kaisha, 740
— “King Orry,” with Geared Turbines, Isle of Man Service, 871*
— Launching of. See Launching
— “ Macedonia,” Quadruple-Expansion Engines for, 66*. See Erratum, 87
— Oil-Carrying, Design and Construction of. 308*, 337*. See 503*
— Oil-Carrying, Isherwood System of Framing, 337*
— Oil Tank, “San Fraterno,” for Mexican Service, 575. See Erratum, 602
— “ Olympic,” Reconstruction of, 426
~ Operating Auxiliary Machinery by Compressed Air, 382, 403*. See 868*
— Passenger, Construction of Deck-Houses. 413 437*
— Passenger, Instructions for Board of Trade Survey, 539
— Passenger, Stowing and Launching Boats, 47 163, 304, 436, 844, 881, 894
— Passenger, Water-Tight Subdivisions, 881,893
— Passenger, Welin Quadrant Davits for, 301. 436. See 47,16.3
— Power Required for Steering Engines on, 403*. See 382
— Power Required by Winches and Hoists, on 404*. See 382
— “Principe Alfonso,” First Spanish Trans-Atlantic Liner, 599*
‘ Reina Victoria-Eugenia,” for Compahia Trasatlantica, 322*, 336*. See 434, 599*, 698*
Resistance of. See Ship Resistance
— Rolling of. See Ships, Rolling of
— Salvage of. See Salvage
— Scantlings of Large Liners, 818*
— “ Sebenico,” Explosion of Nitrolim on, 842
— Spanish Subsidies, 600
— Stability in Damaged Condition, 215*. 384, 405*. See 881, 893
— Statistics of Accidents on Atlantic Service. 893
— Sperry, Stabilising Gyroscopes for, 819*
— Suction between Passing, 882
— “ Worden,” Stabilising Gyroscope for, 823*
See also Warships; Skips; Shipping; Shipbuilding; Engines; Turbines; Marine Propulsion; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
See Ships ; Steamers; Warships Srool Rolla Too(-o €3^1 . j .i. . _ steel, Chrome-Vanadium, Daimler Motor-Bus Construction, 100*. See 40
— Cold Flow in Wire-Drawing, 628, 716*
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
— Effects of Heat Treatment, Daimler Motor-
Bus, 100*. 101* See 40
— Effects of Tungsten, Chromium, and Vanadium, 162
— Forging, Rudder-Post. S.S. “Imperator,” 829*
— Foundry. See Foundry
— Furnaces. See Furnace.
— and Iron Production of the World, 166
— Joists, Straightening-Machine for, 532*
-- Lattice Poles, Tests of, 536
— Manufacture, Progress in, 162
— Manufacture, Rolling-Mill Practice in the United States, 614*
— Manufacture, Talbot Process of Compressing Ingots, 626
— Manufacture. See also Metallurgy
— Microstructure. See Micro-Photographs
— Motor-Bus Construction, Specifications for, 99*. See 40
— Moulds, Concrete Construction, 626*
— Nickel, Daimler Motor-Bus Construction, 100*. See 40
— for Permanent Magnets, 744*
— Plates, Fatigue of, in Steamers, 881, 891*
— Plates, Stress Distribution due to Rivets, 414, 415, 439*
- Plates, Stresses due to Holes, Cracks, andc., 414, 415, 439*
— Plates, Tests of, Gas-Holder Failure, 591
— Pressed, Motor-Car Wheel, the Lynton, 715*
— Rails. See Rails
— Ropes. See Wire-Ropes
— “ Semi.” Nature of, 714
— Sheet Piling. “Simplex,” 524*
— Soft, Properties at High Temperatures, 630. See 859
— Tests of. See Tests {Materials}
— Tool, Progress in Manufacture, 162
— Vanadium, Vickers’ Twist-Drills, 805*
— Work, Lock-Gates, Panama Canal, 761*
— Work, New York Central Railway Station, 726
— Works. See Works
— and Wrought Iron, Relative Advantages, 239
Steele, J. E., on the Stability of Skimmers and Hydro-Aeroplanes, 385,’388*. See 170
Steele, Robert, The late, 644
Steering Engines, Operating by Compressed Air, 403*, 868*. See 382
— Engines, Power Required for, 403* See 382
— Engines, Ship “Rolandseck,” Air-Compressor for, 868*
Steinen Automatic Loom, 640
Stelfox, S. H.. on Dimensional Arithmetic, 501
Sterilisation of Water by Chlorine, 199. See 713
Stern-Frame Casting, S.S. “ Aquitania,” 518*. See 564
Stevens - Tilling Motor-Buses, Running Costs, 780
Stewart, J. G., on Errors in Indicators, 109*, 134*
Stirk, J., and Sons, Ltd. ; Planing-Machine with Vickers’ Electric Drive, 773*
Stoddart, Col. Sir Charles J., The late, 741
Stone-Breaking Machines at Road Board Exhibition, 879
Stone, J., and Co. ; Ash-Expeller for Ships, 664*
Stone, L., Tests of Alcohol and Petrol Engines. 711
Stoney Gates Regulating Weirs, Panama Canal, 833*
Stoney Sluice • Valves, Panama Canal Locks, 689* ; Operating Mechanism, 692*
Stop-Valves. See Valves
Storage Battery. See Accumulator under Electric
Storm Waves at Hastings. 76*, 284*
Stothert and Pitt, Ltd.; Mixing-Machine for Tar- Macadam, 524*: Automatic Turn-Over Skip, 715*
Straightening Machine. See Machine-Tools
Streams, Effect of Rainfall on Flow of, 458. See 812
Street Lamps, Electric, Control by High-Frequency Currents, 272*
Streets. See Roads
Strength of Materials. See Tests (Materials) Stress Distribution in Plates Due to Rivets. 414 415, 439*
— Optical Determination of. See Optical Stresses, Centrifugal, in Turbine Wheels, Expansion of Hubs due to, 621*
— in Columns and Rings, Optical Apparatus for Demonstrating, 813*
— in Ferro-Concrete. See London County Council Regulations
— in Monoplane Wings, 201, 298, 364. See 781
— in Plates due to Cracks, andc.. 414. 415 439*
— Secondary, in Structures, 674*. See 749*
— in Spiral-Guided Gas-Holder, 694*. See 590*
— in Stayed Cylindrical Shells, 414, 438*
in Structures and Girders (Review), 40
— in Thin Cylindrical Tanks and Rings, 694*
Strikes. See, Labour Industrial '•Notes, and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Stroboscopic Apparatus for Demonstrating Ripples on Water, 643, 813
Stromeyer, 0. E., on Stresses in Stayed Cylindrical Shells, 414, 438*
Strong, R. M.; Tests of Alcohol and Petrol Engines, 711
Stroyer, R. N., on Ferro-Concrete Arches. 546*. See 645, 714*
Structural Steel-Work, New York Central Railway Station, 726
Structure of the Atom, 232, 266*. 300*. 328*. 346*. 397. See 321, 362
— Cylindrical, Wind Pressure on, 694*
— Ferro-Concrete. Ferro-Concrete
— Girders, Theory and Practice (Review),
— Practical Strength of, 674*. See 749
Struts for Bridges, Design of. See Beaver B'i'idge
— See also Colxtmns
Strutt, Prof, the Hon. R. J., on Active Nitrogen, 330*
Sturtevant’s Timber-Drying Plant, 172
Submarine and Submersible Boats. See Warships
Subsidies, Shipbuilding^, Spanish, 600
Suburban Railways, London, Electric Traction on. 300. See 158*, 202, 320
— Railways, Melbourne, Electrification, Cost of
Single-Phase and Direct-Current Systems, 20
— Railways, Paris, Electrification of, 733. See 736
— Railways, Proposed, Sydney, 676*
Suction between Passing Ships, 882
— Dredger. See Dredger
— Gas-Engine. See Engine^ Gas
Sulphur Compounds, Action of Bacteria on, 91
— Influence on Iron Carbide in Cast Iron, 629, 683*. See Erratum^ 705
Sulzer Brothers Works, Briquetting Plant for Metal Borings, 139*
Sulzer-Ziegler, Dr. Edward, The late. 235
Sun-Power Motor, Development of, 333
— See also Solar
Supercooling of Steam in Expansion, 38*, 131, 155, 673*
Superheated Steam, Action in Locomotive Cylinders, 1*, 93*
Superheater Locomotives, Use of Slide-Valves with, 487
— Robinson, on G. C. Ry. Locomotive, 294*
— Schmidt, on P.L.M. Locomotive, 666*
Superheating, Economy of, Stationary Engines, 484* ; Marine Engines, 539*
— and Feed Heating on Locomotives, 399, 408*, 442*, 472* 483*. See 497. See 589*, 564*, 679
Surface-Combustion Boiler, Trials of, 367. See 231, 503
— Condensers. See Condensers
— Tension Effects, Darling’s Experiments on, 813*
Survey, Board of Trade, Passenger Steamers, Instructions for, 639
Surveying Instrument, the “Alanap,” 605
— Tapes and Wires, Testing of, 860
Swaging-Machine for Wire-Wheel Spokes, 631*
Swan, Hunter, and Wigham Richardson, Ltd.: Spanish Steamer “ Reina Victoria-Eugenia,” 322*, 386*. See 434 ; H.M. Destroyers “Shark,” “ Sparrowhawk,” and “Spitfire,” 775*
Sway Bracing, Beaver Bridge, 249*
Swedish Iron Ore, Increased Export of, 648
Sweeping-Machine, Motor, for Roads, 504*
Swimming-Bath, S.S. “Imperator,” 829*
Switch-Gear, Vickers’ Motor-Controller, 806*
— Gear, Vickers’ Planing-Machine Drive, 773*
Switches, Electric, Control by High-Frequency-Currents, 272*
Sydney, Proposed Railways and Bridge, 675*
Symons, Disc-Crushing Machine, 783* Syndicate. See Eartel
Synthetic Ammonia, 463
— Rubber, Influence of Resins, andc., 303
Systems, Shop. See ITorks Management

TALBOT, B., on Production of Sound Steel 626
“Tamise” Hydro-Aeroplane, 260
Tang Shan Engineering College, Appeal for Equipment, 436
Tangential Water-Wheels. SQQ Pelton Wheels Tangye, James, The late, 604*
Tanks, Anti-Rolling. See Ships, Polling of
— Experimental, ^ational Physical Laboratory,
Experiments on Ship Resistance, 413, 506*. See 434, 859, 882
- Experimental. See also Ship Resistance
— Gas-Holder, Failure of, 690*, 694*. See 679*
— Locomotives. See Locomotives
— Steamers, Design and Construction of, 306*. 337*. See 503*
— Steamers, Isherwood Framing for, 337*
— Steamer “ San Fraterno,” 575. See Erratum^ 602
— Thin Cylindrical, Stresses in, 694*
— Water, Elevated, Hankow Water Works 180*
Tapes, Measuring. Testing, 860
Tar-Macadam, Mixing-Machine for, 524*
— Macadam Roads, Comparative Tests of, 127
— Preparing Plant for Road Construction, 879
— Spraying Machine for Roads, Ridgway, 525
— Spreading Machine for Roads, 524
Taylor C. (Birmingham), Ltd., Rotary Cutting- Off Machine, 61*
— System of Works Management, 877
Technical College and Education. See Education
— Societies. See Societies and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Teddington Laboratory. See National Physical Teeth, Gear. See Gear
Telegraph Lines, Disturbance by Electric Railways, 736
Telegraphy, Wireless, Eiffel Tower Station, 766. See 128, 788
— Wireless, Time Signals, 128, 765, 788
— Wireless, Theory of Coupled Circuits, 423
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Telephone Exchanges, Mechanical Devices for. 764
— Lines, Disturbances by Electric Railways, 736
— Magnetic Recording Apparatus for, 813
— Transfer, Settlement of Arbitration Case, 95
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Telescope for Observing Furnaces, 650*
Telpher at Randfontein Gold-Mine, 803*
Temperature of Atmosphere, Vertical Distribution of, 532
— of Combustion, Gaseous Fuels, 646*
— Measurement. See Pyrometer; Thermometer
— of Sea Water near Icebergs, 608
Tenders, Locomotives. See Locomotives
Tensile Tests. See Tests {Materials)
Tension Meter for Aeroplane Stay-Wires, 641
Terminus, Railway, Grand Central, New York, 725*
Terrestrial Magnetism, Studies in (Review), 128

Tests (Materials};

Aluminium, Bending and Tensile Tests, 781, 812
American Society for Testing Materials, Programme, 808
Concrete for Ferro-Concrete Work, Tests of, 838
Extensometer, Optical, for Lateral Strains, 439*. See 415
Ferro-Concrete Beams, Tests of, 838 German Testing Laboratory Report, 201 Hardness-Testing Machine ; S. Denison and Son, Ltd., 846
Impact-Tensile-Testing Machine at National
Physical Laboratory, 847 Magnetic Tests. See Magnetic Physical Tests, Materials for Motor-Bus Construction, 99*. See 40 Road-Construction Materials, Testing Plant for, at National Physical Laboratory, 848
Sodium and Potassium Wires, Stretching and Breaking of, 423
Stress Determination, Optical. See Optical Tensile Tests, Old and New Fire-Box Stays, 366
— Tests, Steel Plates, Gas-Holder Failure, 591
— Tests, Wire, Effect of Drawing, 716*
Test Bars for Cast-Iron Pipes, 498, 565*, 678
Testing Department, Weir’s Works, 799*
— Machine, Hardness (S. Denison and Son, Ltd.), 846
— Machine, Impact - Tensile, at National Physical Laboratory, 847
Tests, Aeronautical. See Aeronautics
— of Alcohol and Petrol-Engines, 711
— of Bonecourt Surface-Combustion Boiler, 367. See 231, 503
— of Coal, Determination of Water in, 780 i
— of Daimler-Lanchester Worm-Gear, 12*, 848 I
— of Explosion-Proof Motors for Mines, 331
— of Fire-Extinguishers Using Frothy Liquids, 400. See 536
— Fire. See Fire
— of Heat Insulating Materials, 848
— of High-Speed Files, 34
— Inflammability, Coal and other Dusts, 164, 606
— Insulation, Motors for Panama Canal, 692
— Magnetic. See Magnetic
— of Measuring Appliances at National Physical Laboratory, 860
— of Metal Filament Lamps, 744
— of Permeability of Concrete to Water, 20, 847
— of Road Construction Sj’^stemsat Sidcup, 127
— of Rotary Spray Air-Pump, 276*, 277*
— of Steam Jointing Materials, 848*
— Steam Discharge from Pop Safety-Valves, 97*
— of Steel Lattice Poles, 536
— of Surface Condensers, 274
— Westinghouse-Leblanc Rotary Air-Pump, 277*
— Westinghouse-Rateau Centrifugal Pump, 251, 253, 278*
Testing Cast-Iron Pipes, 498. See 565*, 678
— Laboratories. See 'Laboratories
— Machine, for Pressure-Gauges, 51*
— Machines. See also Tests (Materials)
— Materials, American Society for. Programme, 808
— Pumps at Weir’s Works, 800*
— Safety Explosives for Mines, andc., 464
— Watches and Clocks at the National Physical Laboratory, 859
— See also Tests (Materials}; Trials; National Physical Laboratory
Textile Machinery, Safety Devices for, 451*
— Machinery, Steinen Automatic Loom, 640
— Machinery, Whittaker Automatic Weft Replenisher for Looms, 641*
— Mills. See Cotton Mills
Thearle, S. J. P., on “Fatigue” in Steel Material of Steamers, 881, 891*
Thermal Efficiency and Rate of Firing, Locomotive Boilers, 408*, 483*, 539, 564*, 679
— Expansion of Eiffel Tower, 61
Thermodynamics. See Nozzles
Thermo-Galvanometer for Radiant Heat, 642
Thermoscope COo Determining Instrument, 642, 787*
Thompson, J. H., on Suction between Passing Ships, 882
Thompson, Prof. S. P., on the Secret of the Magnet, 744*
Thomson, Prof. J., Papers in Physics and Engineering (Review), 316
Thomson Reinforcement for Ferro-Concrete Piles, andc., 523*
Thomson, Sir J. J., on the Structure of Atom, 2S2. 266*, 300*, 328*, 346*, 397. 321 ; on Positive Rays, 126*, 746*. 266*
Thomson’s V ? Notch Weirs, Spacing Notches on, 589*
Thomson - Houston System, Direct • Current Electric Traction, 856*
Thorium, Radioactive Changes and Atomic Structure, 346*
Thornycroft. J. I., and Co., Ltd. ; Motor Cargo- Boat “ El Lobito,” 808*
— Sir J., Model Illustrating Wave Systems and Rolling of Ships, 643
Threads, Screw. See Screw-Threads Three Phase. See also Motor; (Generator
— Phase System of Power Transmission, 736
Thule Shaping-Machines and Accessories, 751*
Thurston, A. P., on the Pressure on Inclined Aeroplanes, Frratum, 83 ; Experiments on Air Friction, 107*
Thury System of Electric Power Transmission, 733
Ties, Steel Plate, Stress Distribution Due to Rivets, 414, 416, 439*
Tiles, Concrete, Moulding-Machine for, 566 Tilghman’s Sand-Blast Apparatus for Cleaning Castings, 253*
Tilling-Stevens Motor-Buses, Running Costs, 780 Timber and Concrete Sea-Walls at Folkestone, 78*
— Drying Plant, Sturtevant, 172
Timber Forms for Concrete Construction, 43*, 626*
— Grovnes for Coast Protection, 149*, 160*, 218,* 219*
— and Rubble Groynes at Bridlington, 218*
— and Rubble Sea-Walls: Bridlington, 77* ; Filey, 78*
Timbering, Trench, Tunnel Construction, 596* Timbrell and Wright Machine-Tool and Engineering Co., Ltd.; Brass-Finishers’ Lathe, 528*
Time Signals, International Wireless, 128, 765, 788
— and Space, Mental Conceptions of, 538, 564, 610, 644, 679, 714, 750, 785
Tin Alloys. See Metallurgy
— Deposits, Nigerian, Bucket-Dredger for, 359*
— Plate Manufacture in United States, 618
— Plate Prices. See Metal-Price Diagrams
“ Titanic,” S.S., Stability in Damaged Condition, 217*
Tokio, James Watt Birthday Celebrations in, 228 Tolerances in Machine Work, 313
Tools, Machine. See Machine-Tools
— Pneumatic, for Boiler Scaling, 82*
— Room, Reavell’s Works, 864*
— Steel. See Steel
Toronto Water Supply, Use of Chlorine, 199. See 713
Torpedo-Boats and Destroyers. See Warships Torquay, Growths in Water Mains, 812 Torsional Oscillations, Petrol-Engine Crank-
Shafts, Damping Device for, 9* Tower Bridge, Experiments on Wind Pressure, 846
— Water, Hankow Water Works, 180*
“ Town ” Class of Cruisers, 644
— Planning, Design of New Streets and Roads, 869
Traction, Electric. See Tramways; Railways
— Engine. See Tractor
Tractor, Petrol, for Steam Fire-Engine, New York, 418*
— Petrol-Electric, Water Tower, New York Fire Department, 346*
— Steam and Petrol, Annual Parade of, 678
Trade, British, with China, 605. See 818
— Disputes. See Labour
— Russian, in Agricultural Machinery, 886
— Statistics, Deductions from Census of Production, 55, 533
— Statistics, German. See German
— Unions. Labour; Industrial Notes; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Traffic, Metropolitan, Report on, 265*
Train-Lighting System, Vickers’ Electric, 888
— Resistance, Effectsof Temperature, 44*
— See also Railway Training Cruiser “ Chao Ho,” Chinese, 425*
— See Education ; Apprenticeship
Tram-Cars, Self-Propelled, and Motor-Buses, 779
— and Street Accidents, 266
Tramways, L.C.C.; Statistics, 265 ; Reporton, 844
— and Motor-Bus Competition, 265, 844
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Transmission, Electric, Marine Propulsion. See Manne Propulsion
— Gear. See Gear ; Gearing
— of Power. See Power Transmission Transport of Chilled Meat, 165
— Passengers, in American Cities, 412. See 725*
Transporter Cranes, Lock Construction, Panama Canal, 626*
— at Randfontein Gold-Mine, 803* Trap, Steam, The “Record,” 239*
— Steam and Vacuum, Ogden’s, 279* Travelling Crane. See Crane
Trench Timbering, Tunnel Construction, 596* Trespassing Children, Liability for Injuries to, 398
Trevithick, F. H., on Feed-Heating and Superheating on Locomotives, 399, 408*, 442*, 472*, 483*. See 497, 539*, 564*, 679
Trevithick, Richard F., The late, 303. See 321
Trials of American Fire-Tube Boilers, 207*, 225, 304, 435. See Erratum, 576
— of Bonecourt Surface-Combustion Boiler, 367. See 503
— Chinese Training Cruiser “ Chao Ho,” 426
— Gun and Speed, Japanese Cruiser “Kongo, 709*
— Locomotives, with Feed-Heaters and Super-heaters, 410*, 442*. See 399, 483, 472, 497, 539*, 564*, 679
— Locomotive, Losses from Back Pressure, 488*
— Locomotive, Purdue University, Analysis of, 1*, 93*
— Low Water and Evaporation, Locomotive Boilers with Jacobs-Shupert and Radial- Stay Fire-Boxes, 581*
— Military Aeroplanes, Comparisons of Machines, 68
— Spanish Steamer “ Reina Victoria-Eugenia, 387
— Steam, H.M. Battleship “Ajax,” 749
— Steam, H.M. Cruiser “ Queen Mary,” 785
— of Steamers “ Cairnross” and “ Cairngowan,” Comparisons of Geared Turbines and Reciprocating Engines, 371*, 381, 462, 468*, 602
— of Yarrow Boiler, Effects of Baffling and Feed Heating, 681*
— See also Tests
Triangular Notch Weirs, Multiple, Spacing of Notches on, 589*
Trimming Machine for Wood, 846
Triphas^ Power Station, Paris, 768. See 818
Triple-Expansion Engines. See Engines, Steam
Triple-Gun Turrets in Warships, 288*, 729
Trough Conveyor, Eickhoff, for Coal, 782*
— Flooring, Railway Bridges, Filling for, 564
Trucks, Railway, Weighing-Machine for, 842*
— See also Bogie
Trussed Concrete Steel Co., Ltd.; “Hy-Rib” Ferro-Concrete Construction, 625
Trusses. See Bridges; Roofs Trust. See Kartel
Tubes, Brass and Copper, Corrosion of. Effect of Annealing, 434
— Brass and Copper, Standard Threads for, 818
— Cooled Electric Motors for Mines, 782*
Tubes, Distilling Condenser, Corrosion of, 366*, 376
— Railways. See Underground; Railway
— Strip, Rolling-Mills for, 618
— Thick. See Cylinders, Thick
— of Water-Tube Boilers, Scaling-Tool for, 82*
— Wood-Lined, Crotogino, 578*
— fcee also Pipes
Tug “Dromedary” for Fire and Salvage, Pumping Machinery for, 636*
Tullis, D. and J. ; Drillingand Tapping-Machine, 34*
Tumbling-Barrels for Cleaning Castings, 186*; Sand-Blast Type, 254*, 315* 420*
Tungsten, Effects on Steel, 162
— Filament Lamps, Rating and Life of, 744
— Wire Filaments for Electric Lamps, 365
Tunnel Construction ; Canton-Kowloon Railway, 175 ; Metropolitan District Railway, Earl’s Court, 595*
Turbine, Hydraulic, Five-Nozzle Impulse, 120*
— Hydraulic, Powick Power-Station, Worcester, 702* ; Governor for, 703*
— Hydraulic. See also Power Plants; Pelton Wheels
— Pumps. See Pumps^ Centrlfxigal
— Shops, Weir’s Works, 799*
— Steam, Boring-Machine for Casings, 839*
— Steam, Design of High-Speed Bearings, 198
— Steam, Effect of Vacuum on Steam Consumption, 121*, 155, 353*, 357, 435. See 458
— Steam, Erosion of Nozzles and Blades, 239*
— Steam, Exhaust, Heat ? Accumula*'ors for, 711
— Steam, Exhaust, Steam Consumption of, 711
— Steam, Expansion of Wheel Hubs Due to Centrifugal Stress, 621*
— Steam, Geared, and Direct-Current Generator, Westinghouse, 169*
— Steam, Geared, Marine Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion
— Steam, Lathe for Turning Rotors, 839*
— Steam, Marine, Brazilian Battleship, 117*
— Steam, Marine, Combined with Reciprocating Engines, Spanish Steamers, 386*, 698*
— Steam, Marine, Constructed in 1912, 29
— Steam, Marine, Curtis, in Warships, 173*. See Erratum, 235
— Steam, Marine, or Diesel Engines, in Destroyers, for Cruising, 848
— Steam, Marine, and Diesel Engines, for Warship Propulsion. Comparisons of, 728, 843
— Steam, Marine, Effect of Air-Pumps on Speed of Warships, 353*, 357. See 402, 435, 458
— Steam, Marine, Electric Transmission, 89,130, 381
— Steam, Marine, Fottinger Transmission Gear, 380
— Steam, Marine, Impulse and Reaction, H.M. Destroyer “ Shark,” 776*
— Steam, Marine, Parsons, Progress of, 203
— Steam, Marine, S.S. ‘ Aquitania,” 621
— Steam, Marine, S.S. “ Imperator,” 829*
— Steam, Marine, for Warships, Standardisation of, 69
— Steam, Possible Supercooling of Steam in, 38*, 131, 156, 673*
— Steam, for Power Production, Comparisons with Internal-Combustion Engines, 125
— Steam, for Rolling-Mills, in U.S., 619
— Steam. See also Turbo-Generators ; Nozzles
— Steamers. Ships; Stenwers and Warships Turbo-Generator, 3750-Kw. Direct-Current, and Westinghouse Reduction-Gear, 169*
— Generators, Exhaust Steam, Steam Consumption of, 711
— Generators, Schutz Air-Filter for, 303
Turbulence, Effects in Gaseous Explosions, 233, 642
Turner, Prof. T., on the Puddling Process, 239
Turnham Green Widening, London and South- Western and District Railways, 119
Turning and Baring-Mills. See Boring unde'* Machine-Tools
Turnings, Brass and Iron, Magnetic Separators for, 183*
— Briquetted, Usein Foundry, 139
— Briquetting Plants for, 139*
— See also Machine-Tools
Turn-Over Skip for Cranes, 715*
Turrets, Multiple Gun, in Warships. 288*, 729
— Lathes. See bathes under Machine-Tools
Twist-Drill. See Prill under Machine-Tools
Tyer, Edw«d, The late, 24
Tyrol, Austrian, Wire Ropeway on Mount Kohlernberg, 202

ULTRA-MICROSCOPE, Condenser for, 643
Underfeed Stoker Co.; Thermoscope CO2 Determining Instrument, 642, 787*
Underground Railway, London, Accident at Caledonian-road, 163
— Railways, London, Extensions and Alterations, 300. See 321
— Railway, London, Failure of Automatic Signalling, 163
— Railways, London, Passenger Accommodation, 266*
— Railways, Proposed, Sydney, 675*
— Railway. See also Tunnels, Railways
“Uniflux” Condensers, H.M. “Shark,” 775*
Unions, Trades. See Labour; Industrial Notes; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Central, of German Industries, 204
— See also Kartels
Unit of Electrical Resistance, Lorenz Apparatus for Determining, 860
— Dimensions of, in Arithmetic, 501
United Barrel Syndicate, Steel Barrel, 787*
— Kingdom, Railways of. See Railways
— Kingdom. See also British
— States and British Boiler Practice, 207*, 225, 304, 435. See Erratum, 676
— States Bureau of Mines; Tests of Explosion-Proof Motors, 331; Tests of Alcohol and Petrol-Engines, 711
— States Locomotives, Comparisons with European, 510
— States, Motor Fire-Appliances for New York, 343*, 415*
— States Passenger Transportation in Cities, 412. See 725*
— States, Railway Electrification in, 752*. See 733, 736, 887
— States Railways, Increased Working Costs, 573
— States, Rolling-Mill Practice in, 614*
— States, Snowfall of, 96
— States Warships, Use of Foam Fire-Extinguishers on, 536. See 400
— States, Water Supply of San Francisco, 479*
— States. See also America
Universal Joint for Shaft, Daimler Motor-Bus, 9*
University College, Scholarships in Heating and Ventilation, 611
— See also Education

V NOTCH Weirs, Multiple, Spacing of Notches on, 689*
Vacuum, Effect on Steam Consumption of Turbines, 121*, 165,-353*, 357, 435. See 458
— Gauges, Testing-Machine for, 61*
— Trap, Ogden’s, 279*
— Tubes, Braun Cathode Ray as Oscillographs, 423
— Tubes, Electric Discharge in Nitrogen, 3’0*
— Tubes, Formation of Helium and Neon from Hydrogen in, 225, 641
— Tubes, Neon, Electric Lighting by, 764
— Tubes, Properties and Applications of Positive Rays. 126*, 266*, 745*
—- Tube, Volatilisation of Aluminium Cathode, 686
Valency, Chemical, and Atomic Structure, 302, 330, 346
“ Valtor” Spring Floor for Dancing, 567* Valves, Air-Regulating, for Furnaces, 646*
— Chemical, for Water-Softeners, Lassen and Hjort’s, 784*
— Combined Feed-Check and Blow-Through for Locomotive, 443*
— Cylindrical, for Panama Canal Lock Control, 689* ; Operating Mechanism, 690*
— Disc, for Air-Compressor, 189*
— Gate, Stoney, Panama Canal, for Lock Control, 689* ; Operating Machines, 692*
— Gear, Oddie, for Direct-Acting Pumps, 151*
— Mechanism, Bolinder Marine Oil-Engine, 525*
— Reducing, Mason’s Regulator for, 84*
— Safety, Pop, Steam Discharge from, 97*
— Sleeve, Petrol-Engine, Daimler Omnibus, 9* ;
Materials for, 99*. See 40
— Slide, Locomotive, Use with Superheated Steam, 487
— Sluice, Chmgford Reservoir, 350*
— Sluice, Stoney, Panama Canal Locks, 689*; Operating Mechanism, 692*
— Stop, Explosion from Water-Hammer, S.S. “ Araguaya,” 5il
— and Valve Gear, G.C R. Locomotive, 293*
— and Valve Gear, Humphrey Gas-Pump, 224*
— and Valve Gear, see also Engines Valveless Steam-Engine, Keavell’s, 869* Vanadium-Chrome Steel, Daimler Motor - Bus Construction, 100*. See 40
— Effects on Steel, 162
“ Steel Twist-Drills, Vickers’, 805*
Vapour Condensation, Electrical Effects, 301, 321
Variable-Speed Gear, Ltd., Williams - Janney Gear, 156*
— Speed Gear. See also Gear Vassall, R. L. G., The late, 495
Ventilating and Heating Engineers, Institution of. Research Scholarships, 611
Ventilation of Oil-Tank Steamers, 340
— Ozonair System, 5o7
Viaduct, Boucanne River, Erection of, S04
— Steel-Trestle, French Yunnan Railway, 8*
— See also Bi'idges
Vibration Galvanometers, Design of, 585, 757 “Vibrocel ” System, Ferro-Concrete Construction, 623
Vice for Bar Cutting-Off Machine, 51*
Vickers, Limited : British Submarine • Boat “ E 4,” 62* ; Machinery of Brazilian Battleship “ Rio de Janeiro,” 116* ; Rifle-Calibre Gun for British Army, 235 ; Monoplane, 256* ; Trials of Japanese Cruiser “ Kongo,” 709*; Exhibit at Ghent, 773*, 806*, 888*; Electric Drive for Planing-Machines, 773* ; Motor-Controller, 805*; Vanadium-Steel Drills and Drill-Chucks, 805*; Adjustable Reamer, 805 ; Mechanical Lubricator, 888 ; Electric Train-Lighting System, 888
Victoria, Melbourne Suburban Railways, Electrification of, 20
“Viribus Unitis,” Austro-Hungarian Battleship with Triple-Gun Turrets, 289*
Viscosity of Colloids, Discussion on, 431 Voith, Dr.-Ing. Friedrich von, The late, 875 Volatilisation of Cathode in Vacuum Tube, 585 Vulcan Werke, Hamburg-Amerika Liner “ Imperator,” 827*

WAGES. Labour
Wagons, Maintenance on Foreign and Colonial Railways, 60
— Motor. See Motor-Wagons; Tractors
— Railway, Weighing-Machine for, 842*
— Shortage of, on German Railways, 209
Wakefield, Water Supplj^ at, 811
Walber, W. A., and Co.; Thule Shaping-Machines and Accessories, 751*
Waldram, P. J., on the L.C.O. Regulations for Ferro-Concrete, 815*, 836*, 885*. See 430
Walker, James, The late, 704
Walker, Prof. Miles, on Improving the Power Factor of Induction Motors, 91
Walls, Ferro-Concrete, “ Hy-Rib ” System, 525
— Ferro-Concrete, Pedro M’iguel Lock, 626*
Walls, Panels, Hot, Heating Buildings by, 97* Retaining, Metropolitan District Railway, Earl’s Court, 595*
— Sea, Concrete, at Hove and Hastings, 7b*
— Sea. Ferro - Concrete, “ Vibrocel ” Cellular Construction, 623
— Sea, Foundations for, 283*
— Sea, Protection from Scour, 75, 77*
— Sea, Thickness Necessary, 284
— Sea, Timber and Concrete, Folkestone, 78*
— Sea. Timber and Rubble ; Bridlington, 77* ; Filey, 78*
Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Co., Ltd,; Turbines for H.M. Destroyer “ Shark,” 775*
War Office Aeroplane Trials, Comparisons of Machines, 68
Ward CO2 Recorder, 335*
Warming Buildings by Hot-Panel and Hot-Floor Border System, 97*
Warping Device for Aeroplanes, Gregory’s, 167* Warships:
Armour Protection of Battleships, 61, 350*, 357, 728
Austro-Hungarian Battleship “ Viribus Unitis,” with Triple-Gun Turrets, 289* Aviation, Naval. See Aeroncbvtics Battleships, Arrangement of Guns and Armour in, 61, lib*, 350, 357, 728 Battleship Design, Recent Developments in, 350*, 357
Brazilian Battleship “Rio de Janeiro,” and Alternative Designs, 114*
Chilian Battleship “Almirante Latorre,” Yarrow Boiler for, 681*
Chinese Training Cruiser “ Chao Ho,” 425* Curtis Turbines in U.S. and other Navies, 173*. See Erratum, 235
Engines and Boilers, Arrangement in Warships, 244*
French Battleships with Quadruple - Gun Turrets, 290*
Geared Turbine Installations for Warships, 69, 371*, 380. 609*
German and British Warships, Costs of, 161 — and British Naval Construction, 161, 395, 461
Gun-Power of Modern Battleships, 350*, 357 H.M. Battleship “ Ajax,” Steam Trials, 749 -Battle-Cruiser "New Zealand,”; His Majesty the King’s Visit, 202
— Battle-Cruiser “Queen Mary,” Steam Trials of, 785
— Cruiser “ Birmingham,” Launch of, 644
— Cruisers, “Town ” Class, 644
— Destroyers “ Shark,” Sparrowhawk,” and “Spitfire,” 775
— Destroyers, Turbines or Diesel Engines for Cruising, 843
— Navy, Aviation in. See Aeronautics
— Navy, Colonial Contributions, 202, 395, 434, 462, 727
— Navy, Corrosion of Distilling Condenser Tubes, 366*, 375
— Navy, Developments in Battleship Design, 350*, 357
— Navy Estimates, 395, 461
— Navy, Increased Cost of Warships, 434
— Navy, Results of Gun Practice in, 574
— Navy, Use of Special Screw-Threads, 572. See 610*
— Submarine Boat “ E 4, 62*
— Tug “ Dromedary” for Fire and Salvage, Pumping Machinery for, 636*
— Warships and German, Costs of, 161 Italian Battleship “Dante Aligheri” with Triple-Gun Turrets, 288*
— Scouts “Marsala” and “Nino Bixio,” Curtis Turbines for, 173*. See Erratum, 235
— Warships, Arrangement of Engines and Boilers in, 244*
Japanese Cruiser “ Kongo,” Trials of, 709*
Lloyd’s Statistics; Vessels under Construction, 60, 500 ; Shipbuilding in 1912, 118. See 28*
Multiple - Gun Turrets in Warships, 288*, 729
Naval Annual (Review), 727
— Construction, British and Foreign in 1912, 28, 118; Vessels under Construction, 60, 500
— Construction, British and German, 161, 395, 461
— Construction in Canada, 434
— Construction, Time Required for, 727 Navies, British and Foreign, Strengths of, 728
Propelling Machinery, Standardisation of, 69 Propulsion of Warships, Comparisons of Diesel Engines and Turbines, 728, 843
Rosyth Naval Base, Depth of Water, 503
Royal Corps of Naval Constructors, 429 Submarine Boat “E4,"for British Navy, 62*
— Boats, Krupp Disappearing Guns for, 333
— Boats, Propulsion by Steam, 661
Turbine • Driven Warships, Effect of Air- Pumps on Speed, 353*, 357. See 402, 435, 458
— Parsons, Warships Fitted with, 203 United States Navy, Curtis Turbines in, 173. See Frratxim, 235
— States Warships, Foam Fire-Extinguishers for, 536. See 400
Washing-Machines, Laundry Exhibition, 465, 466
Waste Steam, Utilisation in Turbines, 711
Watches, Testing at National Physical Laboratory, 859
Water Circulation in Locomotive Boilers, 585
— in Coal, Determination of. 780
— Collecting-Box for Road Drainage, 524
— Consumption of Engines. See Steam- Consumption ; Trials
~ Cooling-Towers, Edinburgh Power-Station, 287*
— Ejector Air-Pump for Condenser, 276*, 850*
— Engineers, Institution of, Presidential Address by C. E. Smith, on Water Supply at Wakefield, 811
— Flow, Gibb’s Module for Regulating, 84*
— Friction. See Faction ; Ship Resistance
Water-Hammer, Explosion ol Stop-Valve from, S.S. “ Araguaya,” 511
— Hammer in ateam-Engine Cylinders, 536
— Heaters. See P'eed-Water Heaters
— Instrument for Estimating Chlorine in, 713
— Meter, Leinert’s Tipping-Tank, 801*
— Motion of Bodies Through, 383, 549*
— Permeability of Concrete to, 20, 847
— Pipes, Cast-Iron, Inspection and Testing of, 498. see 665*, 678
— Pipes, Cast-Iron, Test-Bars for, 493, 565*, 6/8
— Pipes, Growths in, 812
Potable, Sterilisation with Chlorine, 199. See
— Power. See Ily^rauUc; Turbine^ Hydraulic; Pelton Wheel; Power-Plant
— Proofing Concrete with Oil, Tests of, 20
— Ripplesj Apparatus for Demonstrating, 6-3, 813
— Sea, Temperature near Icebergs, 608
— Softeners, Chemical Valve for, Lassen and Hjort’s, 784*
— Softening Plant, Kennicott, 192*
— Spray, Cooling Gas-Engines by, 234
— Spray, Effect on Surface Condenser, 73*
— Supply, London : Chingford Reservoir, 348*, 401 (see Erratum, 387); Humphrey Pumps for, 221* See 708
— Supply, Measurement of Flow of River Derwent, 458
— Supply, Rainfall and Flow off, 458, 480. See 812
— Supply of San Francisco, 479*
— Supply, Storage Capacity of Reservoirs, 812
— Supply at Wakefield, 811
— Supply, Yields of Catchment Areas in Scotland, 458
— Supply. See also Irrigation
— Tanks. See Tanks
— Tight Subdivisions, Passenger Steamers, 519, 829, 881, 893
— Tower, Hankow Water Works, 180*
— Tower, Motor, New York Fire Department, 346*
— Tube Boiler. See Boiler
— Turbine. See Turbines, Hydraulic ; Felton Wheel; Power Plant
Waterways. See Rivers Canals; Navigation Water Works, Hankow, China, 179*
— Works. See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Watt, James, Birthday Celebrations in Tokio, 228
Watt Lecture on Power Production, 125
Waves, Effect on Rolling of Ships, Model for Demonstrating, 643, 813
— Lengths, Spectrum Lines, Formula for, 397
— Motion, Apparatus for Demonstrating, 643, 813
— Storm, at Hastings. 76*, 284*
— Telegraphy. See Telegraphy, Wireless
Wear of Roads by Motor Vehicles, 235, 499, 535. See 869
Weather, Forecasting Past and Present, 402
— See also Meteorological
Weaving, Steinen Automatic Loom for, 640
— Machinery, safety Devices for, 451*
— Mills, Cotton. See Cotton Mills Weft-Replenisher, Whittaker’s Automatic, 641* Weighing-Machine, Double-Table, for Railway
Wagons, 842*
Weir, G. and J., Ltd. : Condensers for H.M. Destroyer “Shark,”775*; Description of Cathcart Works, 795* ; Apprenticeship System, 800
Weir, W., on Marine Auxiliary Machinery, 120*, 155*
Weirs, Multiple V - Notch, Spacing of Notches on,589*
— Regulating, Panama Canal, 831* ; Gates, 833 ;
Machinery, 833
Welbourn. B., on Aluminium Cables, 812
Welin Quadrant Davits, 304, 436. See 47,163 Well-Sinking, Hankow Waterworks, 179*
Werf Conrad, Ltd.; Bucket Dredger for Tin, 359* West of Scotland Iron and Steel Institute. See Iron and Steel
West, T. D., on Art and Skill in Founding, 103 Westinghouse Centrifugal Extracting-Pump for Condensers, 278*
— Leblanc Jet Condensers, 279*
— Leblanc Rotary Air-Pump, 251, 276*, 355* ;
Tests, 277*
— Rateau Centrifugal Pump, Test of, 251, 253, 278*
— Reduction Gear; Turbo-Generator Set, 169*;
Marine Propulsion, 609*
— Surface Condensers, Design of, 273*; Tests, 274
— System, Direct-Current Electric Traction 855*
Weston Normal Cell, Investigations on, 860 Westphalian Coal Deposits, Report on, 845
— Coal Syndicate, 502
Wheatstone Bridge for Measuring Wind Velocity, 641
Wheels, Gear. See Gear; Gearing
— Motor-Car, Lynton Pressed-Steel, 715*
— Turbine, Expansion of Hubs due to Centrifugal Stress, 621*
— Wire, Swaging-Machines for Spokes, 631*
White-Forster Water-Tube Boiler, 539
White, J. S., and Co., Ltd.; Hydro-Aeroplane, . 258*. See 293
White-Lead and Zinc Oxide for Paints, Comparisons of, 635
— Metal, Daimler Motor-Bus, 102*. See 40
White, R., and Sons; Wire Ropeway at Bayton Colliery, 670*
White, Sir W. H., The late, 303, 311*. See 325, 364, 399
White Star S.S. 526
Whitehead, A., changeability, 313
Whittaker Weft-Replenisher for Looms, 641*
Whitty, I. J., The late, 295, 321
Wildeblood’s Stabiliser for Aeroplanes, 168*. See 436,503*
Wilfley Mining Machinery Co., Ltd.; Hardinge Conical Mill, 802*
Willans and Robinson, Ltd. ; Muller-Josse Air- Pump, 850*
Williams-Janney Variable-Speed Gear, 156*
Wilson, 0. T. R., on Photographing Paths of Particles from Atoms, 362*
Winch, “ Jandus,” Hand-Power, for Arc-Lamps, 852*
— Ships’, Operating by Compressed Air, 404*. See 382, 868*
— Ships’, Power Required by, 404*. See 382
Wind Channel at National Physical Laboratory, 847
— Harmattan, of the Guinea Coast, 840
— Pressure on Cylindrical Structures, 694*
— Pressure Experiments at Teddington and Tower Bridge, 846
— Pressure on Ferro-Concrete Structures, 815
— Pressure on Inclined Aero-Curves : Erratic'iny 83
— Variations in Velocity at Oxford, 309
— Velocity Measurement, Electrical Method, 641
Winding-Engines, Bever’s Speed-Controller and Overwind-Preventer for, 803*
— Engines, Utilisation of Exhaust in Turbines, 711
Wing Bulkheads. See Water-Tight Subdivisions Wings, Aeroplane. See Aeronautics Wireless Telegraphy. See Telegraphy
Wires, Aeroplane Stay, Tension Meter for, 641
— Air Resistance of. Laws of Similitude, 237*
— Aluminium, Tensile Tests of, 781, 812
— Drawing, Cold Flow of Steel in, 628, 716*
— Drawing, Defects in, 628, 717*
— Drawing, Early Practice in, 540*
— Drawing, Effects of Annealing, 717*
— Drawing, Effects of Segregation, 718*
— Filament Lamps. See Lamps under Electric
— Fine, Tensile Strength of, 365
— Lattice Reinforcement for Ferro-Concrete Floors, 566
Wire Measuring, Testing at National Physical Laboratory, 860
— Rod Rolling-Mills in United States, 616
— Ropeway for Coal Handling at Bayton Colliery, 670*
— Ropeways, Four-Wheeled Carriage for, 803*
— Ropeways, Lidgerwood, Lock Construction, Panama Canal, 624*
— Ropeway for Passengers, Mount Kohlernberg, 202
— Ropeways, Rope-Gripper for, 670*
— Sodium and Potassium, Stretching and Breaking of, 423
— Swaging Machine for Wheel-Spokes, 631*
— Tensile Tests, Effects of Drawing, 716*
— Tungsten, for Electric Lamp Filaments, 365
Witnesses, Expert, Fees of, 91
Wolff, G. W., The late, 576
Wolseley Tool and Motor-Car Co., Ltd. : Aeroplane Engines, 260*, 888*. See 297 ;
Erratum^ 303; 30-H.P. Marine Petrol-
Engine, 888*; Motor-Car Engine, 888* Wood-Drying Plant, Sturtevant, 172
— Lined Pipes, Crotogino, 578*
— Working Machinery. See Machine-Tools
Woollard, L., on the Effect of Water-Chambers on the Rolling of Ships, 882
Worcester, Hydro-Electric Power Plant at, 702*
“ Worden,” S.S., Stabilising Gyroscope, 823*
Working Stresses in Ferro-Concrete. See London County Council Regulations
Workmen’s Compensation. See Labour ; Legal
— Dwellings in France, 431
— See also Labour

Works:

Beardmore and Co., Ltd.; Armour-Plate Rolling-Mill at Parkhead, 740*
Brown, D., and Sons (H.F.D ), Ltd.; Apprenticeship Scheme, 227
Engineering, General, Cost-Estimating and Rate-Fixing in, 180*, 286, 445, 563, 589, 655*, 729*
Lang, J., and Sons, Johnstone, 769*
Lighting of Factories, 197
Mather and Platt, Ltd.; Regulations for Apprentices, 102
Reavell and Co., Ltd., Ipswich, 861*
Shanks, T., and Co., Johnstone, 838*
Steel Works, Economy in Rolliog-Mill Practice, 633
Steel Works, U.S., Rolling-Mill Practice, 614*
Weir, G. and J., Ltd., Cathcart, 795* ; Apprenticeship System, 800
Works Management, Cost-Estimating and Rate- Fixing. 180*, 286, 445, 553, 589, 655*,729*
— Management, Factors in Cheap Production, 580
— Management, Motion Study, Use of Cinematograph in, 500, 851
— Management, Scientific Methods in, 877
— Management, Taylor System, 877
— Management. See also BeavelVs Works; Lang's Works
— Training. See Apprenticeship ; Educatio7i Workshop, Travellihg, for Repairing 262*
— See also Works Worm-Drive, Daimler Motor-Bus. 12.
Materials Used, 101*. See 40
— Gear, Daimler - Lanchester, Tests 848
Worthing, Timber Groynes at, 219
Wreck-Raising. See Salvage
Wright, H.; Planes for Aeroplanes, 258*. See 298
Wright Memorial Lecture, Aeronautical Society, 720*, 758*. See 750*
Wrought Iron. See Iron

X RAYS. See Rontgen Rays
Xylonite, Lateral Strains in. Extensometer for Measuring, 439*. See 415
— Models for Stress Determination. See Optical
Determination of Stress

YANGTSE Kiang, Water Supply of Hangkow from, 179*
Yarrow Boiler, Trials of, 681
— Boiler for Chilian Battleship, 681*
Yaw-Meter for Aeroplane, 721*. See 642
Year-Book, German Institution of Naval Architects (Review), 660
— Books. See also LITERATURE INDEX
Yorkshire Coast, Erosion and Protection of, 75*, 77*, 218*, 283*, 286*
Young’s Modulus for Aluminium, 781. See 812
Yunnan-Fu to Nan-Ning Railway, China, 23
Yunnan Railway, Construction of, 6*

ZAHM’S Experiments on Air-Friction, 107* Zinc Alloys. ‘ ee Metallurgy
— Oxide and Whi^e-Lead for Paints, 535
— Prices. See Metal-Price Diagrams Zodel, Louis, The late, 24

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