The Engineer 1878/11/29

1878 November 29th PDF

Main Subjects

• 1878 Paris Exhibition -
  • Compound Marine Engine, 700 HP - Claparede and Co, p 385 and 388. (Illustrated).
  • Tank Locomotive - Schneider and Co, p 392 and 395. (Illustrated).
• Cleopatra's Needle, p 396.

• Gun-Cotton Equipment for Cavalry, p 383.

• Edinburgh and Leith Engineers' Society, p 384.

• Editorial, p 393.
  • Gold in India.
  • Contract Specifications.
  • Duplexing Submarine Cables.
  • Gas Lighting in the Colonies.
  • Steel Rails in India.
• Flour Mill Explosion at Minneapolis, p 383.

• Foster and Foster's Brick Kiln, p 385.

• Letters to the Editor, p 386, 389-391.
  • Frederick Yates.
  • C. Bruce Allen.
  • William Joseph Thompson.
  • James Harvey.
  • Ewing Matheson.
  • C. H. W. Biggs.
  • Merryweather and Sons.
  • W. A. Martin and Co.
  • David Fulton of Glasgow
  • R. Allison.
• Literature - The Steam Engine - By T. M. Goodeve, p 395.

• On the Theory of the Action of Brakes Upon Wheels of a Train, p 397.
  • Walter R. Browne.
• Matter in the Gaseous State, p 397.
  • A. Wurtz.
• Peruvian Railways, p 384.

• Ransomes, Sims and Head - Portable Electric Light Service, p 389.

• Edison's Telephonic and Acoustic Researches - By H. B. Prescott, p 396.

• Walker's Railway Wagon Sheet Protector, p 396.

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