The Engineer 1871/05/19

1871 May 19th PDF

Main Subjects

• A New Explosive Compound, p 344. Continued from p321.
  • lithofracteur

• British Ammunition - Its Construction and Use, No VIII, p 333.
  • William Congreve.
  • Boxer cartridge
  • Henry rifle.
  • Snider-Enfield Rifle.
  • Chassepot.
• Death - John Ranken Davidson, p 341

• Editorial, p 341.
  • Chelsea Embankment.
  • The "Devastation" and "Cyclops".
    • E. J. Reed.
• House of Commons' Committee on Patent Law, p 343. Members of Parliament Listed.
  • B. Samuelson.
  • Sir Roundell Palmer.
• Institution of Civil Engineers, p 335.
  • May 16th 1871, Charles Vignoles, President in the Chair.
    • 'Treatment of Town Sewage' by Arthur Jacob.
    • David Forbes.
    • A. P. Price.
• Sir John Frederick William Herschel, p 345.

• Letters to the Editor, p 337.
  • James Humphreys.
  • E. A. Cowper.
  • F. J. Polwarth of Newcastle
  • M. Silvester.
  • C. G. Kleberg.
• Narrow Gauge Railroads, p 336.
  • Porter, Bell and Co.
• Patent One Shaft and Reed-Locking Loom, p 336. (Illustrated).
  • Gadd and Moore.
• Private Bills of the Session, p 335.

• Royal Commission on Scientific Instruction, No. III, p 333 - 335.
  • Mechanics Institution of Crewe.
  • John Ramsbottom (1814-1897).
  • Mr. Moorsom.
• Siemens Brothers' Telegraph Works at Woolwich, p 342.

• Shipbuilding in Glasgow, p 344.
  • Henry Bell's PS Comet.
  • West Watson.
• Suez Canal, p 335.

• Telegraph Cable Covering Machine at Messrs. Siemens' Works, p 337 and p 342, (Illustrated).

• Thames Embankment at Chelsea, p 340 and p 344, (Illustrated).
  • Joseph Bazalgette.
• Wakefield and McPowell's Patent Rail and Wheel Tire, p 336.

• Wire Tramways, p 335.
  • Gibbs, Bright and Co.

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