Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

Registered UK Charity (No. 115342)

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,345 pages of information and 244,505 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Engineering 1894 Jul-Dec: Index: Letters to the Editor

From Graces Guide
Revision as of 17:01, 13 September 2021 by PaulF (talk | contribs)
Engineering 1894 Jul-Dec: Letters to the Editor Index.
Engineering 1894 Jul-Dec: Letters to the Editor Index.
Engineering 1894 Jul-Dec: Letters to the Editor Index.
Engineering 1894 Jul-Dec: Letters to the Editor Index.

Note: This is a sub-section of Engineering 1894 Jul-Dec: Index

Adulteration of Portland Cement. Macevoy and Holt, 775 ; A Manufacturer of Portland Cement in the Old-Fashioned Way, 807 ; J. L. Spoor, 808; Gilbert R. Redgrave, 808; Macevoy and Holt, 843

Aeronautical Society of Great Britain. F. W. Brearey, 197

Aluminium Torpedo-Boat. British Aluminium Company, Limited, 496

American Locomotive History. Clement E.

Stretton, C.E., 237

Aqueduct, Briare Canal. E. Mazoyer, 809

Architects’ Certificates. Mechanical Engineer, 239

Assistant Engineers, Royal Navy. See Engineers Automatic Mail-Bag Collecting Apparatus. G.

Watson, 529 ; J. D. T., 551; G. A. Sekon, 551; P., 581; C. Chester, 618

Balancing of Locomotives. J. D. T., 14; No-voye Vremya, 86; J. D. T., 165; H. Rolfe, 165, Novoye Vremya, 197; H. Rolfe, 275, 333 ; Novoye Vremya, 367. [See 396.] A. H. Tyler, 367; Novoye Vremya, 396; J. D. T., 396; H. Rolfe, 432; Novoye Vremya, 529; J. D. T., 530; H. Rolfe, 547; Novoye Vremya, 580; H. Rolfe, 581, 681; Novoye Vremya, 713

Belleville Boiler. See Water-Tube v. Cylindrical Boiler

Bicycles without Gear. George Broadrick, 197 Boiler Draught, Improving. William Radcliff, 239. See also Servt Tube Efficiency

Boiler Experiments. R. H. B., 745; Bryan Donkin, 809

Boiler Question in the Navy. Argus, 273, 306, 362, 497; C. Humphrey Gilbert, 528; Argus, 649

Boiler Tube. See Serve

Boilers. See Water Tube v. Cylindrical Boilers Boilers, Gas Fuel for, Loco., 714

Boilers, Strength of Short. J. C. Spence, 797,844 “Brandenburg” Explosion. Outsider, 11; An

English Engineer in Germany, 86

Briare Canal Aqueduct. E. Mazoyer, 809

British Locomotives, Early. G. A. Sekon, 333 ;

C. E. S., 618

Calcium Carbide. Henry Morton, 810

Canal Aqueduct at Briare. E. Mazoyer, 809

Canal Boats, Steam. R. B. Kennedy, 239;

Thomas Irwin, 274

Canal, Manchester Ship. An Engineer who Makes Reliable Estimates, 14

Capital and Labour. David Macdonald, 10; J. M., 10; F. G. W.,44 ; J. M., 45 ; A. B. C.,46; F. G. W., 85 ; A. Hanssen, 85 ; J. M., 237 ; David Macdonald, 237 ; J. M., 365 ; F. G. W., 365 ; David Macdonald, 366; Reflex, 396; David Macdonald, 397 ; George Crosoer, 500; A. B. C., 500 ; J. M., 500 ; P. D., 500; F. G. W., 551 ; T., 580; J. M., 650; F. G. W., 683; T., 809. See 673

Carbide of Calcium. Henry Morton, 810

Castner Electrolytic Process. See Electrolytic Cataract Construction Company. Archibald P.

Head, 810

Cement Manufacturers, Proposed Association of Portland. Macevoy and Holt, 775 ; A Manufacturer of Portland Cement in the Old-Fashioned Way, 807 ; J. L. Spoor, 808 ; Gilbert R. Redgrave, 808 ; Macevoy and Holt, 843

Centrifugal Pumping Engines, Large. J. and H. Gwynne, 714

Certificates, Architects’. Mechanical Engineers, 239

Chimneys, Mill. R. L. Kirlew, 843

Chlorine, Electrolytic Action in Primary Cells.

A. Rene Upward, 529 ; H. Y. Castner, 547

Circulation of Water-Tube Boilers. See Water-Tube Boilers

Civil Engineer, Description of. M. Inst. C. E., 776

Coal Mines, Depth of. An Old Subscriber, 367 ;

Edgar Kidwell, 530

Coal Transport by Worms. H. A. S., 197 Compressed Gas Cylinders. H. Ball, 431

Co at facts of County Council. An Engineer, 239 Conveyors of Coal, Worm. II. A. S., 197 Cornish Boiler Experiments. R. H. B., 745 Corrosion of Propeller Shafts. Marine Engineer, 580

County Council Contracts. An Engineer, 239 Cylinders for Compressed Gases. H. Ball, 431

Day’s Steaming, Longest, on Record. Benedict W. Ginsburg, 364. See 423

Design of Warships. W. II. Whettem, 581

Draught, Improving. Wm. Ratcliff, 239. See also Serve Tube Efficiency

Education. See Technical Education, and also ' '1 raining

Electrical Text-Books. Technology, 844 Electricity in Mines. A. L. Steavenson, 745 Electrolytic Action of Chlorine in Primary Cells.

A. Rene Upward, 529 ; H. Y. Castner, 547

Engine, Oil, Trials at R.A.S.E. See Oil Engine, cfce.

Engine Pistons, Steam. S. S. W., 165

Engineers, Military, and Civil Appointments. See Mi itary Engineers, &c.

Engineers, Royal Navy. Hopeful, 276; Naval Engineer, 305 ; Censor, 305 ; Truthful, 364 ; Hopeful, 431; Engineer R.N., M.I.C.E., 463 ; Pro Patria, 550 ; Snifting Valve, 617 ; Pro Bono Publico, 617 ; Nil, 650 ; Snifting Valve, 681 ; Fiat Justitia, 775 ; Observer, 809

Extraction, Gold, in Slimes. C. C. Longridge, 745

Filtration of Sewage. Hill-Hartland, 809

Fires, Statistics of Theatre. Edwin O. Sachs, 463

Flight, Problem of. V. E. Johnson, 17 ; A., 86, 164 ; Sidney H. Hollands, 239 ; V. E. Johnson, 274 ; C. F. Jenkins, 305 ; Hiram S. Maxim, 305; Horatio Phillips, 333 ; A. G. Ashcroft, 333; Hiram S. Maxim, 333, 363 ; R. Runeberg, 367 ; Hiram S. Maxim, 396 ; W. R. Haughton, 396; R. Runeberg, 463; Hiram S. Maxim, 496, 551 ; Sidney H. Hollands, 580

Flying Machine, Maxim. See Flight. Problem of French Railway Cars. Charles Clinton, 530 ; C.

Frank Burtt, 551

Fuel, Gas, for Steam Boilers. Loco., 714

Gas Fuel for Steam Boilers Loco., 714

German Warship “ Brandenburg” Explosion. Outsider, 11 ; English Engineer in Germany, 86

Gold Extraction in Slimes. C. C. Longridge, 745

Grinding Mill Plates, Iron for. J. B., 165

Heilmann Locomotive. H. F. C. Boughey Burgess, 714 ; C. S. du Riche Preller, 746

Holyhead and Kingstown Channel Service.

A.I N.A., 86 ; V. E. Johnson, 274

Howden’s Challenge. See Water-Tube v. Cylindrical Boilers

Hydro-Extraction, The Principles and Practice of. R. Williamson, 776

Indian Railway Contracts. An Indian Engineer, 85

Indian Railways. W. A. Ironside, 164

Institution of Naval Architects. Leslie S. Molin-son, 165

Iron for Grinding Mill Plates J. B., 165

Iron and Steel, Molten, Specific Gravity of. Moulder, 844

Jet of Steam, Reaction of a. J. P., 714 ; W. J Millar, 746

Knot a Unit of Distance. J. Humphrey Davey, 580 ; C. Humphrey Gilbert, 618

Labour and Capital. See Capital and Labour Lattice Paradox. N. D. Y., 807

Least Work, Statically Indeterminate Structures and the Principle of. J. Harrison, 714, 745 ; N. D. Y., 807

Lesseps, F. de, and the Suez Canal. George Turner, 843

Light Railways. J. A. Saner, 616; C. S. du Riche Preller, 616 ; A. II. Dykes, 616; F. C. Fairholme, 616; J. J. Tyrrell, 714; J. E. S., 714 ; F. H. Gill, 774

Light Railways (Proposed for England). George Conaty, 85

Locomotive Boiler Experiments. R. H. B., 745

locomotive, Heilmann, IL F. G. Boughey Burgess, 714 ; C. S. du Riche Preller, M6 jocomotive History, American. Clement E. uocomotives^ Balancing of. J. D. T., 14 ;1 No^e

Vremya, 86; J. D. T., 165 ; II. Rolfe, ’ Novoye Vremya, 197; H. Rolfe, 275, 333, Novoye Vremya, 367; A. H. TJfler> »' Novoye Vremya, 396 ; J. D. T., 396 ; H. Ro1*?’ 432 ; Novoye Vremya, 529 ; J. D. T., 530 , H. Rolfe, 547 ; Novoye Vremya, 580; II. Rolfe, 581, 681; Novoye Vremya, 713 i

Locomotives, Early British. G. A. Sekon, 333 ;

C. E. S.,618 A .

London County Council Contracts. An Engi

neer, 239 , ...

Longest Day’s Steaming on Record. Benedict

W. Ginsburg, 364. See 423

Lubricant Testing Machine. R. H. Thurston,

237 ; A. Martens, 333

Mail-Bag Collecting Apparatus, Automatic. G. Watson, 529 ; J. D. T., 551; G. A. Sekon, 551; P., 581; C. Chester, 618

Manchester Ship Canal. An Engineer who Makes Reliable Estimates, 14

Maxim Flying Machine. See Flight, Problem of Mechanical Training, The Critical Side of. Hy-draulicus, 306; A Subscriber, 462

Military Engineers and Civil Appointments. Surveyor Royal Engineer Civil Staff, 13 : Y. Y., 13 ; Alma Mater, 46 ; A “ Stanley ” Engineer, 84 ; Assistant Surveyor R.E., 85 ; Alma Mater, 164

Mill Chimneys. R. L. Kirlew, 843

Milling Cutters. M. C., 551

Mines, Depth of Coal. An Old Subscriber, 367 ;

Edgar Kidwell, 530

Mines, Electricity in. A. L. Steavenson, 745 Moulders’ Dispute on the North-East Coast,

Arthur Henderson, 197

Naval Architects, Institution of. L. S. Molinson, 165

Navy Assistant Engineers. See Engineers, <0c.

Navy Boilers. See Boilers and Water-Tube

Niagara Power Works. Archibald P. Head, 810 Nile Reservoir. F. W. Webb, 197 ; J. P., 239;

R. P., 277 ; J. Erede, 333

Oil Engine Trials at R.A.S.E. A Competitor, 14 ; Campbell Gas Engine Company, Limited, 14

Oil Testing Machine. R. H. Thurston, 237 ; A. Martens, 333

Ordnance, Naval, New Projectile for. C. C. Longridge, 843

Ozone, Production of. P. Jensen, 776

Patents and Agents. Shorn Lamb, 47 ; Thomas Wilkins, 47, 277 ; J. Sinclair Fairfax, 277

Pipes, Steam, for High Pressure. Americus, 496; R. H. Barrett, 551

Pistons, Steam Engine. S. S. W., 165

Pohte Air Lift Pump. M.I.M.E., 85

Portland Cement, Dry Method of Making. R.

Moodie, 14. See also Cement Manufacturers

Power Works at Niagara. Archibald P. Head, 810

Problem of Flight. V. E. Johnson, 17; A., 86, 164 ; Sidney H. Hollands, 239 ; V. E. Johnson, 274 ; C. F. Jenkins, 305; Hiram S. Maxim, 305; Horatio Phillips, 333 ; A. G. Ashcroft, 333 ; Hiram S. Maxim, 333, 363 ; R. Runeberg, 367 ; Hiram S. Maxim, 396 ; W. R. Haughton, 896 ; R. Runeberg, 463 ; Hiram S. Maxim, 496, 551; Sidney H. Hollands, 580

Projectile, New, for Naval Ordnance. C. C.

Longridge, 843

Pump, Pohte Air Lift. M.I.M.E., 85

Pumping Engines, Large Centrifugal. J. and II.

Gwynne, 714

Railway Accident, Eastern Railway o'f France Charles Clinton 530, 551

Railways, Indian. An Indian Engineer, 85 ; W A. Ironside, 164

Railways, Proposed Light, for England. Georg Gonaty, 85. See also Light Railways

Railways, Wild Flowers on. Engineer, 396

Rapson’s Slide. Berean, 15; R. W. B., 15

Berean, 47

Reliance Building, Chicago. J. L. D., 618 Reservoir, Nile. F. W. Webb, 197 ; J. P., 239;

R. P., 277; J. Erede, 333

Roads, Steam on. A. IL, 274 ; J. W. B., 580

Royal Engineers and Civil Appointments. See Military engineers, &c.

‘ ‘ Royal Sovereign ” Class of Battleships. C. W. K., 14

Sawing Granite, Stone, and Marble. Jas. T.

Pearson, 274

Science and Art Department and Technical Education. See Technical Education

Serve Tube Efficiency. Josiah McGregor, 276 ; F. Gross, 306 ; Josiah McGregor, 367 ; Edward J. M. Davies, 396 ; E. A. C., 431 ; F. Gross, 431; Edward J. M. Davies, 463; Josiah McGregor, 463 ; E. A. C., 496; Consulting Engineer, 496 ; F. Gross, 496 ; Edward J. M. Davies, 528; Josiah McGregor, 528; F. Gross, 550; Wm. Donaldson, 580; Edward J. M. Davies, 618 ; Josiah McGregor, 682; F. Gross, 746

Sewage Filtration. Hill-Hartland, 809

Shaft, Corrosion of Propeller. Marine Engineer, 580

Specific Gravity of Molten Iron and Steel. Moulder, 844

Speed of Torpedo-Boat Destroyers. Yarrow and Co., 197 ; Brassey, 197

Statistics of Theatre Fires. Edwin D. Sachs, 463

Steam Boiler Experiments. R. II. B., 745 ;

Bryan Donkin, 809

Steam Canal Boats. R. B. Kennedy, 239;

Thomas Irwin, 274

Steam on Common Roads. A. II., 274

Steam Engine Pistons. S. S. W., 165

Steam Jet, Reaction of a. J. P., 714; W. J.

Millar, 746

Steam Pipe Explosion. Outsider, 11; An English Engineer in Germany, 86 ; See also Pipes

Steaming, Longest Day’s. B. W. Ginsburg, 364. See 423

Stone, Sawing Granite, Marble, and. Jas. T. Pearson, 274

Structures, Statically Indeterminate, and the Principle of Least Work. J. Harrison, 714, 745 ; N. D. Y., 807

Suez Canal and F. de Lesseps. George Turner, 843

Tall Buildings, Reliance, Chicago. J. L. D., 618 Technical Education. An Engineer, 714 ; Another Engineer, 745; Mechanical Engineer, 774 ; A Mechanical Student, 797; J. E., 797. See also Training

Telephotos and Flash Light Signalling. A. F. E., 529

Theatre Fires, Statistics of. Edwin O. Sachs, 463

Torpedo-Boat, Aluminium. British Aluminium Company, Limited, 496

Torpedo-Boat Destroyers, Speed of. Yarrow and Co., 197 ; Brassey, 197

Traction Engines. A. H., 274 ; I. W. B., 580

Traction Engines v. Light Railways. A. H., 274 ;

J. E. S., 714

Training, Mechanical, The Critical Side of. Hy-draulicus, 306 ; A Subscriber, 462

Transport of Coal by Worms. H. A. S., 197 Tube, Serve, Efficiency. See Serve

Victoria House, Chicago. One Who Declined to Exhibit, 46

Warship Design. W. H. Whettem, 581

Water-Tube Boilers, Circulation of. F. Strickland, 237 ; John I. Thornycroft, 274

Water-Tube v. Cylindrical Boilers. Janies Howden, 42; C. Humphrey Gilbert, 86 ; C. H. Wingfield, 164 ; Charles de Grave Sells, 237 ; F. Strickland, 237; John I. Thornycroft, 274 ; James Howden, 498; Maudslay, Sons, and Field, 529 ; Consulting Engineer, 550 ; Superintendent Engineer, 577 ; W. H. Maudslav, 577 ; Consulting Engineer, 617; James Howden, 617, 679 ; Consulting Engineer, 712; Engineer, 713 ; Maudslay, Sons, and Field, 808; R. H. Tweddell, 843

Wild Flowers on Railways. Engineer, 396

Sources of Information