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No 19 STRENGTH OF BEAMS UNDER TRANSVERSE LOADS. By Prof. W. Allan, author of Theory of Arches.
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No. 29.--STEAM INJECTORS. Translated from the French of M. Leon Pochet.
No. 30 TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM AND THE MAGNETISM OF IRON VESSELS. By Prof. Fairman Rogers.
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No, 34,-FOUNDATIONS. By Prof. Jules Gaudard, C.E. Second edition. Translated from the French.
No. 35,-THE ANEROID BAROMETER: ITS CONSTRUCTION AND USE. Compiled by George W. Plympton. Fourth edition.
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No. 37.-GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEYING; ITS USES, METHODS, AND RESULTS. By Frank De Yeaux Carpenter, C.E.
No. 38.-MAXIMUM STRESSES IN FRAMED BRIDGES. By Prof. William Cain, A.M.., C.E.
No. 39.-A HANDBOOK OF THE ELECTRO-MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. By A. E. Loring.
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No. 41.-STRENGTH OF MATERIALS. By William Kent, C.E. Second Edition.
No. 42.-VOUSSOIR ARCHES APPLIED TO STONE BRIDGES, TUNNELS, CULVERTS, AND DOMES. By Prof. William Cain.
No. 43.-WAVE AND VORTEX MOTION. By Dr. Thomas Craig, of Johns Hopkins University.
No. 44.-TURBINE WHEELS. By Prof. W. P. Trowbridge, Columbia College. Second edition. Revised.
No. 45.-THERMODYNAMICS. By Prof. H. T. Eddy, University of Cincinnati.
No. 46,-ICE-MAKING MACHINES. From the French of M. Le Doux. Revised by Prof. Denton.
No. 47.-LINKAGES; THE DIFFERENT FORMS AND USES OF ARTICULATED LINKS. By J. D. C. de Roos.
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No. 49.-ON THE MOTION OF A SOLID IN THE FLUID. By Thomas Craig, Ph.D.
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No. 54.-KINEMATICS OF MACHINERY. By Prof. Kennedy. With an introduction by Prof. R. H. Thurston.
No. 55.-SEWER GASES: THEIR NATURE AND ORIGIN. By A. de Varona.
No. 56.-THE ACTUAL LATERAL PRESSURE OF EARTH-WORK. By Benjamin Baker, M. Inst. C.E.
No 57.-INCANDESCENT ELECTRIC LIGHTING. A Practical Description of the Edison System. By L. H. Latimer, to which is added the Design and Operation of Incandescent Stations. By C. J. Field, and the Maximum Efficiency of Incandescent Lamps, by John W. Howell.
No. 58.-THE VENTILATION OF COAL-MINES. By W. Fairley, M.E., F.S.S., and Geo. J. André.
No. 59.-RAILROAD ECONOMICS: OR, NOTES, WITH COMMENTS. By S. W. Robinson, C.E.
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No. 61.-POTABLE WATER AND THE DIFFERENT METHODS OF DETECTING IMPURITIES. By Charles W. Folkhard.
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No. 66.-DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINERY. By S. P. Thonpson. With notes by F. L. Pope. Third edition.
No. 67.-HYDRAULIC TABLES BASED ON KUTTER'S FORMULA." By P. J. FIynn.
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No. 72.-TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEYING. By George J. Specht, Prof. A. S. Hardy, John B. McMaster, and H. F. Walling.
No. 73.-SYMBOLIC ALGEBRA: OR, THE ALGEBRA OF ALGEBRAIC NUMBERS. By Prof. W. Cain.
No. 74.-TESTING MACHINES: THEIR HISTORY CONSTRUCTION, AND USE. By Arthur v. Abbott.
No. 75.-RECENT PROGRESS IN DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES. Being a Supplement to Dynamo-Electric Machinery. By Prof. Sylvanus P. Thompson.
No. 76.-MODERN REPRODUCTIVE GRAPHIC PROCESSES. By Lieut. Janes S. Pettit, U.S.A.
No. 77.-STADIA SURVEYING. The Theory of Stadia Measurements. By Arthur Winslow.
No. 78.-THE STEAM-ENGINE INDICATOR, AND ITS USE. By WV, B. Le Van.
No. 79.-THE FIGURE OF THE EARTH. By Frank C. Roberts, C.E.
No. 80.-HEALTHY FOUNDATIONS FOR HOUSES. By Gleun Brown.
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No. 82.— THE PRESERVATION OF TIMBER BY THE USE OF ANTISEPTICS. By Samuel Bagster Boulton, C.E.
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No. 93.— RECENT PRACTICE IN THE SANITARY DRAIN AGE OF BUILDINGS. With Memoranda on the Cost of Plumbing Work. Second edition, revised. By William Paul Gerhard. C.E.
No. 94.— THE TREATMENT OF SEWAGE. By Dr. C. Meymott Tidy.
No. 95.-PLATE GIRDER CONSTRUCTION. By Isami Hiroi, C.E.
No. 96.-ALTERNATE CURRENT MACHINERY. By Gisbert Kapp, Assoc. M. Inst., C.E
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No. 98.— PRACTICAL DYNAMO-BUILDING FOR AMATEURS. HOW TO WIND FOR ANY OUTPUT By Frederick Walker. Fully illustrated.
No. 99.— TRIPPLE-EXPANSION ENGINES AND ENGINE TRIALS. By Prof. Osborne Reynolds. Edited, with notes. etc. by F. E. Idell, M.E.
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No. 101.— THE SEXTANT, and other Reflecting Mathematical Instruments. With Practical Hints for their adjustment and use. By F. R. Brainard, U. S. Navy.
No. 102.— THE GALVANIC CIRCUIT INVESTIGATED MATHEMATICALLY. By Dr. G. S. Ohm, Berlin, Translated by William Francis. With Preface and Notes by the Editor, Thomas D. Lockwood, M.I.E.E.
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