RAILWAY ELECTRIC TRACTION.
By F. W. CARTER, M.I.E.E.,
HEAD OF THE TRACTION DEPARTMENT OF THE BRITISH THOMSON HOUSTON
COMPANY, RUGBY.
400 pages, with 204 diagrams, photographs and plates.
Demy 8vo. Cloth. About 25s. net.
The author, a well-known authority on this subject, starts with a survey of the different systems of electrification and with a comparison between steam and electric working under various conditions. He then deals with the locomotive, distribution systems, etc., in detail and develops the mathematical calculations necessary for dealing with the various problems which arise. Finally the characteristics of the principal types of electrical locomotives throughout the world are given with photographs of certain of these locomotives.
ELEMENTARY HYDRAULICS FOR TECHNICAL STUDENTS.
By F. C. LEA, D.Sc., M.INST., C.E.,
PROFESSOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING IN THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM.
Crown 8vo. About 8s. 6d. net.