I. Practical Geology—II. Coal, its Mode of Occurrence, Composition, and Varieties—III. Searching for Coal—IV. Shaft-sinking—V. Driving of Levels, or Narrow Work—VI. Systems of Working—VII. Getting the Coal—VIII. Haulage—IX. Winding—X. Drainage—XI. Ventilation—XII. Incidental Operations—XIII. Surface Work—XIV. Management and Accounts—XV. Characteristics of the Coal Fields of Great Britain and America.
The Electric Transmission of Power, its Present Position and Advantages. By Paget Higgs, LL.D., D.Sc., Telford Prizeman, and Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. With numerous illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s.
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Dynamo-electric Machines—The Gramme Machine—The Brush Machine—The Wallace-Farmer and Siemens Machines—Efficiency of Dynamo-electric Machines—Practicability of the Transmission of Power by Electricity—Efficiency of Coupled Machines—Comparative Efficiency of Various Machines—Other Theoretical Considerations—Conclusions.
The Clerk of Works: a Vade-Mecum for all engaged in the Superintendence of Building Operations. By G. G. Hoskins, F.R.I.B.A. Fcap. 8vo, cloth, 1s. 6d.
Coffee Planting in Southern India and Ceylon. By E. C. P. Hull. Crown 8vo, cloth, 9s.
Spons’ Information for Colonial Engineers. Edited by J. T. Hurst. Demy 8vo, sewed.
No. 1, Ceylon. By Abraham Deane, C.E. 2s. 6d.
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