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FIRE AND EXPLOSION

RISKS.

With Plates (One Coloured) and Illustrations. 8s. 6d. net.

A HANDBOOK ON PETROLEUM.

For Inspectors under the Petroleum Acts,

And for those engaged in the Storage, Transport, Distribution, and Industrial Use of Petroleum and its Products, and of Calcium Carbide. With Suggestions on the Construction and Use of Mineral Oil Lamps.

By Captain J. H. THOMSON, H.M. Chief Inspector of Explosives, and Dr. BOVERTON REDWOOD, Author of "Petroleum and its Products."

"A volume that will enrich the world's petroleum literature, and render a service to the British branch of the industry. . . . Reliable, indispensable, a brilliant contribution."-Petroleum.

THE PETROLEUM LAMP: Its Choice and Use. A Guide to the
Safe Employment of Mineral Oil in what is commonly termed the Paraffin Lamp.
By Capt. J. H. THOMSON and Dr. BOVERTON REDWOOD. Popular Edition, Illus-
trated. 1s. net.

Crown 8vo. With Diagrams and Illustrations. 5s. net.
ACETYLENE:

The Principles of its Generation and Use.

By F. H. LEEDS, F.I.C., F.C.S., Member of the Society of Public Analysts and of the Acetylene Association; and W. J. ATKINSON BUTTERFIELD, M.A., F.I.C., F.C.S.,

Consulting Chemist, Author of "The Chemistry of Gas Manufacture."

Tables are included, for the first time (it is believed) in English publications, of the proper sizes of mains and service pipes for delivering Acetylene at different effective pressures. These have been specially calculated from the most trustworthy data.

WATER SUPPLY: A Practical Treatise on the Selection of Sources and the Distribution of Water. By REGINALD E. MIDDLETON, M.Inst.C.E., M.Inst. Mech. E., F.S.I. With FOUR FOLDING PLATES and Numerous Illustrations. Price 8s. 6d. net.

BONUS TABLES. For Calculating Wages on the Bonus or Premium Systems. For Engineering, Technical, and Allied Trades. By HENRY A. GOLDING, A. M. Inst. M. E., Technical Assistant to Messrs. Bryan Donkin and Clench, Ltd., and Assistant Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the Northampton Institute, London, E.C. In large 8vo, cloth boards. With Thumb Index to facilitate Reference. 7s. 6d. net.

MINE ACCOUNTS AND MINING BOOK-KEEPING.

For Students.

Managers, Secretaries, and others. By JAMES GUNSON LAWN, Assoc. R.S.M., Assoc. M. Inst.C.E., F.G.S. Edited by Sir C. LE NEVE FOSTER, D.Sc., F.R.S. In large 8vo. Third Edition. Price 10s. 6d.

A POCKET-BOOK OF ELECTRICAL RULES AND TABLES. For the Use of Electricians and Engineers. By JOHN MUNRO, C.E., and Prof. JAMIESON, M. Inst. C. E., F.R.S.E. Sixteenth Edition, Revised and Enlarged. With Numerous Diagrams. Pocket size. Leather, 8s. 6d.

STEAM BOILERS: Their Defects, Management, and Construction. By R. D. MUNRO, Chief Engineer of the Scottish Boiler Insurance and Engine Inspection Company. Third Edition. Very fully Illustrated. Cloth, 4s. 6d.

WORKS BY PROF. ROBERT H. SMITH, Assoc.M.I.C.E., M.I.M.E., M.I.El.E., M.I.Min. E., Whit. Sch., M.Ord. Meiji. THE CALCULUS FOR ENGINEERS AND PHYSICISTS, Applied to Technical Problems. With Extensive Classified Reference List of Integrals. By Prof. ROBERT H. SMITH, assisted by R. F. MUIRHEAD, M.A., B.Sc., formerly Clark Fellow of Glasgow University, and Lecturer on Mathematics at Mason College. In crown 8vo, extra, with Diagrams and Folding Plate. 8s. 6d. MEASUREMENT CONVERSIONS (English and French): 28 Graphic Tables or Diagrams. Showing at a glance the Mutual Conversion of Measurements in Different Units of Lengths, Areas, Volumes, Weights, Stresses, Densities, Quantities of Work, Horse Powers, Temperatures, &c. For the Use of Engineers, Surveyors, Architects, and Contractors. In 4to boards, 7s. 6d.

LONDON CHARLES GRIFFIN & CO., LTD., EXETER ST., STRAND, W.C.

RISKS.

A HANDBOOK DEALING WITH THE DETECTION, INVESTIGATION
AND PREVENTION OF DANGERS ARISING FROM FIRES

AND EXPLOSIONS OF CHEMICO-TECHNICAL
SUBSTANCES AND ESTABLISHMENTS.

FOR THE USE OF FIRE INSURANCE OFFICIALS, FIRE BRIGADE
OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION, LAW
OFFICERS, COUNCILLORS, FACTORY INSPECTORS

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