A practical treatise on handrailing

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Seite 12 - Whether we consider the liberality and beauty of the illustrations, the charm of the writing, or the durable interest of the matter, we must express our belief that there is hardly to be found among the new books, one that would be welcomed by people of so many ages and classes as a valuable present.
Seite 9 - Barlow on the Strength of Materials, enlarged. A TREATISE ON THE STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; with Rules for Application in Architecture, the Construction of Suspension Bridges, Railways, &c. By PETER BARLOW, FRS A New Edition, revised by his Sons, PW BARLOW, FRS, and WH BARLOW, FRS; to which are added, Experiments by HODGKINSON, FAIRBAIRN, and KIRKALDY ; and Formulae for Calculating Girders, &c.
Seite 10 - Timbering, and the Construction of the Brickwork of Tunnels with the amount of labour required for, and the Cost of, the various portions of the work. By FW SIMMS, M.
Seite 5 - Book adapted to the Use of Unprofessional People as well as for the Architectural Surveyor and Builder. By the late JAMES D. SIMON, ARIBA Edited and Revised by FRANCIS TW MILLER, Surveyor.
Seite 54 - MINING, METALLURGY, ETC. 117. SUBTERRANEOUS SURVEYING, Elementary and Practical Treatise on, with and without the Magnetic Needle. By THOMAS FENWICK, Surveyor of Mines, and THOMAS BAKER, CE Illustrated. 2s. 6d.t 133. METALLURGY OF COPPER ; an Introduction to the Methods of Seeking, Mining, and Assaying Copper, and Manufacturing its Alloys.
Seite 1 - Woodcuts, is. 6d. 97. STATICS AND DYNAMICS, the Principles and Practice of; embracing also a clear development of Hydrostatics, Hydrodynamics, and Central Forces. By T. BAKER, CE is. 6d. 138. TELEGRAPH, Handbook of the; a Manual of Telegraphy, Telegraph Clerks' Remembrancer, and Guide to Candidates for Employment in the Telegraph Service.
Seite 12 - Third Edition, revised by his Son, JH WATSON BUCK, MICE ; and with the addition of Description to Diagrams for Facilitating the Construction of Oblique Bridges, by WH BARLOW, MICE Royal 8vo, 12s. cloth. " The standard text-book for all engineers regarding skew arches is Mr. Buck's treatise, and it would be impossible to consult a better.
Seite 5 - MEASURING and VALUING ARTIFICERS' WORKS; containing Directions for taking Dimensions, Abstracting the same, and bringing the Quantities into Bill, with Tables of Constants, and copious Memoranda for the Valuation of Labour and Materials in the respective Trades of Bricklayer and Slater, Carpenter and Joiner, Painter and Glazier, Paperhanger, &c.
Seite 13 - AN OUTLINE OF THE METHOD OF CONDUCTING A TRIGONOMETRICAL SURVEY. For the Formation of Geographical and Topographical Maps and Plans, Military Reconnaissance, LEVELLING, &c., with Useful Problems, Formulae, and Tables.
Seite 7 - LIST OF CONTENTS. I. Historical Sketch of some of the means that have been adopted for the Supply of Water to Cities and Towns. — II. Water and the Foreign Matter usually associated with it— III. Rainfall and Evaporation.— IV. Springs and the waterbearing formations of various districts.

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