Bridges.

A Treatise on the Strength of Bridges and Roofs, with
practical applications and examples for the use of
Engineers and Students, by S. H.‍Shreve, M.A., C.E.,
8vo, cloth

Bridges.

Practical Formulæ and General Rules for Finding the
Strain and Breaking Weight of Wrought-Iron Bridges,
with sundry useful Tables, by Charles Hutton Dowling,
C.E., with cuts, post 8vo, cloth

Bridges.

The Kansas City Bridge, with an account of the regi-
men of the Missouri River, and a description of methods
used for sounding in that river, by O. Chanute, Chief
Engineer, and George Morison, Assistant Engineer,
with folding plates and woodcuts, 4to, cloth

Bridges.

Proportions of Pins used in Bridges, by Charles Bender,
C.E., 18mo, boards

Bridges.

An Elementary and Practical Treatise on Bridge
Building, an enlarged and improved edition of the
author's original work, by S. Whipple, C.E., Albany,
New York, Inventor of the Whipple Bridges, etc., etc.,
with wood engravings, 8vo, cloth

Building.

The Builder's Clerk, a Guide to the Management of a
Builder's Business, by Thomas Bales, fcap. 8vo, cloth 1 6

Cements.

Practical Treatise on Limes, Hydraulic Cements, and
Mortars, containing results of numerous experiments,
etc., by Major Q. A. Gillmore, cuts, royal 8vo, cloth

Channel Railway (The).

Connecting England and France, by James Chalmers,
second edition, plates, 8vo, cloth

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Chemical Substances.

First Outlines of a Dictionary of Solubilities of Chemi-
cal Substances, by Frank H. Storer, royal 8vo, cloth

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Chimneys.

A Practical Treatise on Chimneys; with a few
remarks on Stoves, the Consumption of Smoke and
Coal ventilation, etc., by C. F. Eckstein, post 8vo, cloth

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Builders' Price-Book.

Spons' Builders' Pocket-Book of Prices and Memo-
randa, edited by W. Young, architect, royal 32mo, roan
or cloth, vermilion edges
Published annually.

Cubical Contents of Floors, Roofs, Timbers, Quality, Weight, and

Mortar, Smeaton's, as used at Eddy- Plumbers' Prices.

Cabinet Making.

Plate

The Cabinet Maker; being a Collection of the most
approved designs in the Medieval, Louis-Seize, and
Old English styles, for the use of Cabinet Makers,
Carvers, etc., by R. Charles, 96 plates, folio, half-bound
CONTENTS:

Plate

1. Louis-Seize Console Table, with 40. Window Cornices.

3-plate frame.

2. A ditto Chimney Glass.

3. An Oval ditto ditto

41 to 47. Dining Room Chairs.
48. Chair Legs (various).

49. Judge's Chair.

4. Louis-Seize Window Cornice and 50. Dining Room Glass Frame.

51. Window Poles.

52 to 56. Window Cornices.

57. Lounging Chairs.

58. Ornamental Panel.

59.

60.

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} Ceiling Decoration (Dome).

II. Interior Decoration (O. W. 61. Sideboard (Mediæval).

62. Expanding Dining Tables.

63. Dining Room Chairs (Mediæval). 64. Ditto ditto and Sofa.

65. Ditto ditto.

66. Glass Frame ditto ditto

67 to 72. Window Cornices (Mediæval).

73. Sideboard (Mediæval).

74. Dinner Waggon (Mediæval).
75. Ovolo-ended Side Table.
76. Sideboard (Mediæval).
77. Cabinet Bookcase (Mediæval).
78. Cabinet

(ditto)

An Elementary Course of Civil Engineering, by D. H.
Mahan, M.A., new edition, revised and edited, with addi-
tions, by De Volson Wood, numerous cuts, 8vo, cloth

CONTENTS:

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Building Materials, Strength of Materials, Masonry, Framing Bridges, Roads, Railways, Canals, Sea-Coast Improvements, etc.

Carpentry.

Elementary Principles of Carpentry, by Thomas Tred-
gold, revised from the original edition, and partly
rewritten, by John Thomas Hurst, contained in 517
pages of letterpress, and illustrated with 48 plates and
150 wood engravings, second edition, crown 8vo, hand-
somely bound in cloth

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Section I.-On the Equality and Dis- Section VIII.-Construction of Cen

tres for Bridges. IX. Coffer-dams, Shoring,

and Strutting.

XI.-Joints, Straps, and

VI. Construction of Partitions.
VII.-Scaffolds, Staging, and

Gantries.

X.-Wooden Bridges and

Viaducts.

other Fastenings.

XII.-Timber.

"A considerable time having elapsed since the publication of the second edition of this work, which was the last that had been revised by the author, his death occurring soon after, a new edition that would embrace recent improvements and examples was much required. Our stock of knowledge regarding the strength of materials has been largely increased, owing to the labours of Hodgkinson, Kirkaldy, and others. The rapid development of the railway system throughout the world has contributed greatly to the introduction of new methods and to the multiplication of examples in the art of construction. More perfect and scientific appliances in the erection of large works have been substituted for the primitive methods used in the last general tion. These have all tended more or less to tax the ability and knowledge of the carpenter. The opening up and development of the resources of new countries have introduced varieties of timber, many of them possessing useful properties, not the least of which is that of resisting the attack of sea-worms and insects-a cause of destruction that has hitherto been a source of much anxiety to the Profession.

"In order to adapt this work as far as possible to the requirements of the modern carpenter, it has been necessary to rewrite the articles on Pillars, Bridges, and Timber; to add new sections on Coffer-Dams, Scaffolds, etc., and to revise the remainder of the work throughout. And for the more complete illustration of these subjects several new plates and woodcuts have been added.

"The Editor trusts that this edition will merit the confidence of the Profession as a book of reference, and afford at the same time valuable assistance to the student."

Chimney Pieces.

Alfred

Designs for Chimney Pieces, by George Gordon
Hoskins, Fellow of the Royal Institute of British
Architects, dedicated (by permission) to
Waterhouse, Esq., F.R.I.B.A., in one vol. royal folio,
56 fine lithographic plates, toned paper, interleaved,
handsomely bound in cloth gilt, antique style, gilt edges

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The want of a Book of Designs for Chimney Pieces of a new and thoroughly practical character has long been felt. In the present work will be found great variety, each design being accompanied by details, drawn to a scale of one quarter the full size.

Chemical Analysis.

Now publishing in parts; A Cyclopædia of Quan-
titative Chemical Analysis, by Frank H. Storer, A.M.,
Professor of General and Analytical Chemistry in the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Part I., imp.
8vo, sewed
Part II.

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This work will be welcomed by all who take an interest in chemistry as a step in the right direction. In compiling the book, the object of the author (well-known to the scientific public as an accomplished savant and an excellent editor of several valuable works) has been not only to provide the student and working chemist with a comprehensive dictionary of quantitative processes, but to call the attention of the chemical fraternity to the question of the possi bility of presenting this branch of chemistry in a more serviceable and manage. able form than has been customary hitherto. The work, indeed, in its first edition is to be considered as an experiment only. The substances are classified in alphabetical order, and every process is referred to the fundamental fact or principle upon which it depends. As instances of the method adopted by the author we give the following extracts :

ACETIC ACID.-Principle 1. Power of neutralizing alkaline solutions. Applications: Estimation of free acetic acid in vinegar, pyroligneous acid and other aqueous solutions (Method A); Determination of acetic acid in certain acetates from which caustic soda precipitates insoluble hydrates or oxides (Method B). Method A.-A weighed or measured quantity (10 grms. of vinegar will be enough in most cases) of the solution to be examined is reddened slightly with litmus, and then treated with test-alkali until the whole of the acid is neutralized, and the colour of the litmus changed to blue (see Acidimetry).

ANTIMONY [Compare antimony compounds.]—Antimony is estimated as metallic antimony, as sulphide of antimony, antimoniate of antimony, antimoniate of sodium, or by titration, as has been explained under antimonious acid. Principle I. Sparing solubility of the metal in chlorhydic acid.

CANTHARIDIN.-Principle. Sparing solubility in bisulphide of carbon and

in alcohol.

CARBONATE OF LEAD.-Principle I. Insolubility in cold water. Applica tions: Estimation of lead in all salts of that metal which are soluble in water, or from which the lead can be dissolved by nitric acid: separation of Pb. from Mn.

These few instances may give the reader some idea, though a very inadequate one, of the mode of treatment of the matter and arrangement of the subject. It would be impossible to enter into minute details of this work, which indeed, when completed, will be for analytical chemistry what Watt's 'Dictionary' is for chemistry in general. Professor

Storer's work cannot fail to be a great boon to all chemists; for compiling it we feel greatly indebted to the talented author. We trust that both the author and publishers will find their labours duly appreciated.—Chemical News, Dec. 16, 1870.

Civil Engineering.

Engineering Notes, by Frank Robertson, F.R. Astron.
Soc., late first Lieut. R.E., and Civil Engineer Public
Works Department in India, 8vo, cloth

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The object of this work is to supply an exhaustive digest of all that is known on each subject, so far as is necessary and sufficient for an Engineer in Practice, specially in India.