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Irrigation and Water Supply.
_Water Purification and Sewage Disposal._ =Dr. J. Tillmans=. (See p. 30.)
_Rainfall, Reservoirs and Water Supply,_ =Sir Alexander Binnie, M.Inst.C.E.= (See p. 30.)
_Irrigation: Its Principles and Practice as a Branch of Engineering._ =Sir Hanbury Brown, K.C.M.G., M.Inst.C.E.= 2nd Edn. Revised. Demy 8vo. 16/- net.
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_Irrigation Works._ The “Vernon Harcourt” Lectures of 1910. =Sir Hanbury Brown, K.C.M.G., M.Inst.C.E.= Demy 8vo. Stiff Paper Cover. 1/- net.
_Agriculture and Irrigation._ =Kinsley D. Doyle.= Demy 8vo. 288 pp. 19/- net.
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_The Practical Design of Irrigation Works._ =W. G. Bligh, M.Inst.C.E.= New and Enlarged Edition in Preparation.
_Notes on Irrigation Works._ =N. F. Mackenzie, Hon. M.A., Oxon.; M.Inst.C.E.=; lately Under-Secretary for Irrigation to the Government of India. Demy 8vo. 7/6 net.
Telegraphy and Telephony.
_Telegraph Engineering._ For practising Telegraph Engineers and Engineering Students. It presents in a logical manner the subject of modern Land and Submarine Telegraphy from an Engineering viewpoint. =E. Hausmann, E.E., Sc.D.= Demy 8vo. 192 Illustrations. 12/6 net.
_The Propagation of Electric Currents in Telephone and Telegraph Conductors._ =J. A. Fleming, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S.=, Pender Professor of Electrical Engineering in the University of London. 3rd Edn. Revised. Demy 8vo. 21/- net.
CONTENTS.—Preface. Mathematical Introduction. The Propagation of Electro-Magnetic Waves along Wires. The Propagation of Simple Periodic Electric Currents in Telephone Cables. Telephony and Telegraphic Cables. The Propagation of Currents in Submarine Cables. The Transmission of High-Frequency and Very Low-Frequency Currents along Wires. Electrical Measurements and Determination of the Constants of Cables. Cable Calculations and comparison of Theory with Experiment. Loaded Cables in Practice.
_Toll Telephone Practice._ =J. B. Theiss, B.S., LL.B.=, and =Guy A. Joy, B.E.= With an Introductory Chapter by Frank F. Fowle, S.B. 14/- net.
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_Radio-Telegraphy._ =C. C. F. Monckton, M.I.E.E.= With 173 Diagrams and Illustrations. Extra Crown 8vo. 7/6 net.
_Radiographic Technique._ =T. Thorne Baker, F.C.S., F.R.P.S., A.I.E.E.= Demy 8vo. 208 pp. Illustrated. 15/-.
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_The Telegraphic Transmission of Photographs._ =T. Thorne Baker, F.C.S., F.R.P.S., A.I.E.E.= With 66 Illustrations and Diagrams. Crown 8vo. 2/6 net.
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Electrical Engineering.
_Single-Phase Electric Railways._ =E. Austin.= Over 290 pages. 346 Illustrations. 21/- net.
CONTENTS.—The Single-Phase System. The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. The Midland Railway. The Midi Railway. The Blankenese-Hamburg-Ohlsdorf Railway. The Dessau-Bitterfeld Railway. The Murnau-Oberammergau Railway. The Mittenwald Railway. The St. Polton-Mariazell Railway. The Martigny-Orsières Railway. The Valle-Maggia Railway. The Rhætian Railway. The Lötschberg-Simplon Railway. The Rotterdam-Scheveningen Railway. The Thamshavn-Lokken Railway. The Rjukan Railway. The Swedish State Railways. The Parma Single-Phase Tramways. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railway. The New York, Westchester and Boston Railway. The Spokane and Inland Empire Railway. The Rock Island and Southern Railway. The Hoosac Tunnel Railway. The St. Clair Tunnel Railway.
_Application of Electric Power to Mines and Heavy Industries._ =W. H. Patchell, M.Inst.C.E., M.I.M.E., M.Am.I.E.E.= (See p. 23.)
_Overhead Transmission Lines and Distributing Circuits: Their Design and Construction._ A very thorough and much-needed Treatise dealing exhaustively with this important subject. =F. Kapper.= Translated by =P. R. Friedlaender, M.I.E.E.= Crown 4to. Fully Illustrated. 16/- net.
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_Electric Mine Signalling Installations._ A Practical Treatise on the Fitting-up and Maintenance of Electrical Signalling Apparatus in Mines. =G. W. Lummis Paterson.= Crown 8vo. 140 Illustrations. 5/- net.
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_Transmission Line Formulas._ For Electrical Engineers and Engineering Students. =H. B. Dwight, A.M.Am.I.E.E.= 143 pages. 28 Diagrams. 12/6 net.
_Electric Cooking, Heating, Cleaning, etc._ Being a Manual of Electricity in the Service of the Home. =“Housewife” (Maud Lancaster).= Edited by =E. W. Lancaster, A.M.Inst.C.E., M.Inst.E.E.= Fully Illustrated. 338 + x pages. Demy 8vo. 4/- net.
_Electric Mechanism._ Part I. SINGLE-PHASE COMMUTATOR MOTORS. =F. Creedy, A.C.G.I., A.M.I.E.E., Assoc. Am.I.E.E.= Demy 8vo. 7/6 net.
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_The Range of Electric Searchlight Projectors._ =Jean Rey=, Ingenieur Civil des Mines Lauréat de l’Institut. Authorised translation by =J. H. Johnson, M.Inst.E.E., Assoc. A.I.E.E.= 34 Illustrations and Diagrams. 12/6 net.
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_Searchlights: Their Theory, Construction and Application._ =F. Nerz.= Translated from the German by =Charles Rodgers=. Royal 8vo. 7/6 net.
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_Electric Wiremen’s Manuals._ (See p. 7.)
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_Industrial Chemistry._ A Manual for the Student and Manufacturer. 2nd Edn. Revised and Enlarged. Edited by =Allen Rogers=, in charge of Industrial Chemistry, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y.; in collaboration with many Experts. 340 Illustrations. Royal 8vo.
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