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A "Work on the construction and build of Ships, by the api)lication of Iron, has become now of the utmost importance, not only to Naval Architects, but to Engineers and Ship- owners. In no country does such a work exist, especially of a thoroughly practical nature. The present Work, it is anticipated, has been written, and SERIES OF RTTDIMENTARY WORKS-continned. 83"*. 83 {hi 84. A 85. 1 86*, ! 88, 8' 00. G 91, 0: SI3. J 1)4, 9. il6. 1 the subjects drawn, in elevation, plan, and detail, to a scale useful for immediate practice, in a folio size, with figured di- mensions, and the text in demy 12mo size. The text is sold separately, for the convenience both of the practical shipwright, as well as the general reader whose avocations and Hterary taste lead him to discuss this new subject of Iron Ship -building. All maritime nations are awakened to this new art, and a large sale, it is expected, will result from the faithfully di'awn examples now presented. The price of the Work complete, — the Engravings, 24 in number, in a convenient folio size, and the Text of the size of demy 12mo — 25s. The Text, for general readers, classing with the Rudimen- tary Series, price, separately, 2s. Cc?. 98, 9 99, 1' 101. 101* 102. 103. 104. lOo. 107. losT 109. 111. 112. DESCRIPTION OF PLATES. 1. Hollow and bar keels, atem and stern posts. 2. Side frames, floorings, and bilge pieces. 3. Floorings continued — keelsons, deck beams, gunwales, and stringers. 4. Gunwales continued — lower decks, and orlop beams. 5. Angle-iron, T iron, Z iron, bulb- iron, as rolled for iron ship- building. (j. Rivets, shown in section, natural size, flush and lapped joints, with single and double riveting. 7. Plating, three plans, bulkheads and modes of securing them. 8. Ii'on masts, with lon^tudinal and transverse sections. 9. Sliding keel, water ballast, moulding the frames in iron ship- building, levelling plates. 10. 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Corroded iron bolt in frame of wooden ship ; caulking joints of plates. 22. Leviathan. — Longitudinal sections and half -breadth plana, 23. Leoiaihan. — Midship section, with details. 24. Zei'idiAan.— Section in engine room, and paddle boxes. bylJeul. JI. U. SIa.> 1 6147. I'P.ESCn and KNGLISH rilKASJi EUOK .... I SUPPLEMENTARY YOLUMES OF THE RUDIMENTARY SERIES, RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED IMPORTANT PUBLIC WORKS. PAPERS AND PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATIONS or PUBLIC WORKS, OF RECENT CONSTRUCTION, BOTH BRITISH AND AMERICAN. ^usplcmcntarii ta ^vcbtati^ -(auTiTitattflni. contents: 1. Memoir of the Niagara Falls and International Snspetision Bridge, by Jolin Roebling, C. E., of U. S. Twenty-two plates, comprising alt the details for construction. 2. Memoirs of the late Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Bentham, with an Account of his Inventions, 3. The Paddock Viaduct, by John Hawkshaw, F. R. S., C. E. Eight plates. 4. Lockwood Viaduct, by John Hawkshaw, F. R. S., C. E. Four plates. 5. 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W5. 107, 108. 109 111 112 the subjects useful for h meiisions, a' separately, f as well as tl: lead him to All mari large sale, examples n The pri number, ir demy 13m The Te tary Serie 1. Hollow 2. posts. Side fr pieces. 3. Floorint 4. beams, Gunwa! aud or] 5. Angle-; irou, a S. Eivets, single 7. Platin, modeE 8. Iron trana- 9, SlidiD the level' 10. Long: deck duce' 11. Mids diffe- 12, Lavf end 8ter &0. . PtlBlISHED BY MR. WE.KLK ELEMENTS OF MECHANISM Bt.TiCJUATI.SO THjB SOIENTmc PEINCIPLE3 IHE PEACIICAI COMTETCTIOlf OF mCEmES. "SB 01? SCHOOLS AND STODESIS IN MBcniSIML ENGISEEBIKIi NUMEROUS SPECIMENS OF MOOERN MACHINES. BY T. BAKER C.E., TatiTiert, Capt. in llie rnissiim" Service. Trfiiislated | — — ■■ " — — — ■ Ijy Lieut, n. II. Ma.\»t^ll 1 6 | 47. FliENCXI and EXGLISU TIIHASE BUOK SUPPLEMENTARY VOLUMES OP THE RUDIMENTARY SERIES, PUBLISHED AND PREPARING FOR PUBLICATION, FOR THE YEARS 1868 AND 1859. 114. 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