Catalogue of Additions to the Library of the U.S. Patent Office, May 1, 1878-May 1, 1883

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1883 - 452 pages
 

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Page 84 - A Dictionary of Practical Medicine : Comprising General Pathology, the Nature and Treatment of Diseases, Morbid Structures, and the Disorders especially...
Page 409 - Reports upon the survey of the boundary between the territory of the United States and the possessions of Great Britain from the Lake of the Woods to the Summit of the Rocky Mountains.
Page 432 - Sea- Fisherman: comprising the Chief Methods of Hook and Line Fishing in the British and other Seas, a glance at Nets, and remarks on Boats and Boating. Second Edition, enlarged, with 80 Woodcuts. Post 8vo. 12s. Gd. The Fly- Fisher's Entomology. By ALFRED RONALDS. With coloured Representations of the Natural and Artificial Insect.
Page 105 - The Metric System. A SERIES OF METRIC TABLES, in which the British Standard Measures and Weights are compared with those of the Metric System at present in use on the Continent. By CH DOWLING, CE Second Edition, revised and enlarged.
Page 73 - Fuel: Its Combustion and Economy, consisting of Abridgments of Treatise on the Combustion of Coal and the Prevention of Smoke, by C. W.
Page 191 - Strains, Formula & Diagrams for Calculation of. A HANDY BOOK for the CALCULATION of STRAINS in GIRDERS and SIMILAR STRUCTURES, and their STRENGTH ; consisting of Formulae and Corresponding Diagrams, with numerous Details for Practical Application, &c. By WILLIAM HUMBER, Assoc.
Page 422 - Including a History of the Beet Sugar Industry in Europe, Varieties of the Sugar Beet, Examination, Soils, Tillage, Seeds and Sowing, Yield and Cost of Cultivation, Harvesting, Transportation, Conservation, Feeding Qualities of the Beet and of the Pulp, &c. By LS WARE. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth extra, 2ls. Sullivan (AM, MP). See
Page 283 - An Inquiry into the Origin and Early History of Engraving upon Copper and in Wood, with an Account of Engravers and their Works, from the Invention of Chalcography by Maso Finiguerra, to the Time of Marc- Antonio Raimoudi.
Page 72 - A BOOK ON BUILDING, Civil and Ecclesiastical, including CHURCH RESTORATION. With the Theory of Domes and the Great Pyramid, &c. By Sir EDMUND BECKETT, Bart., LL.D., QC, FRAS 4s. 6d.t 226. THE JOINTS MADE AND USED BY BUILDERS in the Construction of various kinds of Engineering and Architectural Works. By WYVILL J.CHRISTY, Architect. With upwards of 160 Rngravingson Wood. 3s.t 228. THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROOFS OF WOOD AND IRON. By E. WYNDHAM TARN, MA, Architect.
Page 441 - Additions, the Substance of a Course of Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in 1874.

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