New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-10
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

~ AN OUTLINE OF MECHANICAL ESGRAy-
ING, WITH DRAWINGS OF FINISHED MACHINES,
Tools AND APPARATUS is the title of q
serial, of which we have received the first two
numbers devoted to the description OF Machinery
used in the various branches of industry, and illus
trated with a variety of designs in large litho
graphic plates, engraved in the best style OF the
art 1t proposes to give the latest and most COM
plete information with regard to the construc-
ton of machines and the erection of industrial es
adjustments, watching the progress OF mechanl'
calnvention and paying special attention to every
Improvement which promises to be OF practical
utility The most experienced eng ineers In the
United States are to contribute TO its contents
while correspondence will be kept up with skill
full mechanicians in England, France and Ger
many, thus furnishing the latest intelligence con
corning new inventions, or improved arrangements
of machines engines and every kind OF mechanl-
cal tools The work is to be issued once fort
night in numbers containing two large drawings,
with explanatory letter press, and at price which
will place it within the reach of every enterprs-
ing mechanic. The editorial care is in the hands
of Mr. FREDERICK MoEE, who will be assisted
by competent persons in the different departments
of Engineering beautiful drawing Of the Steam
Engine, in the second number gives highly ia
yorable idea of the manner in which the plates
will be executed 1t will be seen that the plan
Of this work is admirable, and if carried into eff
feet, according to the specimens before us, it can
not fail to be valuable contribution to the inter
ests of American industry. a, D. HugeL)
~ A new edition of Prof HACKLEY's "TRIGo-
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with great additions of important matter, incu,
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and Spherical Trgonometry the volume contains
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the popularity of the former edition OF this work,
will recommend the present volume to the atten-
ton of students and teachers
LE7 "PoENs OF HorE AND ACTION" by WH
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Volume is called "The Retormer, and this title
NAV be regarded as the keynote to the entire
collection Mr.. Bourne poetry is inspired by
heaven and the new earth - its aspirations are
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~ A Tompkins, Boston, has commenced the
publication of series of juvenile volumes, intend,
ed to meet the demands both Of enlightened
morality and literary excellence. We have re-
coived the first number, containing CECILIA AND
ANNETTE" with other Tales, from the French oil
Madame GUIzoT. 1t is issued in neat and al
tractive style.
"THE OPP FELLOWS OFFERING for 1851
published by Edward Walker, has NUMBER OF
splendid illustrations, with articles from T. Ed
wards Lester, Mrs. E. j. Eames, Mrs Z. oakes
Smith, Mrs. S. ]. Hale, E. Anna Lewis, Mrs. MIX
land, Mrs. Hewett, Mrs. Arthur, Benson j. LOS
sing, Fanny Green, Lewis G. Clark, and other
wellknown writers.
rzPnTuE DRAWING RooM ScRAf-BooE,' l85l'
edited by AMELIA w. LAWRENCE, fully sustalns
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The literary contents are principally selected from
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Hart
~ "FADETTE, an admirable story of domes-
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rlLDA NJ HAYES and published by G. P. Potnam.
It's simple and quiet beauty will make itafavorite
with many who have no taste for tue melodrama-
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