New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-12
TIE Poeset Compassion
EOR MACH NISTS, MECHANICS,

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Il AND ENGINEERS. ~ OLlvss BYsxE Edllor Of
TIE "DiesiorUy Of Machines Mechanics Engine worn
and EugIeeiirg" Military a. Civil Engneer; Professor
Of Mathematics College OF cui Essirsers London esc
etc embeui.hed with thve steel srsravinks ulusrstye
ofthe steam snstre.
Poclssform. Tueis silt edss' Price oas Dollar.
Tie rub shers spared TO labor Or expense 70 make
his book al hat It snoule BE vSaAhs eompeedaS sor
the sas, for whom Il I, ia soded For his purpose Asy
srg,sed ,As author Of he Doaoosry Of Mechanics Se
who hs undoubtedly s1eceeded IN eootsasing inos very
small space vs.t coltecu Of Sc:eagsc knowledge, en-
bracug 81 The recea discoveries eo5ered emineniy prse.
ucsL Aso. mary ieaaes iscss and discoveries are
rccTporstsd into the wogF ~hich are exclusively tae
suihor's OWE arc % f01ae IN oteer work
The work IL enbssAed viii ihee steel psies OF steam
esenes R which al he paris numbered and pointed
OCT The following 10 oIiefsynop.i, Of he vorx
WEIGHS, Measures, The management os cOumoH and
Decimal FIscious; ho~ Losarihms applied 70 Nseih
lale CAcu aions, Msnsursnou 1oe Mechanical Powers;
Properties q IrOp SreUs IN d. i-si0n OF Materials
To5sion sud Trisrpg values u var colns; CO pmoa
and Decimal FracoLs exusc lon u hoou, and rroeres-
slou CAca sIions by LSsNhn' synopsis Of Mensars-
Zones ana Sesmen1 Of Circle, tables OF NE eoghs Of
Circular Aes Elliptic Curves snd Aren 1alg'ss Au'
Cubes. Scusre and Cube Ro0U, VIII ne Reciprocal, Of
Numbers: Mechanical Powers sfd Ceosefs; Grs'itsnos
Falling Bodies ard he specific Gravity Of Bodies, via
stable; Suengih Ct Ms,sfiSs, snd Pr.eacA fo,snuMi
Table Of he psmeer OF Pipes u The Teen OF "hees
Calculate he Strength and Dineoslons 0t ne dinesent
pat Of the Stesm Engine Of efieuon Rightly Unstuoas
Surfaces &c with .Abes eaccs Of Heat Expansion, srd
he Force OF Steam Tsoes OF Ihe Aess ot CO inden =
ocues OF Psg0ns ard ,he Revouuots OF Dd,lng Whees
Weight OF Metals SIeng Of Chsns Snd Ropes Soldiers,
CsneuD and Competitors Properties Of Iron. I'm, Cop
per Lead and other hegss, Hydsodynsnles; Particular
properties Of Numbers tNs,e VI us-lal Constant Nun
here tAhle of Prime Numbers 10 sec Planetary fsbes
table OF DE- nexicnsi table Of Loea'Nhms
AlmSts Tor all time pas', prrsed1 and iu'nre
Universal Thermometer, shoSiug Tho seo.lole heal OF
many different suhsnces according 10 The Cenhigrsde,
Resumur and fahrenheit By Inspection the degrees OF
one OF these heTmomeuic converted Into de-
grees Of either OF The Others
The press fom sll pArs Of the country are loud In lie
praise but he following iom The Newly Tribune must
suffice for want OF space:
The Pccsst plnon or Nsch Mechanics aud Ensussrs,
BY Oliver RYs nsWu pasupou has usv-f been surpassed
summary o. v.uahe uofmstou r practical MA, susents,
apprentices ai The department ~ Ano-sdgs ~ shSh
especially The editor ave. ths
pa tables ats Measures Amsasc Toe al
tine present sud future uuVssa th-tmomstst asd raes
calculating strength OF he several iuds Of
steam Ersues prucps psts 81 ID. com0tvs TIE
steamboat suns srgns pointed ont
nun steel with such nschuey, NJ Byrnss
vel fushsd scrk = bound O. GO stssd
DEWITT h DAVENPORT
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