New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-17
EWBAYK's HYDRAULICS And MECHANICS.

This book was first announced IN advance
of publication by THE TRIBUNE, Sept. 8, 1872, with
copous extracts promising to be one OF the most In
teresng that had issued from the American press and
such IL turned out be. Certainly technical work
has been more generally and fayorably received by
literary as well mechanical journals Some critics
the editor OF The Journal Of he Franklin institute was
one-tlought It could not be superseded in fifty years
others Judged it contained matter Of enduring interest
and limited at hundred Passing the latter connective
the former in fair way OF being verified, since
over quarter Of century has already passed and so lar
from signs Of its growing obsolete, 1t Is stu steadly
called for both at home and abroad The second notice
Of THE TRIBUNE contained piquant extract nom inc
leading literary journal of London
We have already some time since, noticed at some
length the elaborate and interesting History 9I ny,
draulic Machinery by fellow citizen, Mr. THOMAS
Ewbank We said then, and are since abundanty con;
rmed in the opinion that i is one Of the most curious
and remarkable books Of the day and we are glad 10 see
that the prominent English periodicals express the same
appreciation Of its worth ana r ShaIaSse We CUT n0
" The tte-page bears the name OF London puDhshers
but cursory glance at the interior soon raised our s
PIGEONS of the genuneness oil TINS Loaen pe2 ~
1t to be Written simply S y pam Thomas
Ewbank. We searched in vain for the printers name 70
guide the true origin Of the work But tho Internal
Thomas Ewbank writes himself citizen OF New Yorkbas
made hydraulics favorte study-has collected library
on the subect-has read lifetime OF books-and spent
world OF money and AN ocean Of time in lab0r0us and
systematic reading. The produce OF all this labor no
pursuits this acceptable volume We regret we cannot
tell readers about the author than the book en
bes us to CLEAN We remember TO have met the name IN
the discharge Of useful practical or scientific func
ton somewhere before but where how we are unable
to recolect But do not with the less confidence ana
satisfaction thank the author for his kindly meant, well
executed, and very useful look.
"Of himself the author tells thus much That cir
cumstances led him in early life to take an interest in
practical hydraulics perhaps he is an engneer that ne
became anxious to obtain account OF all the contrl
yances employed by different people to raise water,
whether domestic agricultural, mining MANUFACTURE
ing or purposes and that his disappointment was
great finding book containing oil the Information
he sought. This, he says, was 80 or 40 years ago,
(of course he is from 80 TO 10 years old the want
he felt endeavOred to supply During these 80 or 40
years he read and collected great deal from various
aud yoluminous Doubtless he has found In his
much reading much rubbish; he has been heaping up
knowledge 80 years. and after much threading, win
moving and sitting, has separated tho precious grains
of wheat from much cha and presents the reader WIN
the pabum Of the heterogeneous mass "a nutritious 1000
for the rising generation OF mechanics and engineers
ain q short Introductory paragraph the author moo
estly states what lie attempted, and still more mod
esy his views ambitions of authorship 1t Is merely
iustice to laborOus conscientious intelligent and well
read author say that he has amply and ably fulfilled
the excellent intentions with which he has undertaken
the work and that he dsarms criticism equally by the
outstanding merit Of the work. as by his own retiring
modesty."
The 10th edition has just been published and is for sale
at THE TRIBUNE office for 50.