Papers Read before the Engineering Society, 1896-97. Volume 10

Language: English. Approximately 204 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1897. A substantial collection of papers read before the Engineering Society of the School of Practical Science, Toronto, for the academic year 1896-97. The contents bring together contemporary Canadian technical essays on a wide range of subjects, including C. F. King’s “President’s Address,” J. W. Bain’s “Notes on Stamp Mill,” A. W. Campbell’s “Roads and Streets in Ontario,” A. J. McPherson’s “Specifications for Sidewalks,” W. B. Mundik’s “The High Building Problem,” J. B. Goodwin’s “Niagara Falls Sewerage System,” R. W. Angus’s “The Gas Engine,” H. F. Greenwood’s “Concrete on Trent Valley Canal,” J. W. Tyrrell’s “Hydraulic Mining in British Columbia” and “On Snowshoes from the Barren Lands,” H. V. Haight’s “Air Compressors,” H. J. Bowman’s “Municipal Engineering in Ontario,” A. H. Harkness’s “Crushing Strength of White Pine,” and J. A. Duff’s “Tests on Tensile Strength of Steel Boiler Plate.” A useful period piece for the history of engineering, architecture, municipal works, and Canadian technical education in the late nineteenth century. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…