| CHAP. | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION, | 1 | |
| I. | PLANS OF STUDYING, | 6 |
| II. | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, | 13 |
| III. | ENGINEERING AS A CALLING, | 17 |
| IV. | THE CONDITIONS OF APPRENTICESHIP, | 18 |
| V. | THE OBJECT OF MECHANICAL INDUSTRY, | 25 |
| VI. | ON THE NATURE AND OBJECTS OF MACHINERY, | 28 |
| VII. | MOTIVE MACHINERY, | 29 |
| VIII. | WATER POWER, | 35 |
| IX. | WIND POWER, | 41 |
| X. | MACHINERY FOR TRANSMITTING AND DISTRIBUTING POWER, | 42 |
| XI. | SHAFTS FOR TRANSMITTING POWER, | 44 |
| XII. | BELTS FOR TRANSMITTING POWER, | 48 |
| XIII. | GEARING AS A MEANS OF TRANSMITTING POWER, | 51 |
| XIV. | HYDRAULIC APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING POWER, | 53 |
| XV. | PNEUMATIC MACHINERY FOR TRANSMITTING POWER, | 55 |
| XVI. | MACHINERY OF APPLICATION, | 57 |
| XVII. | MACHINERY FOR MOVING AND HANDLING MATERIAL, | 60 |
| XVIII. | MACHINE COMBINATION, | 67 |
| XIX. | THE ARRANGEMENT OF ENGINEERING ESTABLISHMENTS, | 71 |
| XX. | GENERALISATION OF SHOP PROCESSES, | 74 |
| XXI. | MECHANICAL DRAWING, | 78 |
| XXII. | PATTERN MAKING AND CASTING, | 90 |
| XXIII. | FORGING, | 100 |
| XXIV. | TRIP-HAMMERS, | 106 |
| XXV. | CRANK-HAMMERS, | 108 |
| XXVI. | STEAM-HAMMERS, | 109 |
| XXVII. | COMPOUND HAMMERS, | 112 |
| XXVIII. | TEMPERING STEEL, | 114 |
| XXIX. | FITTING AND FINISHING, | 118 |
| XXX. | TURNING LATHES, | 121 |
| XXXI. | PLANING OR RECIPROCATING MACHINES, | 128 |
| XXXII. | SLOTTING MACHINES, | 134 |
| XXXIII. | SHAPING MACHINES, | 135 |
| XXXIV. | BORING AND DRILLING, | 136 |
| XXXV. | MILLING, | 140 |
| XXXVI. | SCREW-CUTTING, | 143 |
| XXXVII. | STANDARD MEASURES, | 145 |
| XXXVIII. | GAUGING IMPLEMENTS, | 147 |
| XXXIX. | DESIGNING MACHINES, | 152 |
| XL. | INVENTION, | 159 |
| XLI. | WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE, | 165 |