AMERICAN CHEMICAL JOURNAL.
Volume XI, No. 7, October, 1889. Drs. Wolcott Gibbs and H. A. Hare begin the systematic study of the action of definitely related chemical compounds upon animals. H. W. Wiley proposes a method for determining molecular weights, based on the assumption that the rise in the boiling point of a solution multiplied by the molecular weight of the substance dissolved is a constant. R. Hitchcock studies the action of light on silver chloride. Reviews and Reports: Recent researches on cobalt and nickel; Treatise on the Principles of Chemistry (Patterson-Muir); Watt’s Dictionary of Chemistry (new edition); A Manual of Assaying (W. L. Brown).
Volume XI, No. 8, December, 1889. A new method of determining gas densities, by J. P. Cooke. Reviews and Reports: On the nature of tellurium; The condition of matter in the vicinity of the critical point.
Volume XII, No. 2, February, 1890. W. M. Burton proposes a method for the detection and estimation of petroleum in oil of turpentine adulterated by the former.
Volume XII, No. 3, March, 1890. Gibbs and Hare continue the study of the action of definitely related compounds on animals. The paper on the revision of the atomic weight of gold, by J. W. Mallet, begun in the February number, is concluded. The atomic weight found is 196.91 (H = 1). C. R. S.
BOLETIM DO CLUB NAVAL.
October to December, 1889. Naval apprentice school. Theory of the rudder. A new gas-check. On the study of naval tactics. Naval history of Brazil. Modern artillery. Movements of the fleet.
J. B. B.
THE ENGINEER.
February 15. Overheated boiler plates.
An abstract of a series of experiments made by M. Hirsch to determine the effect of rapid evaporation on fast steaming boilers.
Racing of marine engines.
March 2. Roberts water-tube boilers. Lift of safety valves. Boiler design. Facts about aluminum.
March 15. Corrosion of propeller shafts. Cylinder lubrication. Electric welding.
April 12. The use and abuse of forced draught. J. K. B.
JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERING SOCIETIES.
Volume IX, No. 2. Some tests and observations on building stones. Notes on the harbor facilities of Cleveland for handling coal and ore. Some points on bridge inspection. J. K. B*
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NAVAL ENGINEERS.
The Marshall valve gear. Tests of Worthington pumping engines. Turkish torpedo-boats.
A description with illustration of the hull and machinery of the torpedo-boats built by the Germania Co., of Berlin and Kiel, for the Turkish Government. On the trial trips these boats repeatedly reached 21.8 knots with an extra weight of 6 tons coal on board. On the three hours’ run at sea an average speed of 21.3 knots was obtained.
The second trial of the U. S. S. Baltimore.
After tire first trial of this vessel some changes were made in the machinery, the most important being the increase of the pitch of the propeller to about 21.3 feet and an overhauling of the main valves to secure a freer exhaust area, a later cut-off in H. P. cylinders and an overhauling of the air pumps. On the trial a reserve supply of fresh water was carried in the double bottom to make up for losses and to avoid danger due to foaming from a mixture of salt and fresh water. The indicated horse-power for all the machinery (maximum) was 10725.60. The maximum speed obtained was 20.6 knots, and the H. P. developed 9568.47. From an examination of the data in the two trials, the increase in horse-power in the second trial was due to higher steam pressure, greater air pressure and the use of the two auxiliary boilers, coupled with the better use of the steam due to freer passages. As a result of the second trial the contractors receive a premium of #106,442 for excess of power developed.
A description of the hull and machinery of the torpedo-boat Cushing. J. K. B.
MECHANICS.
February, 1890. Steam boiler design. Air supply to boiler furnaces. Sprague electric locomotive for metal mines and freight tramways. Steam jackets.
A paper by Prof. Pwelshauvers-Derry of Liege, on the mode of action of steam jackets, with experimental data showing the reasons of their economy.
Shaking grates on the Pennsylvania R. R.
A description of the Reagan grate, with the results of a successful experimental test of a continuous run for a week.
March. The properties of aluminum, with some information relating to the metal.
A reprint of a paper read before the American Institute of Mining Engineers, in which the properties of the metal are very fully discussed under the headings of: Purity of aluminum, its properties with reference to specific gravity; the action of heat; corrodability; its mechanical properties j conductivity; the action of impurities j the alloys of aluminum; methods of analysis; methods of preparation of aluminum, anti practical hints on the subject of the treatment of the metal.
Aluminum bronze and brass as a suitable material for propellers.
An article by E. H. Cowles, descriptive of the various metals that have been Used for screw propellers, a comparison of aluminum bronze with the alloys now used, the advantages claimed, and to which are added tables of compositions and tests.
Electrical accumulators or storage batteries.
April. Steam boiler design. The elements of gropostatics. Theory of chimney draught. A steam-tube cleaner. J. K. B.
MITTHEILUNGEN AUS DEM GEBIETE DES SEEWESENS.
Volume XVII, No. 12. Treatise on the three arms of modern naval battles and the tactics determined by them. Determination of the actual track of a vessel during trials on measured distances. Facilitation of the “day’s work” by means of tables of hour angles, etc. French fleet manoeuvres, 1889. Trials of steel plates for boilers of torpedo-boats. English and French naval arsenals. Influence the heating of a vessel exercises on the deviation of the compass. Cellulose on vessels’ bottoms. Coast defense. Lacquer for ships’ bottoms, prepared by the Japanese Holta. Proof of new armor in the United States. A new shot tray. Installation of torpedo on several battle-ships and cruisers. Large search light by Saulter, Lemonnier & Co. Spectacles for firemen. Completion of the U S. Monitor Puritan. Annual coal consumption. The largest sailing vessel. Turkish torpedo-boats. Torpedo-chaser Schachin-derga. Turkish corvettes Susot and Beyrut. Literature: The compass on board, a hand-book for commanders of iron vessels.
Volume XVIII, No. 1. Compasses on board modern war vessels. Coal consumption on board French war vessels. Statistics on the management of the Imperial German navy. Estimates for the French navy for 1890. Trials of compound armor-plates of English and French manufacture. A new auxiliary motor. New English cruisers of the first class. New Spanish cruisers. Launch of the French cruiser Jean Bart. New war vessel of the United States. Launch of the U. S. cruiser San Francisco. New navy-yard of the United States. The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius. New German auxiliary cruisers. The Chinese armored cruiser Tschih-Yuen. Spanish torpedo gunboats El Temerario and Nueva Espafia. Faults in the new English gunboats. A new torpedo-boat for the India Government. Trials of French torpedo-boats. Launch of the French torpedo-boat Avant-Garde. French torpedo-boat Agile. Trials of submarine boats. Manoeuvres in the cyclones of the South Indian Ocean. Washington International Conference. The highest maritime council in France. Names of Russian vessels in course of construction. Strengthening the defenses of Malta. A new species of armor. A new gun for vessels. New pneumatic gun. Guns for the Chilian navy. The 12 cm. and 15 cm. Armstrong rapid-firing cannon. Speed of English men-of-war. Alison motograph. Greatest depth of the Mediterranean. A new fog-signal apparatus. Literary Notices.
Volume XVIII, No. 2. The English fleet manoeuvres of 1889. Incrustation in marine boilers. Discoidal projectiles of Captain Chapel. Navy of the United States. Skoda rapid-firing cannon. Trials with the engine regulator of the fish-torpedo. New vessels for the French navy. English protective-deck cruiser of the first class. Rapid-firing cannon for the English armor-clad Trafalgar. Launch of the German dispatch vessel Matsusmia. French armored cruisers of the second class. Navigation by night in the Suez Canal. Two cruisers for the Royal Greek navy. New vessels for the Portuguese navy. Changing of old Spanish armor-clads into cruisers. End of the engine trials of the Agile. Electric workshops in Constantinople. Difference of level of different oceans. Electric motors for the transportation of projectiles. The torpedo-boat Cushing. Literary Notices.
Volume XVIII, No. 3. The International Maritime Conference at Washington. Improvements on ships’ engines. Management of boats in the surf. The “ Canet ” rapid-firing gun. Comparative speed of wooden and iron sailing ships. Relative to the building of battle-ships for the U. S. Navy. The new armored cruisers of the U. S. Auxiliary vessel for the U. S. The new French coast defense armored cruiser. The French armor-clad Le Hoche. Change in the masting of the Imperieuse and Warspite. Torpedo-gunboat Almirante Luich for the Chilian navy. New lifeboat. American torpedo-boats. New English regulation for gun salutes by vessels. Launch of Turkish war vessels. New gunboats for Portugal. Literary Notices. E. H. C. L.
THE RAILROAD AND ENGINEERING JOURNAL.
February, 1890. Counterbalancing the revolving and reciprocating parts of locomotives. Radial valve gears.
A paper read before the Hull Institute of Engineers and Naval Architects, by J. K. Smith, containing a description with sketches of the varied forms of radial gear, from the earlier inventions of Hackworth up to the modern adaptations of jay, Marshall and Morton, with a discussion on the relative merits claimed for each type.
Water-tube boilers.
An abstract of a paper read before the Institution of Civil Engineers by W. I. Thorneycroft. The author commenced by discussing the kinds of circulation in various forms of tubulous boilers, arriving at the conclusion that circulation in order to be perfect must be systematic. By circulation was meant the motion of water contained in a generator from the upper surface of the liquid down to the lowest part, and returning again to the upper surface, in contradistinction to the motion of water simply from the point where feed enters to a point in the boiler where it becomes steam. Having defined this term, all boilers were divided into classes depending on the method of circulation. The boilers of Perkins, Herreshoff, Temple and Field were compared and discussed. The failure of the boilers of the Propontis was attributed to the fact that the upper ends of the tubes were of such large diameter that instead of steam and water passing over in foam, steam alone left the tubes, and all impurities brought in with the feed gradually accumulated on the upper part of the tubes and ultimately led to their destruction. The lightness of structure and strength to resist internal pressure were next mentioned, and the advantage of the tubulous boiler in this respect fully discussed. The paper concluded with the results of some recent trials by Professor Kennedy on boilers sent out by the author’s firm, both under natural and forced draught, with a full description of the method of working. At the most economical rate the evaporation reduced to standard amounted to 13.4 pounds water per pound of fuel, and the following heat table showed the way the heat of combustion was utilized:
Heat expended in heating and evaporating feed water 86.8 per cent.
“ “ “ raising temperature of furnace gases 10.8 “
“ lost through formation of carbonic oxide................ 0.5.... “
" “ by radiation and otherwise unaccounted for....... 1.9.... “
100.0 “
The high percentage of evaporation represented the efficiency of the boiler, and was simply equal to the ratio between actual evaporation and that theoretically due to perfect combustion, or 13.4: I5-4-
Torpedo-boats for the Italian navy. United States naval progress.
Recent circulars from the Navy Department on the construction of machinery and hull of new vessels. Progress in ordnance and armor plates. Notice of competitive trial of armor plates to be held at the Proving Ground.
April. Grüson’s quick-fire guns. Boilers with corrugated fireboxes. The English armored cruiser Impérieuse. United States naval progress.
Description and drawings of boilers and engines of cruisers Nos. 7 and 8.
Interoceanic communication by way of the American isthmus.
Historical account by Lieutenant Barroll, U. S. N., of the attempts that have been made to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by a canal across the American isthmus, and a comparison between the American and the Egyptian isthmuses. J. K. B.
TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS.
The form of crater produced by exploding gunpowder in a homogeneous solid. Notes on fuel-gas. Notes on some coals in Western Canada. Concentration of low grade ores. The Davis-Colby ore-roaster. Electrical accumulators or storage batteries. The peculiar working of a blast furnace. Natural gas explorations in Eastern Ontario. J. K. B.
REVISTA DE LA UNION MILITAK, BUENOS AYRES.
March, 1890. Railways, with regard to their military importance. Our military situation. Foreign notes and reviews. J. B. B.
REVUE MARITIME ET COLONIALE.
January, 1890. The scientific mission to Cape Horn (continued). The earth magnetism. Meteorologic periods. A study of the preparations and plan of operations against Sontag (Ton-quin). The main features of the organization of the coast defenses of Germany. Oceanography: Topography of the sea, etc. (continued). Naval chronicles.
February. Reports of the prize essays of 1889 at the Academy of Sciences. A history of a fleet of the past. Maritime chronicles of Antwerp, 1804-14. Oceanography: Statics (continued). Naval chronicles: The Gibraltar station; New regulations for Firing salutes, etc.
March. Oceanography: Statics (continued). A history of a fleet of the past (continued). Notes on the diurnal variations in the direction of the trade winds. Movements of the atmosphere. Naval chronicles: The Channel squadron; The armored ship Victoria and her guns; The armored Trafalgar, etc. J. L.
REVUE DU CERCLE MILITAIRE.
January 12, 1890. A German criticism of the French army. Strategic army transportations. Cavalry and the smokeless powder.
January 19. The soldier’s hygiene.
January 26. A proposed manual of field artillery fire. Supplying ammunition to artillery in the field.
February 2. Night marches and attacks. Infantry advanced posts.
February 9. Supplying ammunition to artillery in the field (continued). Night marches and attacks (continued).
February 16. Renewing the supply of artillery in the field (continued). Night marches and attacks (ended).
March 2. Getting field artillery ready for war. Espionage in war.
March 9. The German navy. New fire regulations in the Russian army.
March 16. Movable strategic bridges.
March 23 and 30, and April 6. Getting field artillery ready for war (continued). The German rifle, model of 1888. The Italian army mobilization. J. L.
RIVISTA MARITTIMA.
January, 1890. Steamships and steamship lines—an historical and descriptive sketch, by Salvatore Raineri. A military study on the defense of the maritime frontier, by G. G. New French war ships, by D. G. The compass in modern war vessels (transcription of Proceedings of Royal United Service Inst.). Study on coast-defense tactics (from the same). Description of H. M. S. Blake.
February. Steamships and steamship lines (continued). The Institute of Electrical Technology, by G. Bertolini. The economy of steam navigation. Study on coast-defense tactics (continued).
March. Steamships and steamship lines (concluded). Résumé of Hertz experiments on electrical waves. The economy of steam navigation (continued). German coast fortifications. The submarine boats Gymnote, Goubet and Peral. J. B. B.
RIVISTA DI ARTIGLIERIA E GENIO.
January, 1890. Repeating arms (with plates), by Lieutenant-Colonel Viglezzi. The difficulties in concentrating fire of field batteries, and how to overcome them, by Captain Leser. Notes: On field shrapnels; Russian 6-inch field mortar; Double-acting fuze for same; New electrical apparatus for exploding mines.
February. The various uses of illuminating gas. Indirect fire of field artillery. Austrian view of the French artillery. Notes: Coefficients of elasticity and resistance of iron, steel, bronze, and copper; The Maxim gun; Penetration of small projectiles; Apparatus for tempering projectiles.
March. Variations of trajectory in elevated regions. The Austro-Hungarian artillery. Russian field operations. Notes: The new Austrian rifle; Experiments with Nobel’s smokeless powder; On firing against balloons; Artillery vs. cavalry. J. B. B.
REVISTA MARITIMA BRAZILEIRA.
October and November, 1889. The torpedo school of application. On naval manoeuvres and working ship. The preservation of torpedoes. The whale fishery. On explosives. New lighthouses of Brazil. Foreign notes and reviews.
January and February, 1890. On naval manoeuvres and working ship (continued). On explosives. Foreign notes and reviews. J. B. B.
REVISTA MILITAR DE CHILE.
January, 1890. Armstrong rapid-fire guns, by Don J. C. Salvo. Instructions for target firing (small arms). First assistance to the wounded on the field of battle (trails.). Transportable turrets for field fortification (trans.),
February. Necessity for compulsory military service. Comparative weights of infantry equipments of different nations. Instructions for target firing (continued). First assistance to the wounded on the field of battle (continued).
March. Modern artillery. Battle formations. Instructions for target firing (continued). J. B. B.
SCHOOL OF MINES QUARTERLY.
Irrigation engineering. Patent equivalents. Indian grass oils.
THE STEAMSHIP.
February, 1890. On the stresses produced in circular metal plates by unequal temperature. Curves of statical stability. High-speed engines for cargo boats.
March. Supplementary note on Bremme’s valve gear. Radial valve gears.
April. Notes on the application of speed formula. On the loss by condensation and re-evaporation in steam cylinders. Protection of propeller shafts. Boiler turnaces.
A paper read before the N. E. Coast Institution for the purpose of eliciting opinions and discussion on the advisability of further increasing the thickness of furnace flues.
Friction of screw propeller engines.
A paper read before the Institute of Marine Engineers, and dealing with the losses due to friction on the various parts of the marine engine, from the pistons to the propeller blades; the question of rough surfaces and lubricants; the form of steam valves; the different kinds of metal used in bearing bushes, and the materials used for propeller blades.
The increase in the British navy. J. K. B.
THE STEVENS INDICATOR.
Volume VII, No. 1. The transmission of power by wire rope. On the most economical engine for small power. Testing, machines. Notes on Rankine’s treatment of chimney draught. Design for a hot air heating apparatus. Stevens Institute course in experimental mechanics. J. K. B.
TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS.
November, 1889. Experiments relating to the hydraulics of fire streams.
An investigation in detail of the scientific principles governing the customary means of delivering water for extinguishing fires. The experiments described, in completeness and accuracy, are about the most reliable yet undertaken. The subjects investigated were: the coefficients of discharge of nozzles of various forms, loss of pressure by friction in fire hose, effects of curves in line of hose upon loss of pressure, effect of reduction of area at coupling, heights and distance reached by jets of water under various pressures, influence of size of jet upon height attained with a given pressure, and efficiency of different kinds of nozzles. J. K. B.
TRANSACTIONS OF THE NORTH OF ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF MINING AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.
January, 1890. Coal mining at Warbora, East Indies.
J. K. B.
INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.
1889, No. 3. Description of the Eiffel tower. The ether-pressure theory of thermo-dynamics applied to steam. The rationalization of Regnault’s experiments on steam. On gas engines, with a description of the simpler engines. J. K. B.
UNITED SERVICES GAZETTE.
February 8, 1890. Range-finding; its destined effect on tactics. Modern military rifles and how to use them.
February 15. The ship’s chronometer; its history and development. The Barracouta explosion. The future American navy.
February 22. Lessons to be learnt from naval manoeuvres. The defense of ports and coaling stations. Coast defense. The health of the navy. The naval uniform question. Malta harbors.
March i. Lessons to be learnt from the naval manoeuvres. Gunnery trials of the Trafalgar. Naval medical service. The health of the navy.
March 8. The Royal United Service Institution. Exit masts, yards and sails. The health of the navy—III.
March 15. The navy estimates. Lessons from the naval manoeuvres. Sea chests. Naval amenities.
March 22. The navy estimates. Report of the Army and Navy Commission. The Coast Guard. The navy estimates.
March 29. Institution of Naval Architects. The navy estimates. The administration of the services. Naval amenities—II.
April 5. The navy estimates—IV. The administration of the services. Great guns. Weight of machinery.
April 12. Arrival of the Calliope. Naval notes. Naval amenities.
April 19. Notes on recent naval manoeuvres. Bray’s Gunnery Instructor. The Barracouta disaster.
April 26. Notes on the defense of a modern fortress. Messenger swallows. Naval amenities—IV.
May 3. The Duke of Edinburgh and the missions to seamen. Naval manoeuvres at Hong Kong. The Coast Guard. The defense of Australia—I.
May 10. Salve Calliope!—an epic of March 16, 1889. Engineer Corps of the United States navy. The defense of Australia—II. The Coast Guard. Sight tests for volunteers. Actuarial calculations.
May 17. Gun trials of the Howe. Stern-wheel gunboats for the Zambesi. The Coast Guard. War cruisers.
May 24. Forced draught. R. W.
LE YACHT.
January 11. Editorial on the promotion of lieutenants by selections for 1890. The trial of Le Gymnote. The use of life-buoys. The increase in the British navy for 1889-90.
January 18. Editorial on the Newfoundland and Miquelon fisheries. The use of life-buoys. The International Marine Conference.
January 25. Editorial on the large battle-ships. Notes from foreign ship-yards. Review of the merchant marine. Description and cut of the cruiser Le Hoche.
February 1. The International Marine Conference. First-class Yarrow torpedo-boats; cut of the disposition of the ejecting lubes. Review of the merchant marine.
February 8. New vessels appropriated for. Budget of 1891. Rules of the road proposed by the International Marine Conference. Notes from foreign ship-yards. Review of the merchant marine.
February 15. Editorial on the proposed increase of the United States navy. Description and plans of a petroleum torpedo-boat. Notes from foreign ship-yards. Review of the merchant marine.
February 22. Description of the twin-screw steamer Normannia of the Hamburg-American line. The accident in the fire-room of the Barracouta during her trial trip.
March i. Editorial on deep sea navigation for men-of-war as a school of instruction for officers and men. The use of flying squadrons. The necessity for “ station navies” in the colonies. Article on the proposed transfer of the Bureau of Ordnance to the Torpedo Bureau. Review of the merchant marine. Cat-boats of the United States. Notes from foreign ship-yards.
March 8. Editorial on smokeless powder. Description and plan of the San Francisco. The Italian torpedo-ram Fieramosca; description and cut.
March 15. Proof firing of the Trafalgar’s guns; cut of the ship and arrangements of the rapid-firing guns. Review of the merchant marine.
March 22. Editorial on the naval appropriation for 1890-91. Cruisers of Great Britain for the Australian squadron. Review of the merchant marine. Notes from foreign ship-yards.
March 29. Editorial on the appropriations for the British navy for 1890-91. New vessels, types, etc. Notes from foreign shipyards. Sketch of the Italian torpedo-boat Aguila.
April i. Editorial on battle-ships. Review of the merchant marine. The accident to the City of Paris. A. C. B.