Corrigenda

September 1892
Page 546, line 24, for dynamite read dynamic.Page 588, line 5, the sentence sould read: A foot-pound is equal to twelve pound-inches, or twelve pound-thousandths-of-an-inch.

Naval Signaling

By A. P. Niblack, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, U. S. Navy
September 1892
It is not proposed to here touch upon the history of signaling, nor to consider the question of interior communication aboard ship, viz., by annunciators, voice tubes, bells, etc. It ...

Crusher and Cutter Gauges for Explosives

By W. R. Quinan, Member U. S. Naval Institute
September 1892
The subject of explosives is one upon which we need light. Though in the last two decades we have made some progress in their study, our theories are still disjointed ...

Bibliographic Notes

September 1892
AMERICAN.CASSIER’S MAGAZINE.Volume II., No. 6. Electrical equipment of modern ships. Engine testing. Transmission of power. Steam and pressure gauges. Tandem compound engines.No. 7. A test of multi-cylinder engines. The ...

Officers of the Institute

September 1892
OFFICERS OF THE INSTITUTE.1893.Elected at the regular annual meeting, held at Annapolis, Md.,October 28, 1892.PRESIDENT.REAR-ADMIRAL S. B. LUCE, U. S. N. VICE-PRESIDENT.COMMANDER C. M. CHESTER, U. S. N. SECRETARY AND ...

Special Notice

September 1892
NAVAL INSTITUTE PRIZE ESSAY, 1894.A prize of one hundred dollars, with a gold medal, is offered by the Naval Institute for the best essay presented on any subject pertaining to ...

Notice

September 1892
The U. S. Naval Institute was established in 1873, having for its object the advancement of professional and scientific knowledge in the Navy. It now enters upon its twenty-first year ...

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