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THIS is the best twelve shillings' worth of information on mechanical engineering we have ever come across, and it is scarcely possible to conceive a better guide for the young engineer. In it theory and practice are combined in an admirable manner, and it is full of those ‘wrinkles' which only the experienced engineer can impart. It covers workshop practice, all the ordinary types of reciprocating steam, petrol and oil engines, boilers, power transmission, lubrication, air compressors and refrigeration. There are diagrams, tables, charts, bibliographies and a good index, and the information is conveyed with an economy of language which sometimes reminds one of the drill shed. The production of the book it may be presumed is the result of team work, but it is quite evident that a good deal of credit is due to the editor, whoever he may be.
War Office. Textbook of Mechanical Engineering
Pp. xv + 690 + xx. (London: H.M. Stationery Office, 1934.) 12s. net.
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S., E. War Office Textbook of Mechanical Engineering. Nature 136, 89 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136089c0
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