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Proceedings of the stated meeting held Wednesday, April 17, 1901
P?vcrrdi?lgs.
396
[J. F. I:,
Direct Machinery; its construction, design and operation. Current Machines. By Samuel Sheldon, A.M., Ph.D., assisted by Hobart Mason, B.S. (8~0, pp. 281.) Published by D. Van Nostrand Co., New York. 1900. (Price, $2.50.)
Dynamo-Electric
This work has been prepared as a text-book for the courses in electrical engineering given in the technical schools, following especially the lines of It wlll be found the lectures given in the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. equally useful to the general reader. W. iiber Generatoren und Martiniofen. Von Hans v. Jiiptner und Friederich Toldt. 2te Auflage. Leipzig Arthur Felix. rgco. 8v0, pp. 96. (Price, R.M. 3.20.)
Chemisch-L*alorische Untersuchungen
:
This work gives the results of an experimental study of the heat effects capable of realization in the improved furnaces of Siemens and Martin. They will be found to be of special value by metallurgical engineers whose professional work embraces the use of furnaces of this type. W.
Modern Electric
Railway
Elec. Engs. (8~0, pp. Company. 19.
Motors. 2oo-iv.)
By George New York
T. Hanchett,
S.B., M. Inst. Publishing
: Street Railway
The purpose of this work is to describe and explain the operation of the The state of the art considered in the work present railway electric motor. is so unstable that the author finds it necessary to apologize to his readers for the fact that “ even during the process of preparing this short work for the press, it has been necessary to make substantial changes in the text to bring it down to date.” The data presented in the work have been revised by the engineering forces of the several manufacturers whose products are described, and the work is a satisfactory exposition of the present practice of constructing and operating the railway electric mote?. W. Von J. Bartl, Professor sn der Mit 27 in den Text gedruckten Figuren. I,eipPp. 88, 8vo. ( Price, R.M. 3.50.)
Die Berechnung deu ZenZrifugalreguZatoren. k. k. Hochschule zu Graz. zig : Arthur Felix. 1900.
The above entitled work is a strictly mathematical treatment of the subject of centrifugal governors, embracing every known form of this type of apparatus.
m
Franklin
Institute.
[ Proceedi?tgs of the stated meeting heM Wednesday, April
17, zgor.]
HALL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, PHILADELPHIA, April 17, rgor. President
JOHN BIRKINBINE in the chair.
Present, 162 members and visitors. Additions to membership since last month, 13. The President made the statement that the business affairs of the Institute growing out of its association with the Philadelphia Museums in conducting
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the late National Export Exposition had been finally closed by the payment to the Institute of the sum of $IO,CKO, which represented the profit accruing to the Institute for its cooperation in the work. ’ The paper of the evening was presented by Mr. Chas. Day, who gave an Mr. Day based his remarks account of the Taylor-White Tool Steel Process. upon the experience made with these tools in the works of the Link-Belt The paper was fully illustrated by specimen Engineering Co., of Philadelphia. tools, chips of steel and cast iron, with records attached of speed of tool, depth of cut, etc., etc. Some discussion followed. This paper, with discussion thereon, is referred for publication, and the subject of the invention was, on motion, referred to the Committee on Science and the Arts. The Secretary gave an informal talk on the Bermuda Islands, detailing some observations he had made during a recent visit to the Islands. The subject was illustrated with a series of lantern slides. The Secretary alsoTaIled attention to the fact that the Horological Society of Philadelphia had deposited in the museum of the Institute a valuable collection of antique horological relics and other miscellaneous articles of interest to the watch- and clockmakers’ and kindred trades. The Secretary called attention to a circular received from the Iron and “ The Andrew Carnegie Research Steel Institute of Great Britain respecting Scholarship,” providing a fund “ to enable students who have passed through a college curriculum, or have been trained in industrial establishments, to conduct researches in the metallurgy of iron and steel and allied subjects, with the view of aiding its advance or its application to industry.” Candidates, who must be under 35 years of age, may obtain full information from There is no restriction as to sex or nationality the Secretary of the Institute. in the grant of this scholarship. Mr. C. J. H. Chorman offered Institute by reducing the fee for Xr. F. M. Sawyer by a motion propositions were referred to the opinion as to their expediency. Adjourned.
a resolution to amend the By-Laws of the membership to $3. This was amended by to increase the annual dues to $10. Both Board of Managem’with the request for an WM. H. WAHL,
Secrelory
SECTIONS. EI.ECTRICAI. SEcTroN.-Stated Meeting, held Thursday, February 21, Present, 22 members and 6 1’.>1. President Morris E. Leeds in the chair. visitors. The paper of the evening was read by Prof. Joseph W. Richards, of Lehigh “Secondary Reactions in Electrolysis.” Discussed by University. Subject, Messrs. Reed, Hering, Spencer and others. The paper was referred for publication.
Staled Meeting, Thursday, March 22. President Morris E. Leeds in the chair. Present, 30 members and visitors. Mr. Chas. Wirt, of Philadelphia, presented a paper on “ Theatre Dimmers The speaker gave an account of the progress that had and Stage Lighting.”
396
[J. F. I:,
Direct Machinery; its construction, design and operation. Current Machines. By Samuel Sheldon, A.M., Ph.D., assisted by Hobart Mason, B.S. (8~0, pp. 281.) Published by D. Van Nostrand Co., New York. 1900. (Price, $2.50.)
Dynamo-Electric
This work has been prepared as a text-book for the courses in electrical engineering given in the technical schools, following especially the lines of It wlll be found the lectures given in the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. equally useful to the general reader. W. iiber Generatoren und Martiniofen. Von Hans v. Jiiptner und Friederich Toldt. 2te Auflage. Leipzig Arthur Felix. rgco. 8v0, pp. 96. (Price, R.M. 3.20.)
Chemisch-L*alorische Untersuchungen
:
This work gives the results of an experimental study of the heat effects capable of realization in the improved furnaces of Siemens and Martin. They will be found to be of special value by metallurgical engineers whose professional work embraces the use of furnaces of this type. W.
Modern Electric
Railway
Elec. Engs. (8~0, pp. Company. 19.
Motors. 2oo-iv.)
By George New York
T. Hanchett,
S.B., M. Inst. Publishing
: Street Railway
The purpose of this work is to describe and explain the operation of the The state of the art considered in the work present railway electric motor. is so unstable that the author finds it necessary to apologize to his readers for the fact that “ even during the process of preparing this short work for the press, it has been necessary to make substantial changes in the text to bring it down to date.” The data presented in the work have been revised by the engineering forces of the several manufacturers whose products are described, and the work is a satisfactory exposition of the present practice of constructing and operating the railway electric mote?. W. Von J. Bartl, Professor sn der Mit 27 in den Text gedruckten Figuren. I,eipPp. 88, 8vo. ( Price, R.M. 3.50.)
Die Berechnung deu ZenZrifugalreguZatoren. k. k. Hochschule zu Graz. zig : Arthur Felix. 1900.
The above entitled work is a strictly mathematical treatment of the subject of centrifugal governors, embracing every known form of this type of apparatus.
m
Franklin
Institute.
[ Proceedi?tgs of the stated meeting heM Wednesday, April
17, zgor.]
HALL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, PHILADELPHIA, April 17, rgor. President
JOHN BIRKINBINE in the chair.
Present, 162 members and visitors. Additions to membership since last month, 13. The President made the statement that the business affairs of the Institute growing out of its association with the Philadelphia Museums in conducting
Sections.
May, 1901.1
397
the late National Export Exposition had been finally closed by the payment to the Institute of the sum of $IO,CKO, which represented the profit accruing to the Institute for its cooperation in the work. ’ The paper of the evening was presented by Mr. Chas. Day, who gave an Mr. Day based his remarks account of the Taylor-White Tool Steel Process. upon the experience made with these tools in the works of the Link-Belt The paper was fully illustrated by specimen Engineering Co., of Philadelphia. tools, chips of steel and cast iron, with records attached of speed of tool, depth of cut, etc., etc. Some discussion followed. This paper, with discussion thereon, is referred for publication, and the subject of the invention was, on motion, referred to the Committee on Science and the Arts. The Secretary gave an informal talk on the Bermuda Islands, detailing some observations he had made during a recent visit to the Islands. The subject was illustrated with a series of lantern slides. The Secretary alsoTaIled attention to the fact that the Horological Society of Philadelphia had deposited in the museum of the Institute a valuable collection of antique horological relics and other miscellaneous articles of interest to the watch- and clockmakers’ and kindred trades. The Secretary called attention to a circular received from the Iron and “ The Andrew Carnegie Research Steel Institute of Great Britain respecting Scholarship,” providing a fund “ to enable students who have passed through a college curriculum, or have been trained in industrial establishments, to conduct researches in the metallurgy of iron and steel and allied subjects, with the view of aiding its advance or its application to industry.” Candidates, who must be under 35 years of age, may obtain full information from There is no restriction as to sex or nationality the Secretary of the Institute. in the grant of this scholarship. Mr. C. J. H. Chorman offered Institute by reducing the fee for Xr. F. M. Sawyer by a motion propositions were referred to the opinion as to their expediency. Adjourned.
a resolution to amend the By-Laws of the membership to $3. This was amended by to increase the annual dues to $10. Both Board of Managem’with the request for an WM. H. WAHL,
Secrelory
SECTIONS. EI.ECTRICAI. SEcTroN.-Stated Meeting, held Thursday, February 21, Present, 22 members and 6 1’.>1. President Morris E. Leeds in the chair. visitors. The paper of the evening was read by Prof. Joseph W. Richards, of Lehigh “Secondary Reactions in Electrolysis.” Discussed by University. Subject, Messrs. Reed, Hering, Spencer and others. The paper was referred for publication.
Staled Meeting, Thursday, March 22. President Morris E. Leeds in the chair. Present, 30 members and visitors. Mr. Chas. Wirt, of Philadelphia, presented a paper on “ Theatre Dimmers The speaker gave an account of the progress that had and Stage Lighting.”