Excerpt from Van Nostrand's Eclectic Engineering Magazine, Vol. 10: January-June, 1874 Hanufactureofsteel Manufacture, terra-cotta Mechanical production of cold. Method of refining and convert ing cast-iron into iron or steel lietroloizical reform. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Van Nostrand's Eclectic Engineering Magazine, Vol. 2: January-June, 1870 If the line of collimation gets disturbed in the field, and there are no facilities for rectifying it on the spot, set two hubs with the instrument, and place another one, by measurement, exactly between, for the true point. Even when the adjust ment is as perfect as it can be made, it is best, in setting hubs at long distances, to verify by rotating the plate; and, in gen eral, it is a good plan in ranging a tan gent, to alternate the side of the transit turned forward. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.