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London: Charles Griffin & company, ltd. Exeter street, Strand. New York: D. van Nostrand company, 23 Murray street and 27 Warren street. 1896, 622 p. Since the Manual of Marine Engineering was written and first published, there have been many and extensive changes in marine engineering practice, due in great measure, if not entirely, to the supply of mild steel at a low price so low, indeed, that now it is quite as cheap as common iron. In 1880, the triple compound engine was little more than a dream ; in fact, there were then many people who believed in, and continued to use, the ordinary expansive engine. The highest boiler pressure used by advanced and enterprising engineers was 100 Ibs. per square inch, and few of them had ventured even so far as that. Steel crank-shafts, and other heavy forgings made of steel, were looked upon as luxuries to be indulged in only by the British and Foreign Governments, and wealthy corporations. At the present time ingot steel forgings are common enough, and not very much dearer than iron ones. Engines with three cranks were few and far between, and generally limited to very large compound engines, in which a single low-pressure cylinder would

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Seaton Albert E.

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