THE PRACTICAL ENGINEER'S POCKET GUIDE: CONTAINING A CONCISE TREATISE ON THE NATURE AND APPLICATION OF MECHANICAL NERY; OF THE STRENGTH, RESISTANCE, HESIVE STRENGTH OF IRON AND OTHER METALS. COMPILED AND ARRANGED BY THOMAS KELT, OF THE "GLOUCESTER CITY MACHINE COMPANY," N. J. Fourth Edition. BOSTON: PUBLISHED BY SAXTON AND KELT, No. 133 WASHINGTON STREET. 1847. 30 Jan 51 EBS wanted CONTENTS. To erect a perpendicular on a right line,...... To describe a circle through three given points .... To find the length of valve-levers, To define the throw of an eccentric,. To describe any regular polygon, To construct a square upon a right line,. To form a square equal to a given triangle,... To form a square equal to a given rectangle, To form a rectangle equal to a given square, To measure the surface of a square, rectangle, Two sides of a triangle given, to find the third, 28 To find the area of a triangle, General rules in relation to the circle, To find the diameter of a circle, when any To find the length of any given arc of a circle, 34 To find the area of the sector of a circle, Mensuration of the Superficies, Solidities, and Capaci- To find the solidity or capacity of cubical figures, 37 To find the length of any cylindrical helix, To find the convex surface and solidity of a cone, 39 41 Definitions, ..... Table of Tenacities, Resistance to Compression, and 58 |