Engineering Wonders of the World
Volume III

Forfatter: Archibald Williams

År: 1945

Serie: Engineering Wonders of the World

Forlag: Thomas Nelson and Sons

Sted: London, Edinburgh, Dublin and New York

Sider: 407

UDK: 600 eng- gl

With 424 Illustrations, Maps, and Diagrams

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J Jetty at head of Loch Leven, III., 272. Jhelum weir, III., 232. K Kafué River, ferrying locomotive across, IL, 159. Kinlochleven aluminium works, III., 272-277. L Landing American end of first Atlantic cable, IL, 361. Launching ways, IL, 75, 76, 78. Levels of Colorado River, III., 121. LIGHTHOUSES: Beachy Head, I., 383, 384. Bell Rock, L, 373. Bishop Rock, iron, I., 378. Stone, L, 378-381. Chicken Rock, I., 376. Dhu Heartach, I., 373. Eddystone : New, L, 376. Rudyerd’s, I., 371. Smeaton’s, L, 371, 373. Winstanley’s, I., 371. Fastnet, I., 374, 375. Skerry vore, I., 373. Wolf, I., 376. LOCKS: Barton, I., 160. Eastham, I., 158. Gatun, IL, 139. Irlam, L, 153. Poe, HI., 171, 172. Waterford, New York, III., 166. Weitzel, III., 171, 172. LOCOMOTIVES, STEAM, IL, 193- 215 ; see Subject Index. LOCOMOTIVES, ELECTRIC, IL, 217-222; see Subject Index. Lübecker excavator, II., 180, 182; III., 168, 169. M Mafeking, II., 162. Magnet, electric : Lifting pig-iron, III., 262. Lifting plate and three men, III., 262. Lifting “ skull cracker,” III., 263. MAPS: Aqueducts, etc. : Ashokan reservoir, III., 104. Birmingham aqueduct, III., 189. Catskill aqueduct, III., 107. Croton, old and new aqueducts, III., 98. Liverpool aqueduct, III., 180. Manchester aqueduct, III., 187. Canals: Manchester Ship, I., 155, 171. Panama, II., 130, 131, 134, 141. Suez, I., 243. Railways : Bergen-Kristiania, III., 348. Canadian Pacific, I., 259. Cape to Cairo, II., 153. Fell, III-, 303. Florida East Coast Extension, I., 137. Hedjaz, I., 340. Jungfrau, III., 307. Trans-Caspian and Orenburg, II., 377. Trans-Siberian, III., 85. Tube railways of London, I., 228. Uganda, IL, 51. White Pass, I., 22. Tunnels : Alpine, III., 152. New York, IL, 104. New York Subway, II., 343. Rotherhithe, I., 51. Thames, I., 183. Various : African Trans-continental Telegraph route, I., 198. Atlantic cables, projected routes for, II., 281. Baikal, route of transport of parts, I., 78. Barur tank system in Madras, III., 244. Chenab River and Canal, III., 236. Colorado River closure operations, III., 115. Godaveri delta, III., 244. Indian rainfall, III., 233. Indian rivers and chief irrigation works, III., 234. Kinlochleven aluminium works, etc., III., 273. London drainage system, III., 210 ; Barking outfall works, III., 214. London water supply, III., 197. London to Ireland main routes, 179. Niagara Falls, II., 296. Nile valley, II., 386. United States—arid, semi-arid, and humid regions, II., 88; natural forests and irrigation projects, IL, 88. Victoria Falls, I., 92. Marconi towers, Poldhu, II., 438-444. Marine engines, see “ Engines, Marine,” and “ Turbines, Stea,m.” Menai Suspension Bridge, I., 144, 145. Menhir, I., 7. Metacentre, I., 352. Milwaukee, III., 125, 126, 127. Model of ship, wax: Cutting, I., 350. Completed, I., 351. Testing, in tank at Washington, 1., 357, 358. Mombasa, landing railway material at, IL, 59. Monolith, concrete, sinking a, for dock wall foundations, IL, 183. Montauk Theatre, moving the, II., 445, 446. Mont Cenis Road, III., 303. Mosque at Tebuk, I., 348. Mould loft, IL, 69. Monument: Hedjaz Railway at Haifa, L, 339. Lesseps, at Port Said, I., 256. Moving buildings bodily, II., 445, 447. N Natala, II., 389. New River, at Hoe Lane pumping sta- tion, III., 196. New York Subway, II., 342-354. Niagara Falls, IL, 295, 296, 297, 311. Niagara, U.S.N.S., IL, 287, 360. Nile, statue of Father, II., 385. Nile valley, perspective view and map, IL, 386. O Oil tank steamer, Swan principle, II., 339. Oil wells : Baku, IL, 330, 331, 333. California, IL, 335. Texas, III., 332. [ 406 ] Open-hearth steel furnaces : Diagram of, III., 265. Row of, III., 266. Tapping, III., 267. Tilting type, III., 268. Ore handling plant: Automatic unloader, III., 258, 259. Hulett conveyor, III., 257. P Panic in Severn Tunnel, [., 86. Paying-out gear, Bright’s, IL, 292-294. Pelton wheel, III., 276. Petroleum wells, II., 321-341. Phi læ, temple of, II., 406. Picking-up machine for submarine cables, II., 369. Pier of Victoria Bridge, I., 207-209. Pile-driving—through ice, L, 280 ; San Francisco Bay, III., 146. Pipe joint, “ muff,” III., 276. Pipe line : Birmingham aqueduct, III., 186. Kinlochleven, III., 275. Planing machine, II., 382, 383, 381. POPTP A ITS • Brett, Jolm Watkin, IL, 280. Bright, Sir Charles T., II., 280.' Brunel, Isambard Kingdom, I-, 35. Brunel, Marc Isambard, I., 182. Bythell, J. K., I., 157. Eads, James B., IL, 163. Field, Cyrus West, IL, 280. Gibson, Herbert M., I., 157. Hawkshaw, Sir John, I., 82. Hunter, W. H., I., 157. Latimer, E., I., 157. Lesseps, Ferdinand de, I., 242. Myddleton, Sir Hugh, III., 195. Stephenson, Robert, I., 147. Telford, Thomas, L, 143. Van Horne, Sir William, L, 259. Walker, T. A., I., 83. Williams, Sir Edward Leader, I., 156. POWER STATIONS: Canadian Niagara Falls Power Com- pany, II., 304, 305, 306. Kinlochleven, III., 277. Lot’s Road, Chelsea, III., 228. New York Metropolitan, II., 16. New York Subway, II., 353. Niagara Falls Hydraulic and Manu- facturing Company, II., 298, 299. Niagara Falls Power Company, II., 300, 301, 302. Ontario Power Company, II., 306, 307, 308, 309. Power transmission lines, II., 309. Propellers, aerial, III., 42, 43. Pumping stations : Abbey mills, III., 213. London waterworks, III., 198. Lot’s Road, III., 218. Pyramids of Egypt, I., 12, 13 ; Great Pyramid and Mauretania, I., 319. Q Quay at Fishguard harbour, laying first block, I., 1’78. R Rafts colliding with Victoria Bridge piers, I., 214. RAILWAYS: Barmen-Elberfeld, II., 124-128. Bergen-Kristiania, III., 347-356. Canadian Pacific, I., 262, 264, 265, 267, 268, 269, 271, 272, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 283. 284, 285.