TRANSCRIBER’S NOTEFor consistency the titles Mr. Mrs. Dr. and Messrs. have been changed to Mr Mrs Dr and Messrs throughout the book.Eight occurrences of ‘Robert Mansell’ have been replaced by ‘Robert Mansel’.Fig 3 and Figures 18-21 are missing, but were missing also from the original book.Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.Some hyphens in words have been silently removed, some added, when a predominant preference was found in the original book.Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained.Pg v:‘SAFETY AND COMPORT’ replaced by ‘SAFETY AND COMFORT’.Pg v:‘The Bessmer Channel’ replaced by ‘The Bessemer Channel’.Pg 1:‘stuctural arrangements’ replaced by ‘structural arrangements’.Pg 9:‘not only permissable’ replaced by ‘not only permissible’.Pg 9:‘ducility renders it’ replaced by ‘ductility renders it’.Pg 16:‘for cargo-carrrying’ replaced by ‘for cargo-carrying’.Pg 18:‘the best concensus’ replaced by ‘the best consensus’.Pg 20:‘other longtitudinal’ replaced by ‘other longitudinal’.Pg 20,21,22,23:‘rivetting’ replaced by ‘riveting’.Pg 25:‘a maintainence also’ replaced by ‘a maintenence also’.Pg 26:‘Marc Berrier-Eontaine’ replaced by ‘Marc Berrier-Fontaine’.Pg 33 Footnote 2:‘tried inofficially’ replaced by ‘tried unofficially’.Pg 42:‘comsumption of coal’ replaced by ‘consumption of coal’.Pg 49:‘with Three Cylnders’ replaced by ‘with Three Cylinders’.Pg 51:‘marked accesions to’ replaced by ‘marked accessions to’.Pg 57:‘by Messsrs Denny’ replaced by ‘by Messrs Denny’.Pg 58:‘its great ducility’ replaced by ‘its great ductility’.Pg 63:‘with original structure’ replaced by ‘with the original structure’.Pg 64:‘deek-houses’ replaced by ‘deck-houses’.Pg 66:‘amount permissable’ replaced by ‘amount permissible’.Pg 69:‘of the traditionary’ replaced by ‘of the traditional’.Pg 118:‘similiarly constructed’ replaced by ‘similarly constructed’.Pg 121:‘determine dircetly’ replaced by ‘determine directly’.Pg 128A:‘On the Assesment’ replaced by ‘On the Assessment’.Pg 128A:duplicate ‘N.A.,’ removed.Pg 129:‘and carpentery’ replaced by ‘and carpentry’.Pg 132:‘superior homogeniety’ replaced by ‘superior homogeneity’.Pg 134,135:‘portable rivetters’ replaced by ‘portable riveters’.Pg 135:‘oftentimes harrassing’ replaced by ‘oftentimes harassing’.Pg 136:‘made to guage’ replaced by ‘made to gauge’.Pg 137:‘necesitate them replaced by ‘necessitate them’.Pg 182:‘Société Anomyne’ replaced by ‘Société Anonyme’.Pg 195:‘109| I49,100|’ replaced by ‘109| 149,100|’.Pg 200:This very wide table has been split into two parts.Pg 200:‘Eastern Steampship’ replaced by ‘Eastern Steamship’.Pg 200:‘Barrow Steampship’ replaced by ‘Barrow Steamship’.Pg 200:‘Mississipi and’ replaced by ‘Mississippi and’.Pg 213:‘the plainimeter just’ replaced by ‘the planimeter just’.Biographies:ofPierce:‘in existance, of’ replaced by ‘in existence, of’.ofMartell:‘professonal subjects’ replaced by ‘professional subjects’.ofWhite:‘the Royal Docykard’ replaced by ‘the Royal Dockyard’.ofPalmer:‘the colleries of’ replaced by ‘the collieries of’.ofPalmer:‘since universelly’ replaced by ‘since universally’.
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE
For consistency the titles Mr. Mrs. Dr. and Messrs. have been changed to Mr Mrs Dr and Messrs throughout the book.
Eight occurrences of ‘Robert Mansell’ have been replaced by ‘Robert Mansel’.
Fig 3 and Figures 18-21 are missing, but were missing also from the original book.
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.
Some hyphens in words have been silently removed, some added, when a predominant preference was found in the original book.
Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained.
Pg v:‘SAFETY AND COMPORT’ replaced by ‘SAFETY AND COMFORT’.Pg v:‘The Bessmer Channel’ replaced by ‘The Bessemer Channel’.Pg 1:‘stuctural arrangements’ replaced by ‘structural arrangements’.Pg 9:‘not only permissable’ replaced by ‘not only permissible’.Pg 9:‘ducility renders it’ replaced by ‘ductility renders it’.Pg 16:‘for cargo-carrrying’ replaced by ‘for cargo-carrying’.Pg 18:‘the best concensus’ replaced by ‘the best consensus’.Pg 20:‘other longtitudinal’ replaced by ‘other longitudinal’.Pg 20,21,22,23:‘rivetting’ replaced by ‘riveting’.Pg 25:‘a maintainence also’ replaced by ‘a maintenence also’.Pg 26:‘Marc Berrier-Eontaine’ replaced by ‘Marc Berrier-Fontaine’.Pg 33 Footnote 2:‘tried inofficially’ replaced by ‘tried unofficially’.Pg 42:‘comsumption of coal’ replaced by ‘consumption of coal’.Pg 49:‘with Three Cylnders’ replaced by ‘with Three Cylinders’.Pg 51:‘marked accesions to’ replaced by ‘marked accessions to’.Pg 57:‘by Messsrs Denny’ replaced by ‘by Messrs Denny’.Pg 58:‘its great ducility’ replaced by ‘its great ductility’.Pg 63:‘with original structure’ replaced by ‘with the original structure’.Pg 64:‘deek-houses’ replaced by ‘deck-houses’.Pg 66:‘amount permissable’ replaced by ‘amount permissible’.Pg 69:‘of the traditionary’ replaced by ‘of the traditional’.Pg 118:‘similiarly constructed’ replaced by ‘similarly constructed’.Pg 121:‘determine dircetly’ replaced by ‘determine directly’.Pg 128A:‘On the Assesment’ replaced by ‘On the Assessment’.Pg 128A:duplicate ‘N.A.,’ removed.Pg 129:‘and carpentery’ replaced by ‘and carpentry’.Pg 132:‘superior homogeniety’ replaced by ‘superior homogeneity’.Pg 134,135:‘portable rivetters’ replaced by ‘portable riveters’.Pg 135:‘oftentimes harrassing’ replaced by ‘oftentimes harassing’.Pg 136:‘made to guage’ replaced by ‘made to gauge’.Pg 137:‘necesitate them replaced by ‘necessitate them’.Pg 182:‘Société Anomyne’ replaced by ‘Société Anonyme’.Pg 195:‘109| I49,100|’ replaced by ‘109| 149,100|’.Pg 200:This very wide table has been split into two parts.Pg 200:‘Eastern Steampship’ replaced by ‘Eastern Steamship’.Pg 200:‘Barrow Steampship’ replaced by ‘Barrow Steamship’.Pg 200:‘Mississipi and’ replaced by ‘Mississippi and’.Pg 213:‘the plainimeter just’ replaced by ‘the planimeter just’.Biographies:ofPierce:‘in existance, of’ replaced by ‘in existence, of’.ofMartell:‘professonal subjects’ replaced by ‘professional subjects’.ofWhite:‘the Royal Docykard’ replaced by ‘the Royal Dockyard’.ofPalmer:‘the colleries of’ replaced by ‘the collieries of’.ofPalmer:‘since universelly’ replaced by ‘since universally’.