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CHAP.PAGEINTRODUCTION,1I.PLANS OF STUDYING,6II.MECHANICAL ENGINEERING,13III.ENGINEERING AS A CALLING,17IV.THE CONDITIONS OF APPRENTICESHIP,18V.THE OBJECT OF MECHANICAL INDUSTRY,25VI.ON THE NATURE AND OBJECTS OF MACHINERY,28VII.MOTIVE MACHINERY,29VIII.WATER POWER,35IX.WIND POWER,41X.MACHINERY FOR TRANSMITTING AND DISTRIBUTING POWER,42XI.SHAFTS FOR TRANSMITTING POWER,44XII.BELTS FOR TRANSMITTING POWER,48XIII.GEARING AS A MEANS OF TRANSMITTING POWER,51XIV.HYDRAULIC APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING POWER,53XV.PNEUMATIC MACHINERY FOR TRANSMITTING POWER,55XVI.MACHINERY OF APPLICATION,57XVII.MACHINERY FOR MOVING AND HANDLING MATERIAL,60XVIII.MACHINE COMBINATION,67XIX.THEARRANGEMENT OF ENGINEERING ESTABLISHMENTS,71XX.GENERALISATION OF SHOP PROCESSES,74XXI.MECHANICAL DRAWING,78XXII.PATTERN MAKING AND CASTING,90XXIII.FORGING,100XXIV.TRIP-HAMMERS,106XXV.CRANK-HAMMERS,108XXVI.STEAM-HAMMERS,109XXVII.COMPOUND HAMMERS,112XXVIII.TEMPERING STEEL,114XXIX.FITTING AND FINISHING,118XXX.TURNING LATHES,121XXXI.PLANING OR RECIPROCATING MACHINES,128XXXII.SLOTTING MACHINES,134XXXIII.SHAPING MACHINES,135XXXIV.BORING AND DRILLING,136XXXV.MILLING,140XXXVI.SCREW-CUTTING,143XXXVII.STANDARD MEASURES,145XXXVIII.GAUGING IMPLEMENTS,147XXXIX.DESIGNING MACHINES,152XL.INVENTION,159XLI.WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE,165