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MR. BALE'S little hand-book supplies a want long felt by steam users. Its contents are entirely of a practical nature, and the technical terms used are very properly those of the ordinary mechanic. The book embraces the whole of the many duties of the engine-driver and fireman, and explains to them what to do, and what not to do, under varying circumstances. The arrangement of the information is simple and effective, the writer evidently knowing how to get at the understanding of those for whom the book is written.
A Hand-book for Steam Users.
By M. Powis Bale (London: Longmans, 1887.)
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L., N. [Book Reviews]. Nature 37, 30 (1887). https://doi.org/10.1038/037030b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/037030b0