Abstract
THIS is a handy little book on the transmission of power by means of rope gearing; it contains a large amount of sound information on the various arrangements of driving gear, and their design, the best speeds at which ropes should be run, and the tension to which they should be exposed. The reasons of decay and means of preservation of ropes are succinctly dealt with; as also are the relative advantages of cotton and manilla hemp ropes when worked under different conditions. The book is certainly worthy of a place in any technical library, as the subject is one which is daily engaging increased attention, affecting as it does the efficient driving of mills, factories, and electric installations, and the transmission of motive power to places more or less isolated from its source.
Rope Driving.
By John F. Flather Pp. 230, and figs. 92. (New York: John Wiley and Sons. London: Chapman and Hall, Limited, 1895.)
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Rope Driving. Nature 53, 219 (1896). https://doi.org/10.1038/053219c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/053219c0