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THE fourth edition of this work was published in 1914, a few weeks before the outbreak of the war, and was reviewed in our columns in September of that year. Owing to the great advancement in marine engineering which has since taken place, a large part of the book has been rewritten, and the remainder thoroughly revised. We are specially glad to notice that room has been found for a fuller consideration of mercantile practice, since this will have the effect of bringing the merits of the volume before a greatly enlarged class of readers. The section on turbines now covers three chapters, and includes an adequate discussion of geared turbines and auxiliaries. The latest systems of oil-firing are included, and the section on internal-combustion engines has been enlarged, and embraces both submarine and mercantile engines.
Marine Engineering. (A Text-Book.)
By Engfineer-Capt. A. E. Tompkins. Fifth edition, entirely revised. Pp. xi + 888. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1921.) 36s. net.
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Marine Engineering (A Text-Book). Nature 107, 296 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/107296a0
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