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AT the recent meeting of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers four papers were read on subjects of practical interest to engineers and men of science, viz., on Electric Lighting, by Dr. John Hopkinson, F.R.S. Remarks on Chernoff's papers on Steel, by Mr. W. Anderson of Erith. On Permanent Way for Street Tramways, with special reference to Steam Traction, by Mr. J. D. Larsen; and on Water Pressure Engines for mining purposes, by Mr. H. Davey of Leeds.
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The Institution of Mechanical Engineers . Nature 21, 615–616 (1880). https://doi.org/10.1038/021615a0
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