_--Early History of Iron.--Modern History of
Iron.--The Age of Steel.--Chief Iron Ores.--Preparation of Iron
Ores.--The Blast Furnace.--The Air used in the Blast Furnace.--Reactions
of the Blast Furnace.--The Fuel used in the Blast Furnace.--Slags and
Fluxes of Iron Smelting.--Properties of Cast Iron.--Foundry
Practice.--Wrought Iron.--Indirect Production of Wrought Iron.--The
Puddling Process.--Further Treatment of Wrought Iron.--Corrosion of Iron
and Steel.
"A MOST VALUABLE SUMMARY of knowledge relating to every method and stage
in the manufacture of cast and wrought iron ... rich in chemical
details.... EXHAUSTIVE and THOROUGHLY UP-TO-DATE."--_Bulletin of the
American Iron and Steel Association._
"This is A DELIGHTFUL BOOK, giving, as it does, reliable information on
a subject becoming every day more elaborate."--_Colliery Guardian._
"A THOROUGHLY USEFUL BOOK, which brings the subject UP TO DATE. OF GREAT
VALUE to those engaged in the iron industry."--_Mining Journal._
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*** For Details of WORKS ON MINING, see pages 55-59.
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~A TEXT-BOOK OF ASSAYING:~
_For the use of Students, Mine Managers, Assayers, &c._
BY J.J. BERINGER, F.I.C., F.C.S., Public Analyst for, and Lecturer to
the Mining Association of, Cornwall.
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