or, alphabetical explanation of technical terms : containing, among other matter, a succinct account of the different systems of fortification, tactics, & c. : also the various french phrases and words that have an immediate, or relative, connection with the british service, or may tend to give general information on military subjects in either language

shewing the principles of estimating their strength, proportions, expense, and annual produce, and the conditions which render them effective, economical, and durable

also some account of the different bridges of suspension in England and Scotland

suivie de l'exposé des divers procédés employés pour la confection des cables en fil de fer, pour le levage de ces cables et du tablier, et terminée par une note sur quelques prix de main-d'oeuvre

also an account of experiments on the strength of iron wires and iron bars and rules and tables for facilitating computations relating to suspension bridges

an historical and descriptive account of the water works of London and the contrivances for supplying other great cities, in different ages and countries

tableau général, descriptif, historique et statistique des 22 cantons, de la Savoie, d'une partie du Piémont et du pays de Bade

together with rules deduced from numerous experiments for making an artificial water cement, equal in efficiency to the best natural cements of England, improperly termed Roman cements; and an abstract of the opinions of former authors on the same subjects