INDEX.

1647

Page

Machines, Verra’s

1165

-- Vialon’s -

1166

-, brick-making -

711

-, construction of 1565

■-, disengagement

of -

950

--, dressing flour

1048

-, effects of

- elementary

1188

parts of -

939

-proving strength

of materials -

1025

--for punching

1035

Maggiore , lake of -

J 86

Mahogany, wood of,Mains for supply of

1287

water

1214

Malton’s perspective -

789

Mammalia in geology

620

Mammertine prison -

97

Man, daily labour of 1093

-drawing and

pushing

1091

-moving a load -

1089

•-moving winches

1090

Manfredi, Eustachio

206.

208

Manganese

655

Maple, wood of 100.

1287

Marble -

99

—, Alracian

100

■-, Barsenite

100

■ ■ , Carrara

99

■-, Chios

100

—, forest

628

-, Lacedemonian

100

-, Lydian

100

——, mills for sawing

1044

—, statuary

703

Markets

287

-, Givars, St.

288

-, Germain, St. -

289

■-, Martin, St.

289

Marls, variegated

629

Marshes, Linturna -

148

-, Pontine

152

Masetto, Giovanbatista

206

Masonry

-, Eddystone light-

1419

house -

371

-, 'of London

Bridge - —

450

-, valuation of the

several kinds -

907

Materials, strength of 1025Mausoleum of Adrian 99.198

-, Augustus

1S7

Mausolus, palace of -

54

Mean proportionalMeasurement of depths,

766

&c. -

Measures, ancient and

815

modern

911

Mechanical agents-, power, equili-

1087

brium of

939

Page

Mechanics - -915

Mechelini, Famiano 206Mediterranean Sea - 635

Meltuno, town of - 146

Menander crossed by

Cyrus 67

Mengotti, Francesco - 206

Mensuration - 863

Mercury - - 656

Meridian, to deter-mine - - 855

Messene , city of - 72

Metagenes - - 75

Mica , analysis of - 715

-, schist - - 633

Micamas, mole of - 142

Mickle’s windmill sails 1220Middleton, Sir Tho-mas - 545

Miliaria, or lead cis-terns - - 129

Mills, hand and horse 1045

-, cement - 1029

. - dams - - 639

-, grinding corn - 1045

--, mortar - 1049

—-, saw, for marble 204

-, water - - .203

Millstone grit - 632

Millstones - - 1047

Minerals, their com-position - - 643

Mine, sinking shaft of 1063

Miners - - 675

Mines - 659- 661. 671

Mining instruments 1063Miocene in geology - 624

Mirrors, how made - 732

Mole, constructed at

Euboea - - 67

-, at Misenus, 141.142.

147

Mollusca - -621

Montanari, Genunano 206Morelatto raising ships 1054Morice, Peter - - 544

Morland, Sir Samuel 582Mortar - 455. 717. 1049

-, value of 906

Morton’s mechanicalslips - 347

Motion of fluids - 1126Motions of machines,conversion of - 953

-, alternate recti-linear - - 992

-, circular alter-

nate 973. 995, 996-, circular conti-nuous - 979- 987

—, parallel motion 1263

-, cycloidal - 1266

Mouldings of Greektemples - - 758

Moulds of arches, de-velopment of - 1455

Movements of machi-nery how calculated 982Mud boats - - 329

Mulberry, wood of - 101

Multilateral.figures - 771

Mural circles - 809

Muriatic acid - 647

Muro Torto at Rome 87Musical strings, theirvibrations - - 766

Mycenas - - 67

-, treasury of - 79

Naples, Bay of - 138

Narcissus, employ-ment of 195

Narducei, Tommaso 206Nasmyth, James, ontools - 1033

Neapaphos - - 51

Neapolis 57

Nero, circus of - 119

-, antico marble - 100

Newcomen, Thomas 582Niches, hemispherical 1462

-, at an angle - 1462

Nicholson, Peter - 777

Nickel - 656

Nippers for cuttingpiles - 995

Nisida, Isle of - 139. 142

Nismes, walls of - 90-

Nitrogen or azote - 644

Noble’s suction pump 992Nonagon - - 744

Norma 72

Norman architecture 1603Notching in carpentry 1304.

1307

Nymphenburgh ma-

chine - 1191

Oak, wood of 100. 1287—— , strength of - 1295Obelisks, manner of

conveying - 38

-, of elevating - 1013

-, single blocks - 39

-, at Alexandria 39

-, Arles 39

-—, Axura - - 39

-, Cavallo - - 40

-, Ccelian Hill - 40

-, Citorio, Monte 40

■-, Constantinople 39

- ■, Flaminio del

Popolo - 39

-, Jebel Barkal - 39

-, Luxor 39

-, Maria Maggiore 39

-, Medinet el Fai-

oum 39

-, Minerveo della

Minerva - 40

-, Navona, Piazza

of - 40