Abstract
THIS handy volume is a welcome addition to the metallurgical series already issued by the same publishers. It is written by a practical smith, who is president of the Associated Foremen Smiths of Scotland. The object is to impress upon young craftsmen the value and importance of some scientific knowledge. The earlier part of the book, or about one-fourth in all, contains examples of calculations relating to forgings and simple mathematical and geometrical problems applied to practical cases. The remaining portions of the volume are those which will probably attract more attention. The subjects dealt with include metallography, heat treatment of iron and steel, the chemistry of welding, and case-hardening. In these subjects the author has acquired a skill which is altogether exceptional in a practical smith, and he writes with an enthusiasm and intimate knowledge which should commend the volume to a wider circle of readers than that for which it was originally intended.
The Value of Science in the Smithy and Forge.
By W. H. Cathcart. Pp. xiv + 163. (London: Charles Griffin and Co., Ltd., 1916.) Price 4s. net.
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T., T. The Value of Science in the Smithy and Forge . Nature 97, 379–380 (1916). https://doi.org/10.1038/097379b0
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