Excerpt from A Text-Book on Applied Mechanics, Vol. 2: Specially Arranged for the Use of Science and Art, City and Guilds of London Institute, and Other Engineering Students The rapidity with which Engineering Science and Practice progress, necessitates constant vigilance on the part of the Author who aims at keeping a text-book on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering abreast of the fast-moving times. In the many important additions to these new Editions, I have endeavoured to select useful practical examples of certain leading principles of Mechanics, as well as of the construction and action of machines which have come to the front since this book was written. I have, therefore, illustrated and described certain prominent applications of electrical machines to the driving of tools and cranes, and compared their results with what was, and still is, common practice. For, all engineers should be familiar with Electrical Transmission of Power and the circumstances under which it can be applied to the best advantage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.