Calendar: 1859-1860 Page 458
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APPLIED SCIENCES 459 VII -JBrafoing The same papers as were set for the Scientific Course JUNIOR SCHOLARSHIP -algebra II uclft III ilane Crigonometrn The same papers as were set for the Junior Mathematical Scholarship in the Department of General Literature and Science IV Manufacturing &rt antt 4Haci iner Describe the manufacture of Railway bar-iron from the ironstone which is obtained in this country Explain the method of hardening and tempering steel and illustrate your remarks by an account of the process of preparing dies for the coining presses at the Mint What is the material used in sand-moulding How is the mould prepared for the casting How are cores made and secured What is the object of ventilation Describe the cupola in foundry and the mode of protecting the iron-work from the intense heat caused by the blast Enumerate the things to be done in Condensing Engine Describe the mode of accomplishing them so that person but little acquainted with the subject would obtain fair idea of the Engine Mention some experiments which prove that the pressure of steam from water boiling in the air is equal to the pressure of the atmosphere What is meant by working an Engine expansively and what is the object of doing so Show that the lap of slide causes fixed amount of expansive working in the Engine
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