Calendar: 1889-1890 Page 194
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194 engineering- The greatest successes of the periods to which artists always look back with reverence and sometimes with despair were achieved by men who loved studied and reproduced the beauties of Nature and to follow faithfully their methods rather than to aim at servile copies of their works is the aim of the present School For several Prizes offered in connection with this class see page 406 13 Metallurgy Established by aid of the City and Guilds Institute Third Year Students -Monday 3-4 and Friday from 4-5 This Course of lectures is designed for all those who in any way have to deal practically with the applications of metals means for the various requirements of the Arts The following are the principal subjects treated of General considerations concerning the principles of Metallurgy II The Physical Properties of Metals III Fuel -The Physical and Chemical properties of various kinds of Fuel The Selection and Economic Pre- paration of Fuel to suit the requirements of Special Processes IV Materials used in the Construction of Furnaces &c Fire Bricks Crucibles &c Metallurgical Processes Iron and Steel the various methods by which they are produced the effects caused by the presence of foreign substances and by differences in their mechanical treatment Copper-smelting Alloys of Copper &c Treatment of Zinc Ores Means by which Zinc can be rolled into sheets Allovs of Zinc Brass Muntz's metal &c
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