THE above was the title of the James Forrest lecture delivered at the Institution of Civil Engineers on Tuesday, July 8, by Prof. Elihu Thomson. The lecturer recalled Col. Crompton's James Forrest ...

ON April 10 Colonel R. E. Crompton delivered the annual “James Forrest” lecture of the Institution of Civil Engineers, an abstract of which is given below.

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