Research Catalog

Title

Early railway chemistry and its legacy / Colin A. Russell and John A. Hudson.

Author

Russell, Colin Archibald.

Publication

Cambridge, UK : RSC Pub., ©2012.

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Additional Authors

Hudson, John A.

Description

xiii, 193 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subject

• 1800-1999
• Railroads > Design and construction > History > 19th century
• Chemistry, Technical > History > 19th century
• Railroads > Design and construction > Technological innovations > History > 19th century
• Railroads > Design and construction > Technological innovations > History > 20th century
• Chemistry, Technical > Research > History > 19th century
• Chemistry, Technical > Research > History > 20th century
• Chemistry, Technical
• Chemistry, Technical > Research
• Railroads > Design and construction

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Railways without Chemists? -- References -- ch. 2 Rocket and its Hidden Chemistry -- 2.1. Iron -- 2.2. Non-ferrous Metals -- 2.3. Lubrication -- 2.4. Water -- 2.5. Fuel -- References -- ch. 3 Chemistry: A New Force in Society and in Railway Development -- 3.1. The First Chemical Revolution: Coal, Iron and the Rest -- 3.2. The Second Chemical Revolution: Atoms and Molecules -- 3.3.A Scientific Social Revolution: Enter the Chemist! -- References -- ch. 4 Testing the Waters: The Early Railways and their First Chemical Consultants -- 4.1. The Dawn of the Railway Age -- 4.2. The Problem of Boiler Scale -- 4.3. Early Water Analyses for Railway Companies -- 4.4. Water Analysis Becomes Standard Practice -- 4.5. Water Treatment -- 4.6. Conclusion -- References -- ch. 5 More Work for the Chemical Consultants -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Fuel Analysis -- 5.3. The Preservation of Timber -- 5.4. Air Quality in Tunnels -- 5.5. The Swansong of the Chemical Consultant.
• Contents note continued: 5.6. Conclusion -- References -- ch. 6 A New Breed of Railwayman: The Railway Chemist -- 6.1. The Testing of Steel -- 6.2. Chemists at Crewe -- 6.3. Chemists after Crewe -- 6.4. The Railway Chemists: Their Public Image -- References -- ch. 7 The Railway Chemists as Materials Testers -- 7.1. Introduction -- Testing -- 7.2. Specifications and Standards -- 7.3. Analytical Methods in General -- 7.4. Metals -- 7.4.1. Steel -- 7.4.2. Copper -- 7.4.3. Other Metals, and Materials used in Foundry Work -- 7.5. Fuels -- 7.6. Oils for Lighting -- 7.7. Water -- 7.7.1. Water for Locomotives -- 7.7.2. Water for Domestic Consumption -- 7.8. Lubricants -- 7.9. Paints -- 7.10. Miscellaneous Materials -- 7.11. Analysis of Goods Tendered for Carriage, and Claims for Damage -- 7.12. Other Activities -- 7.13. Conclusion -- References -- ch. 8 Research on Railway Issues -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. The Background to Railway Research -- 8.3. Metals -- 8.4. Lubricants and Lubrication.
• Contents note continued: 8.5. Water Treatment -- 8.6. Minor Research Projects -- 8.7. Conclusion -- References -- ch. 9 The Railway Chemists in Collaboration -- 9.1. Collaboration or Competition? -- 9.2. The Railway Clearing House and the Carriage of Dangerous Goods -- 9.3. The Railway Chemists' Committee -- 9.4. New Work for the Committee -- 9.5. The Railway Chemists in World War I -- 9.6. Conclusion -- References -- ch. 10 The Enduring Legacy of the Railway Chemists -- 10.1. Grouping and After -- 10.2. Work Accomplished -- 10.2.1. Water -- 10.2.2. Lubricants -- 10.2.3. Adhesion -- 10.2.4. Materials Examination and Development -- 10.2.5. Environmental Work -- 10.3. Conclusion: The End of the Story? -- References.

ISBN

• 9781849733267
• 1849733260

OCLC

• ocn745978731
• 745978731
• SCSB-1628179

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library