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APPARATUS.

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connections; a large collection of drawings, photographs, and photo-lithographs of bridges, roofs and engineering structures; it has access to the Museum of Industrial Arts, which contains models illustrating wood, stone, and metal construction, and to a complete set of lithographs of the lectures and drawings used in the government Polytechnic Schools of France. The Library is well supplied with the latest and best periodicals and books upon engineering subjects.

CIVIL ENGINEERING COURSE.

Required for the Degree ofB. S., in School of Civil Engineering.

FIB8T TEAR.

1. Trigonometry; Projection Drawing; Shop Practice; French or German. 2. Analytical Geometry; Descriptive Geometry and Lettering; Shop Practice: French or German. 3. Advanced Algebra; Free-Hand Drawing; Shop Practice; French or German.

SECOND TEAK.

1. Calculus; Land Surveying; French or German. 2. Advanced Analytical Geometry; Surveying and Theory of Instruments; French or German. 3. Advanced Calculus; Topographical Surveying and Drawing; French or German.

THIBD TEAK.

1. Analytical Mechanics; Chemistry; Railroad Engineering. 2. Resistance of Materials; Chemistry; Physics. 3. Advanced Descriptive Geometry; Astronomy; Physics.

FOUBTH TKAIS.

1. Mine Attack; Geodesy and Practical Astronomy; Mental Science. 2. Bridges; Stone Work; Constitutional History. 3. Geology; Bridge Construction; Political Economy.

In this course the student will take two years of German or French, but not one year of each.

GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF THE UNIVERSITY.

The Observatory has the following position: Latitude, 40° 6' 29 "".66. Longitude, west of Washington, 11° 10' 37".5. or 44m. 42.5s. Elevation above sea level. 720 feet.

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