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Caption: Course Catalog - 1892-1893
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58 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. the constellations. Students ar9 directed to make readings on astronomical subjects of value to be found in astronomical publications in the library, and are frequently required to recite upon them. Though no attempt is made to teach practical astronomy, which is taught as a specialty in civil engineering, the practical features of descriptive astronomy are kept uppermost in this course. Young's General Astronomy. Spring term, full study. Assistant Professor MYERS. Required: Math., 4; Physics, 1; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 1. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. 1. Shop Practice A.—The course of elementary shop practice has been carefully arranged to familiarize the student with the forms of the parts of machines, and the mode of producing them. He is made familiar with all the ordinary cutting tools for iron and wood; with the form and condition for most effective work; with the machines and appliances by which they are put in action, and the instruments by which desired dimensions of product are obtained. (a) Exercises preparatory to pattern making in wood, consisting of planing, chiseling, boxing, sawing, turning, etc.; pieces are combined by mortise, dovetail, and glue joints. Finally, finished patterns are made. (6) Exercises in chipping and filing, in which true surfaces are produced with the cold chisel and file. After the hand and eye are sufficiently trained, fitting is begun, and the square, bevel, rule, compasses, and other auxiliary bench tools are used. Pieces are then fitted together by the file, with surfaces carefully finished. (c) Blacksmithing, including such operations as drawing, upsetting, punching, welding, tempering, etc. (d) Elementary exercises in machine tool work, ia which the student becomes familiar with the various machine tools, such as engine lathes, shapers, planers, etc. (e) Exercises in molding and casting. ( / ) Machine tool work executed with especial reference to finish and sizes, using calipers, scales, gauges, etc. Fall, winter, and spring terms, full study. Mr. ANDERSON and Mr. CLARK. 2. Mechanical Drawing and Construction. In this course the student is taught the methods peculiar to mechanical drawing. A complete set of drawings is made of some machine or parts of machines. The
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