This antique book contains a comprehensive treatise of metallurgy and common problems that can arise within the practice. Complete with detailed information on metallurgic processes and practical solutions to a number of possible problems and vagaries, this is a text that will be of considerable value to those with a serious or professional interest in metallurgy and will make for a worthy addition to collections of such literature. The chapters contained within include: Quantities and Units, The Chemical Equation, Combination, Manufacture of Coke and Producer Gas, Thermochemistry and Thermophysics, The Iron Blast Furnace, The Heat Balance, Calculation of Charges for Smelting, Alloys, The Mass Law and Chemical Equilibrium in Metallurgical Reactions, etcetera. Many antique books such as this are increasingly costly and hard to come by, and it is with this in mind that we are proud to republish this text.