Our current list includes:

Windpower Principles: their application on the small scale, by NG Calvert.

First published 1979 by Charles Griffin. Calvert Technical Press edition published 2004
ISBN 978 0 9513620 6 8, Paperback, A5, 116 pages, 35 illustrations, references, bibliography, index £10.00

An introduction to the theory and practise of small windmills from an expert in both aspects. Ideal for the anyone wishing to build and install their own plant..

We also have a small supply of the original 1979 hardback edition available at £25.00.

Steam Engine Principles: their application on a small scale        by NG Calvert

First published 1991, ISBN 978 0 9513620 1 3, paperback, 130 pages, £8.00

A technically sound but accessible introduction to the theory and practise of small scale steam plant. Ideal for the model engineer or preservationist.

Steamboating Guide

First published 1994, ISBN 978 0 9513620 4 4, paperback, 175 pages, £10.00.

A compilation of articles from The Funnel, the magazine of the  Steam Boat Association of Great Britain covering practical matters ranging from designing boilers to tying knots.

Steam Tables and Other Data for Steam Enthusiasts

First published 1991, ISBN 978 0 9513620 2 0, booklet, 12 pp, £1.00

Tables, in both British Thermal and SI units, of the properties of steam over the range of interest for preserved and reproduction steam engines, and other relevant data.

An Engineering Data Book    edited by JR Calvert and RA Farrar

Paperback, 112 pages. Note: The original Calvert Technical Press version of this book is now out of print. The third edition, published by Palgrave (ISBN 978 0 230 22033 1) is now available through booksellers, price about £12.99.

112 pages of symbols, formulae, equations, numbers, graphs and tables for the student or professional engineer. Coverage includes: Symbols and Units, Physical Constants, Analysis, Analysis of Experimental Data, Mechanics, Properties and Mechanics of Solids, Properties of Materials, Earth and the Environment, Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics, Automatic Control, Electricity and Magnetism, Soil Mechanics, Structures, Symbols Index, Keyword Index. 

Steamboat Links

In particular, see the Steam Boat Association's home page and the Steamboaters Web Ring. For some nice animation and links to many other steam boat related sites, have a look at Bob Shearer's steam launch page.

Other publications:

Mechanics for Electrical and Electronic Engineers: solutions to examples    by J Roger Calvert

First published 1992, ISBN 978 0 9513620 3 7, £8.00

Detailed solutions to the examples in the author's Mechanics for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (Ellis Horwood 1992, ISBN 978 0 13 569922 5).

Macrex Indexing Program  published by our associate organisation, Macrex Indexing Services

Macrex is designed to help indexers in the preparation of indexes by automating the mundane parts of the task and leaving the indexer free to concentrate on the creative aspects.