For general information on subjects of great value buy:
A Text Book on Physics, by W. Watson ($5.00).
Descriptive General Chemistry, by Tillman ($3.00).
The man wishing to study surveying should be in the employ of a surveyor, or of a civil engineer doing considerable surveying, and study:
The Surveyor's Hand Book, by Taylor ($3.00).
A Manual of Land Surveying, by Hodgman ($2.50).
Hodgman deals with the laws governing the recovering of lost corners and boundaries, a very important part of a surveyor's work. The surveyor, however, should not limit himself to one or two books, but should have in his library the books of Johnson and of Gillespie. Major Rees of the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army has written a remarkably good book on Topographical Surveying and Gribbles' "Preliminary Survey" ($3.00) is full of methods of considerable value and interest.
The civil engineering student should read thoroughly:
Civil Engineering as Applied in Construction, by Vernon-Harcourt ($5.00).
Engineering Work in Towns and Cities, by McCullough ($3.00).
Water Supply, by Folwell ($4.00).
