1. Primary conditions of flotation and stability
2. Fuller consideration of the metacentre
3. Further conditions of stability of square prisms
4. General case: stability of body of irregular form
5. Longitudinal metacentre
6. Purpose of 'metacentric diagrams'
7. Stability of certain war-ships
8. Elements to be determined in calculating stability
9. Mr. Macfarlane Gray's system of diagrams and calculations
10. Professor Elgar's vertical or cross-curves of stability
11. Brief historical survey of geometrical aspect of stability
12. Dupin's investigations
their generality
13. French systems of calculating stability
14. Merrifield's suggested mode of approximating to evolute of curve of buoyancy
15. Dynamical stability
16. M. Daymard's process of stability calculation
17. Amsler-Laffon's mechanical integrator
18. Rolling of ships at sea
19. Importance of determining longitudinal and vertical positions of centre of gravity
Index.