Nehemiah Hawkins

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Nehemiah Hawkins (1833 – January 15, 1928) was an American publisher and author born in Providence, Rhode Island. He started working with the G&C Merriam Company of Springfield, MA. In Chicago he established a magazine called Steam, soon sold and incorporated into Power,[1] then moved to New York.

He wrote (or commissioned and published under his own name) many of the Audels Guides,[2] for use by engineers and craftsmen.[3] While the books, credited to Hawkins, were published by Theodore Audel & Company of New York, Theodore Audel was a pseudonym used by Hawkins, the actual publisher of his own writings. As an author, he also sometimes used the pseudonym William Rogers,[4][better source needed] whose works were also published by his Theodore Audel & Company; the pen name is a likely reference to his ancestor, Roger Williams, who founded the British Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in present day Rhode Island.[5]

The content of his books published prior to 1923 is now in the Public Domain.[citation needed]

Works in part or whole by N. Hawkins

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In order by year, though years may not be first editions.[6]

  • Handbook of Calculations for Engineers and Firemen. 1889.
  • Maxims and instructions for the boiler room. T. Audel, 1891.
  • Aids to Engineers' Examinations. 1894.
  • New catechism of electricity: a practical treatise. T. Audel & Co., 1897.[7]
  • New catechism of the steam engine: with chapters on gas, oil and hot air engines. Theo. Audel, 1898 (copyright 1897; reprinted 1900, 1904.)[8]
  • Hawkins Indicator Catechism. A Practical Treatise for the Use of Erecting and Operating Engineers, Superintendents, Students of Steam Engineering, Etc. T. Audel, 1899.
  • Aids to engineers' examinations: Prepared for applicants of all grades, with questions and answers. A summary of the principles and practice of steam engineering. T. Audel, 1901.
  • Self-Help Mechanical Drawing for home study. T. Audel, 1902.
  • The progressive machinist: a practical and educational treatise, with illustrations. T. Audel, 1903. (Alternate title: 'The Advance Machinist'.)
  • Hawkins' mechanical dictionary: a cyclopedia of words, terms, phrases and data used in the mechanic arts, trades and sciences. T. Audel, 1909.
  • Hawkins' electrical dictionary: a cyclopedia of words, terms, phrases and data used in the electric arts, trades and sciences. Audel, 1910.
  • Hawkins Electrical Guide: Alternating currents and alternators. T. Audel, 1914.
  • Hawkins and Staff. Hawkins Electrical Guide Number One. New York: Theo. Audel, 1917.
  • Hawkins, Theodore Lucas, Frank Duncan Graham. Audels new marine engineers guide: a practical treatise on marine engines, boilers and auxiliary machinery..... Theo. Audel, 1918.
  • Hawkins, Edwin P. Anderson. Audels mechanical dictionary for technical trades, arts and sciences: defining 17000 words, terms, phrases, formulas, rules. Theo. Audel, 1942.

As William Rogers:

  • Rogers, William. The Advanced Machinist: A Practical and Educational Treatise, with Illustrations T. Audel, 1903.[4]
  • Rogers, William. Pumps and hydraulics, Part 1. T. Audel, 1905.
  • Rogers, William. Pumps and hydraulics, Part 2. T. Audel, 1905.

See also

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to New Catechism of the Steam Engine (1904).
  1. ^ Goodall, George (November 18, 2008). "Hawkins and Audel". facetation.blogspot.com. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  2. ^ Kinsler, Wes. "Audel's Guide to Audels Guides". wkinsler.com. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  3. ^ Goodall, George (November 20, 2008). "The History of Audel's. To be continued..." facetation.blogspot.com. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Rogers, William (1903) [1902]. The Advanced Machinist: A Practical and Educational Treatise, with Illustrations. New York: Theo. Audel & Co. – via Internet Archive text collection.
  5. ^ "Nehemiah Hawkins" (PDF). Died. The New York Sun. January 17, 1928. p. 23. Retrieved August 19, 2025 – via fultonhistory.com. Mr. Hawkins ... was seventh in descent from Roger Williams, founder of the Providence Plantation.
  6. ^ Open Library bibliography[bare URL]
  7. ^ Hawkins, Nehemiah (1897). New catechism of electricity: a practical treatise. New York: Theo. Audel & Co. – via Internet Archive text collection.
  8. ^ New catechism of the steam engine. Retrieved July 21, 2014. Naval Marine Archive.
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