Journal of the Franklin Institute, Volume 80; Volume 110Franklin Institute, 1880 Vols. 1-69 include more or less complete patent reports of the U. S. Patent Office for years 1825-1859. cf. Index to v. 1-120 of the Journal, p. [415] |
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... hour was main-- tained for a few miles . To illustrate more clearly the difficulties in running sixty miles in sixty minutes , the locomotive must be capable at all times of developing seventy miles per hour , so as to meet any ...
... hour was main-- tained for a few miles . To illustrate more clearly the difficulties in running sixty miles in sixty minutes , the locomotive must be capable at all times of developing seventy miles per hour , so as to meet any ...
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... hour ; but with driving wheels 63 feet diame- ter , and the same piston speed , the running rate would be about sixty- nine miles per hour . No more adhesion is required at high than at low speeds , assuming the load to be the same ...
... hour ; but with driving wheels 63 feet diame- ter , and the same piston speed , the running rate would be about sixty- nine miles per hour . No more adhesion is required at high than at low speeds , assuming the load to be the same ...
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... hour , on an ordinary road , which cor- responds to about 258 revolutions , or a piston speed of 1034 feet per minute , and a mean effective pressure of about 35 pounds per square inch , the tractive power exerted will be 182 × 24 X 35 ...
... hour , on an ordinary road , which cor- responds to about 258 revolutions , or a piston speed of 1034 feet per minute , and a mean effective pressure of about 35 pounds per square inch , the tractive power exerted will be 182 × 24 X 35 ...
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... hour , 27.15 miles . Wayne Station to Jenkintown , distance 5.8 miles , time 6.75 min- utes , rate of speed 51 miles per hour . Jenkintown to Yardley , distance 20 miles , time 19 minutes , rate of speed 63 miles per hour . Yardley to ...
... hour , 27.15 miles . Wayne Station to Jenkintown , distance 5.8 miles , time 6.75 min- utes , rate of speed 51 miles per hour . Jenkintown to Yardley , distance 20 miles , time 19 minutes , rate of speed 63 miles per hour . Yardley to ...
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... hour . Elizabeth to Jersey City , distance 11 miles , time 14 minutes , rate of speed 49.3 miles per hour . Total time from Ninth and Green streets , Philadelphia , to Jersey City , 894 miles , 98 minutes , rate of speed 5473 miles ...
... hour . Elizabeth to Jersey City , distance 11 miles , time 14 minutes , rate of speed 49.3 miles per hour . Total time from Ninth and Green streets , Philadelphia , to Jersey City , 894 miles , 98 minutes , rate of speed 5473 miles ...
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