The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtCharles W. Vincent, James Mason Simpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1844 |
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... Heating , and Ven- tilating ; Machinery and Manufactures ; and New Processes in the Useful Arts NATURAL PHILOSOPHY : Terrestrial Magnetism ; Waves and the Tides ; the Atmosphere ; New Phenomena of Light , Heat , and Vitality ; the ...
... Heating , and Ven- tilating ; Machinery and Manufactures ; and New Processes in the Useful Arts NATURAL PHILOSOPHY : Terrestrial Magnetism ; Waves and the Tides ; the Atmosphere ; New Phenomena of Light , Heat , and Vitality ; the ...
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... heat . The steam is worked in two cylinders , in which it is cut off at aquar- ter of the stroke . It is concluded the engine will be of nearly 20 - horse power . We need scarcely add , that Mr. Henson's contrivance is altogether out of ...
... heat . The steam is worked in two cylinders , in which it is cut off at aquar- ter of the stroke . It is concluded the engine will be of nearly 20 - horse power . We need scarcely add , that Mr. Henson's contrivance is altogether out of ...
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... heat from it before it goes overboard , expansion gear by which the steam can be used more economically ; but the boilers produce an ample quantity for full speed without this resource . The engines are compact , and occupy but a very ...
... heat from it before it goes overboard , expansion gear by which the steam can be used more economically ; but the boilers produce an ample quantity for full speed without this resource . The engines are compact , and occupy but a very ...
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... heat to the uttermost farthing . The steam - producing powers of this boiler are very great , and its consumption of fuel moderate . - The Artizan , No. 3 . New Sailing Vessel with Auxiliary Steam Power and Screw Propeller.- The ...
... heat to the uttermost farthing . The steam - producing powers of this boiler are very great , and its consumption of fuel moderate . - The Artizan , No. 3 . New Sailing Vessel with Auxiliary Steam Power and Screw Propeller.- The ...
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... heat at all times , even in summer ; whereas the voltaic battery can always dispense with this very inconvenient arrangement , even in the depth of winter , ex- cepting in the case of very long exposure to a low temperature . " A very ...
... heat at all times , even in summer ; whereas the voltaic battery can always dispense with this very inconvenient arrangement , even in the depth of winter , ex- cepting in the case of very long exposure to a low temperature . " A very ...
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