The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtCharles W. Vincent, James Mason Simpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1844 |
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... less than six minutes : not a single casualty occurred . The ironfounders of Hayle may now justly boast that they have executed by far the greatest work in their line which has ever been attempted . - Mining Journal . VELOCITY OF STEAM ...
... less than six minutes : not a single casualty occurred . The ironfounders of Hayle may now justly boast that they have executed by far the greatest work in their line which has ever been attempted . - Mining Journal . VELOCITY OF STEAM ...
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... less space than any yet employed in her Majesty's navy or otherwise . The " Waterman , No. 9 , " is a little iron steamer , constructed by Napier , of Millwall , for the Waterman's Company , under the guarantee that she should beat ...
... less space than any yet employed in her Majesty's navy or otherwise . The " Waterman , No. 9 , " is a little iron steamer , constructed by Napier , of Millwall , for the Waterman's Company , under the guarantee that she should beat ...
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... less than any engine upon the common construction . The Star is constructed on Messrs . Hawthorn's patent principle , having return tubes in the boiler , in consequence of which the caloric traverses twice its length , thus giving it a ...
... less than any engine upon the common construction . The Star is constructed on Messrs . Hawthorn's patent principle , having return tubes in the boiler , in consequence of which the caloric traverses twice its length , thus giving it a ...
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... less cost , as the great outlay is caused by the necessity of having as level a line as possible , and instead of going round or over hills , the practice is now to go through them , to the manifest loss of the shareholders . There is a ...
... less cost , as the great outlay is caused by the necessity of having as level a line as possible , and instead of going round or over hills , the practice is now to go through them , to the manifest loss of the shareholders . There is a ...
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... less than seven cwt . ! Mr. Tate is of opinion that when labour is cheap , and under peculiar circumstances , manual labour may be even cheaper than horses or steam , especially where speed is required . The machine alluded to was made ...
... less than seven cwt . ! Mr. Tate is of opinion that when labour is cheap , and under peculiar circumstances , manual labour may be even cheaper than horses or steam , especially where speed is required . The machine alluded to was made ...
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