Journal of the Franklin InstitutePergamon Press, 1865 |
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Page 10
... miles to Kieff , it was considered of the first importance to ascer- tain whether or not they were well proportioned ; and accordingly a proving machine was specially prepared , of power sufficient to pull into two any link intended to ...
... miles to Kieff , it was considered of the first importance to ascer- tain whether or not they were well proportioned ; and accordingly a proving machine was specially prepared , of power sufficient to pull into two any link intended to ...
Page 43
... miles per minute . From fifteen to eigh- teen horse power are required , and with an old - fashioned fan much more ... mile a minute , as with a fan . I shall devote the further portion of the present paper to the con- sideration of — 1 ...
... miles per minute . From fifteen to eigh- teen horse power are required , and with an old - fashioned fan much more ... mile a minute , as with a fan . I shall devote the further portion of the present paper to the con- sideration of — 1 ...
Page 60
... miles northwest of Bothwell at Oil Springs , in Enniskillen township . There wells have been sunken and immense quantities of oil obtained . The surface of this region , unlike that of the Pennsylvania and West Virginia regions , is a ...
... miles northwest of Bothwell at Oil Springs , in Enniskillen township . There wells have been sunken and immense quantities of oil obtained . The surface of this region , unlike that of the Pennsylvania and West Virginia regions , is a ...
Page 61
... miles north of Oil Springs , by a plank road , and by a similar road also with Sarnia , ( on the St. Clair River opposite Port Huron , Michigan , ) which is 18 miles northwest . History . - Oil springs were known to exist in this ...
... miles north of Oil Springs , by a plank road , and by a similar road also with Sarnia , ( on the St. Clair River opposite Port Huron , Michigan , ) which is 18 miles northwest . History . - Oil springs were known to exist in this ...
Page 63
... mile . No wells except those at Petrolia were bored outside of an area about two miles square until recently . While these wells were flowing , immense quantities of oil flowed down the creek and were lost . Several times it took fire ...
... mile . No wells except those at Petrolia were bored outside of an area about two miles square until recently . While these wells were flowing , immense quantities of oil flowed down the creek and were lost . Several times it took fire ...
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