Railway Locomotives and Cars, Volume 13Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 1841 |
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... repaired the minarets of the great mosque of Aurengzebe , which threatened destruction to the neighboring houses ; he drained the city , and made a statistical sur- vey of it , and illustrated by his own beautiful drawings and ...
... repaired the minarets of the great mosque of Aurengzebe , which threatened destruction to the neighboring houses ; he drained the city , and made a statistical sur- vey of it , and illustrated by his own beautiful drawings and ...
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... repairing our gover- ment ships , in these days , and the interminable lenth of time employed in their construction , reminded us of the building of the ship Essex , in this city , in 1798 - '99 . This frigate was built , as our readers ...
... repairing our gover- ment ships , in these days , and the interminable lenth of time employed in their construction , reminded us of the building of the ship Essex , in this city , in 1798 - '99 . This frigate was built , as our readers ...
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... repairs of the road . There are besides , nine efficient engines , one of which , the Yankee , is seven years old ... repairs , although , as they state , $ 35,000 had been expended in repairs since the 1st of January , 1838 . They say ...
... repairs of the road . There are besides , nine efficient engines , one of which , the Yankee , is seven years old ... repairs , although , as they state , $ 35,000 had been expended in repairs since the 1st of January , 1838 . They say ...
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the repairs of different years , arising , probably , from casualties , the cost of repairs for engines and cars on the Worcester road , whether the compari- son be made of the last year's return , or of the aggregate of all the returns ...
the repairs of different years , arising , probably , from casualties , the cost of repairs for engines and cars on the Worcester road , whether the compari- son be made of the last year's return , or of the aggregate of all the returns ...
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... repairs , while chains break instantaneously . This advantage of iron wire has been disputed in the case of wires united in bundles by ligatures , and the interstices of which are filled by grease ; M. Frinot thinks that these bundles ...
... repairs , while chains break instantaneously . This advantage of iron wire has been disputed in the case of wires united in bundles by ligatures , and the interstices of which are filled by grease ; M. Frinot thinks that these bundles ...
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