Journal of the Franklin Institute, Volume 9Vols. 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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The fire - box was forty and a half inches wide at the widest part , forty and a half inches deep , and forty - two and a half inches high ; the back plate , into which the fues were inserted , was thirty - six and three - fourths ...
The fire - box was forty and a half inches wide at the widest part , forty and a half inches deep , and forty - two and a half inches high ; the back plate , into which the fues were inserted , was thirty - six and three - fourths ...
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The road at this point runs nearly north and south ; the boiler itself , with its cylinders , dome , and fire - box , was thrown to the north - west , a distance of two hundred and forty - nine feet ; its distance in a perpendicular ...
The road at this point runs nearly north and south ; the boiler itself , with its cylinders , dome , and fire - box , was thrown to the north - west , a distance of two hundred and forty - nine feet ; its distance in a perpendicular ...
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The crown of the fire - box had been torn off just inside of its edges , and outside of the ends of the bridge - bars : this rupture appears to have taken place instantaneously all around , except at one point , where the iron had ...
The crown of the fire - box had been torn off just inside of its edges , and outside of the ends of the bridge - bars : this rupture appears to have taken place instantaneously all around , except at one point , where the iron had ...
Page 20
Accordingly , four pieces were taken from the crown sheet of the fire - box immediately along side of the line of fracture , two of which were cut in the direction of the grain of the iron , and two against it .
Accordingly , four pieces were taken from the crown sheet of the fire - box immediately along side of the line of fracture , two of which were cut in the direction of the grain of the iron , and two against it .
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The committee , therefore , report that , in their opinion , the explosion of the locomotive Richmond was probably caused by the sudden rise of water over the crown - plate of its fire - box , which had been laid bare by the defective ...
The committee , therefore , report that , in their opinion , the explosion of the locomotive Richmond was probably caused by the sudden rise of water over the crown - plate of its fire - box , which had been laid bare by the defective ...
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| Title | Journal of the Franklin Institute, Volume 9 Volumes 282-287 of American periodical series, 1800-1850 |
| Contributor | Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Publisher | Pergamon Press, 1845 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Sep 2007 |
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