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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Filteen minutes after leaving Reading , and at a distance of 2.02 miles from the depot , the boiler exploded . ... the explosion took place , runs upon an embankment five feet bigh , and has an ascending grade of six feet per mile .
Filteen minutes after leaving Reading , and at a distance of 2.02 miles from the depot , the boiler exploded . ... the explosion took place , runs upon an embankment five feet bigh , and has an ascending grade of six feet per mile .
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... ag , 249 feet ; k c , 44 feet ; fg , 78 feet ; e , to the rail is about 4 feet . The embankment is five feet high at a , and eleven feet at s ; the line is straight , and rises from a , towards f , at the rate of six feet per mile .
... ag , 249 feet ; k c , 44 feet ; fg , 78 feet ; e , to the rail is about 4 feet . The embankment is five feet high at a , and eleven feet at s ; the line is straight , and rises from a , towards f , at the rate of six feet per mile .
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Norris , from the dimensions of its cylinders , is 525 gallons , = 84.24 cubical feet per hour , when running ten miles per hour , with steam of one hundred pounds . To this may be added , according to the opinion of Mr. Kirk , who has ...
Norris , from the dimensions of its cylinders , is 525 gallons , = 84.24 cubical feet per hour , when running ten miles per hour , with steam of one hundred pounds . To this may be added , according to the opinion of Mr. Kirk , who has ...
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about one hundred and fifteen cubical feet per hour for engines running at ten miles per hour . As the Richmond seems to have been engaged in shifting cars for about fifteen minutes before its start , and as the explosion took place ...
about one hundred and fifteen cubical feet per hour for engines running at ten miles per hour . As the Richmond seems to have been engaged in shifting cars for about fifteen minutes before its start , and as the explosion took place ...
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No : except by passing slowly up the Main street of Reading ; say four , or five , miles per hour for one - fourth mile ; answered by No. 8 . Explosion of the Locomotive Engine Richmond . 27.
No : except by passing slowly up the Main street of Reading ; say four , or five , miles per hour for one - fourth mile ; answered by No. 8 . Explosion of the Locomotive Engine Richmond . 27.
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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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