Annual of Scientific Discovery: Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtGould and Lincoln, 1863 |
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... pressure , or the power to overcome the resistance of the load . Some engineers go so far as to cut off the steam at one - sixth and one - eighth , and expand the re- maining five - sixths or seven - eighths of the stroke . Formerly the ...
... pressure , or the power to overcome the resistance of the load . Some engineers go so far as to cut off the steam at one - sixth and one - eighth , and expand the re- maining five - sixths or seven - eighths of the stroke . Formerly the ...
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... pressure and a still greater expansion is calculated to attain . It is true that the danger of explosion may be increased , and so it would be with our present means ; but in our locomotive engines we already work steam at 200 pounds ...
... pressure and a still greater expansion is calculated to attain . It is true that the danger of explosion may be increased , and so it would be with our present means ; but in our locomotive engines we already work steam at 200 pounds ...
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... pressure of from one hundred to one hundred and forty pounds per square inch . Under such a pressure and temperature , the silica and other constituents of the straw , which render its fibre brittle and difficult to bleach , entirely ...
... pressure of from one hundred to one hundred and forty pounds per square inch . Under such a pressure and temperature , the silica and other constituents of the straw , which render its fibre brittle and difficult to bleach , entirely ...
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... pressure , with or without the application of moderate heat , according to circumstances . Elaborate machinery for preparing this fuel was exhibited in the Belgian department . - India - Rubber Substitute . - In the section of India ...
... pressure , with or without the application of moderate heat , according to circumstances . Elaborate machinery for preparing this fuel was exhibited in the Belgian department . - India - Rubber Substitute . - In the section of India ...
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... pressure is required , was deemed wor- thy of a first - class medal . The boiler was tubular , and cast all in one piece ; the exhibitors claiming that this plan of construction effectually prevented breakage and leakage by expansion ...
... pressure is required , was deemed wor- thy of a first - class medal . The boiler was tubular , and cast all in one piece ; the exhibitors claiming that this plan of construction effectually prevented breakage and leakage by expansion ...
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Seite 140 - In this ascension, six pigeons were taken up. One was thrown out at the height of three miles ; it extended its wings and dropped...
Seite 171 - In order to explain,' he says, ' the occurrence of the dark lines in the solar spectrum, we must assume that the solar atmosphere encloses a luminous nucleus, producing a continuous spectrum, the brightness of which exceeds a certain limit. The most probable supposition which can be made respecting the sun's constitution is, that it consists of a solid or liquid nucleus, heated to a temperature of the brightest whiteness, surrounded by an atmosphere of somewhat lower temperature. This supposition...