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... result of experiments performed on a working scale , it is conceived that , whether they tend towards establishing the one system or the other , they will be equally entitled to attention . The want of practical information , on the ...
... result of experiments performed on a working scale , it is conceived that , whether they tend towards establishing the one system or the other , they will be equally entitled to attention . The want of practical information , on the ...
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... result of facts , which have come under our knowledge in the course of professional practice , and also of several experiments made with the express view of obtaining the requisite information ; it is trusted , that it will be a ...
... result of facts , which have come under our knowledge in the course of professional practice , and also of several experiments made with the express view of obtaining the requisite information ; it is trusted , that it will be a ...
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... result as astonishing as it is important . Not only has the question been decided , and in the most conclusive and practical manner , that Railways are fitted for the conveyance of general merchandize ; but with the assistance of ...
... result as astonishing as it is important . Not only has the question been decided , and in the most conclusive and practical manner , that Railways are fitted for the conveyance of general merchandize ; but with the assistance of ...
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... result of the completion of the Liverpool and Man- chester Railway was looked forward to , with great anxiety , as the experiment which was to decide the fate of Railways ; that great work has now been completed , and in operation for ...
... result of the completion of the Liverpool and Man- chester Railway was looked forward to , with great anxiety , as the experiment which was to decide the fate of Railways ; that great work has now been completed , and in operation for ...
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... Result of Experiments on 3. Theoretical Conclusions on Ditto Ditto · 415 425 - 427 CHAP . IX . - Theory and Application of the various Kinds of Motive Power used on Railroads . § 1. Horses Art . 1. Experiments on the Performances of ...
... Result of Experiments on 3. Theoretical Conclusions on Ditto Ditto · 415 425 - 427 CHAP . IX . - Theory and Application of the various Kinds of Motive Power used on Railroads . § 1. Horses Art . 1. Experiments on the Performances of ...
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ascertain axle bearing blocks boiler breadth case-hardened cast cast-iron rails chair coals connecting rod conveyance conveyed cross drains curve cylinder Darlington depth descending diameter drag driving wheels edge rail edge-rail effect elliptic embankment empty carriages equal experiments fastened fixed flanch frame friction Grand Junction railway half hole horses inclination inclined plane increased Killingworth laid length line of railway line of road Liverpool and Manchester loaded carriages locomotive engines Manchester railway miles an hour miles per hour motion moving Newcastle Observed deflection parallel rail passengers Permanent deflection piston plane Plate point rails pounds per yard pressure quantity railroad railway bars rate of speed resistance rest riages roll rope sheeves shew shewn in Fig side sleepers springs square inch steam stone surface Swiftsure TABLE tion tons travelling tube velocity waggons wedge wheels width wooden wrought wrought-iron rails
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