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... Waggons , with Wooden Wheels 2. Cast Iron Wheels 3 . 4 . Ditto Ditto 5. Wrought Iron Wheels - 6. Form of Axles , and Bearings 189 190 case - hardened 192 with wrought Iron Tires · 195 198 200 207 209 211 10. First Class Passenger ...
... Waggons , with Wooden Wheels 2. Cast Iron Wheels 3 . 4 . Ditto Ditto 5. Wrought Iron Wheels - 6. Form of Axles , and Bearings 189 190 case - hardened 192 with wrought Iron Tires · 195 198 200 207 209 211 10. First Class Passenger ...
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... Waggons , with inside Bearings 1. Grimshaw's Experiments 2. Killingworth Experiments 3. Hetton Experiments 3. Friction with regard to Velocity . Coal Waggons 4. Friction of Carriages , with outside Bearings Determination of Rolling ...
... Waggons , with inside Bearings 1. Grimshaw's Experiments 2. Killingworth Experiments 3. Hetton Experiments 3. Friction with regard to Velocity . Coal Waggons 4. Friction of Carriages , with outside Bearings Determination of Rolling ...
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... waggons and waines to the river Tyne , " & c . And in page 31 of the same work , he states , " Some south gentlemen hath , upon great losse of benefit , come into this country to hazard their monies in coale pits . Master Beaumont , a ...
... waggons and waines to the river Tyne , " & c . And in page 31 of the same work , he states , " Some south gentlemen hath , upon great losse of benefit , come into this country to hazard their monies in coale pits . Master Beaumont , a ...
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... waggons ; " and also , that ever since that period the carriages em- ployed upon railroads have been designated by the latter name , we may infer , that the " waggon " of Mr. Beaumont was applied upon a railway , and that he was the ...
... waggons ; " and also , that ever since that period the carriages em- ployed upon railroads have been designated by the latter name , we may infer , that the " waggon " of Mr. Beaumont was applied upon a railway , and that he was the ...
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... waggons , and link them together , and by thus diffusing the weight of one large waggon into many , the principal cause of the failure in the first instance was removed , because the weight was more divided upon the iron . " ( Trans ...
... waggons , and link them together , and by thus diffusing the weight of one large waggon into many , the principal cause of the failure in the first instance was removed , because the weight was more divided upon the iron . " ( Trans ...
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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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