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... connection with the introduction of spinning , weaving and knitting machinery . Thus it became a fresh start- In Paris , during the first year of the nine- teenth century , Robert Fulton , an American , and friend of the United States ...
... connection with the introduction of spinning , weaving and knitting machinery . Thus it became a fresh start- In Paris , during the first year of the nine- teenth century , Robert Fulton , an American , and friend of the United States ...
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... connection with Trevithick and his steam - engine which would run on rails , but by way of reference to the relations of the Prince of Wales to the Duchy , and the propor- tion of its revenues which belonged to him from birth . Glancing ...
... connection with Trevithick and his steam - engine which would run on rails , but by way of reference to the relations of the Prince of Wales to the Duchy , and the propor- tion of its revenues which belonged to him from birth . Glancing ...
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... connected it with several of Faure's storage batteries for the purpose of furnishing the electric light to his residence . His report regarding his experience with this arrangement showed that the results of the system were quite ...
... connected it with several of Faure's storage batteries for the purpose of furnishing the electric light to his residence . His report regarding his experience with this arrangement showed that the results of the system were quite ...
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... connection abolishes space , and can bring to the service of man the power of the thundering wave just as it can that of the roaring torrent or waterfall . The simplest form of wave - motor may be suggested by the force exerted by a ...
... connection abolishes space , and can bring to the service of man the power of the thundering wave just as it can that of the roaring torrent or waterfall . The simplest form of wave - motor may be suggested by the force exerted by a ...
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... connection by metallic conductors . Possibilities of the exportation of power from suitable stations- such as the neighbourhoods of waterfalls - and its transmission for distances of hundreds or even thousands of miles have been spoken ...
... connection by metallic conductors . Possibilities of the exportation of power from suitable stations- such as the neighbourhoods of waterfalls - and its transmission for distances of hundreds or even thousands of miles have been spoken ...
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