Twentieth century inventions, a forecastLongmans, Green, and Company, 1901 - 286 páginas |
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... similar pieces of apparatus excited the curiosity of the inquisitive and the interest of the learned . The clever and eccentric Marquis of Worcester , in his little book published in 1663 , A Century of the Names and Scantlings of ...
... similar pieces of apparatus excited the curiosity of the inquisitive and the interest of the learned . The clever and eccentric Marquis of Worcester , in his little book published in 1663 , A Century of the Names and Scantlings of ...
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... similar manner to steam . The industrial revolutions of the coming century will , without doubt , be brought about very largely through the utilisation of Nature's waste energy in the service of mankind . Water- falls , after being very ...
... similar manner to steam . The industrial revolutions of the coming century will , without doubt , be brought about very largely through the utilisation of Nature's waste energy in the service of mankind . Water- falls , after being very ...
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... similar suggestion is conveyed by the need for elaborate " fenders " to break the force of the shock when a barge is lying alongside of a steamer , or when any other vessel is ranging along a pier or jetty . A buoy of large size ...
... similar suggestion is conveyed by the need for elaborate " fenders " to break the force of the shock when a barge is lying alongside of a steamer , or when any other vessel is ranging along a pier or jetty . A buoy of large size ...
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... similar in appearance to the " poppet - head " and surface buildings that may be seen at any well - equipped mine . The difference in principle , of course , is that while on a mine the engine - house is supplying power to the other ...
... similar in appearance to the " poppet - head " and surface buildings that may be seen at any well - equipped mine . The difference in principle , of course , is that while on a mine the engine - house is supplying power to the other ...
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... similar manner - will doubtless be a feature in the machine work of the future ; and for motors of this description it is obvious that compressed air will be very useful as the form of power - storage . Excepting under very special ...
... similar manner - will doubtless be a feature in the machine work of the future ; and for motors of this description it is obvious that compressed air will be very useful as the form of power - storage . Excepting under very special ...
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