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... Railway , England . Some builders , or perhaps foremen of the loco- motive - shops of this country , may think it unwise in my giving to all mechanics the secrets ( which they consider ) of the business . My belief is , that all I can ...
... Railway , England . Some builders , or perhaps foremen of the loco- motive - shops of this country , may think it unwise in my giving to all mechanics the secrets ( which they consider ) of the business . My belief is , that all I can ...
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... Railways ...... Reciprocals of Numbers ...... Resistance against Piston ...... 190 151 31 207 Revolutions of Driving Wheels ... ... .. 191 Safety Valve and Lever ......... .. 178 Safety Valves ... 257 Setting Valves ......... 280 ...
... Railways ...... Reciprocals of Numbers ...... Resistance against Piston ...... 190 151 31 207 Revolutions of Driving Wheels ... ... .. 191 Safety Valve and Lever ......... .. 178 Safety Valves ... 257 Setting Valves ......... 280 ...
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... is placed seven or eight feet below the water - line , and the screw is driven by direct action at the rate of 45 revolutions per minute . RAILWAYS . Summary of the average Items of the Construction 150 STEAM - ENGINE .
... is placed seven or eight feet below the water - line , and the screw is driven by direct action at the rate of 45 revolutions per minute . RAILWAYS . Summary of the average Items of the Construction 150 STEAM - ENGINE .
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Septimus Norris. RAILWAYS . Summary of the average Items of the Construction of a Mile of Railway . By Mr. DEMPSEY . " The average quantities , per mile , of the several items which are involved in the formation of a dou- ble line of ...
Septimus Norris. RAILWAYS . Summary of the average Items of the Construction of a Mile of Railway . By Mr. DEMPSEY . " The average quantities , per mile , of the several items which are involved in the formation of a dou- ble line of ...
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... two oak trenails and two iron spikes be re- quired for each chair , 16,896 of each will be wanted per mile , with 8448 wooden keys for fixing the rails in the chairs . " If felt be interposed between the chairs and sleepers 152 RAILWAYS .
... two oak trenails and two iron spikes be re- quired for each chair , 16,896 of each will be wanted per mile , with 8448 wooden keys for fixing the rails in the chairs . " If felt be interposed between the chairs and sleepers 152 RAILWAYS .
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abscissa Atmospheric Railway avoirdupois axle blast-pipe boiler brass centre circle circular segments Circum circumference cloth coke conjugate connecting-rod copper crank Cube Root cubic feet cubic foot cubic inch curve cylinder cylinder in inches Dauphiny Decimal or Reciprocal diame diameter distance driving wheels eccentric-rod equal EXAMPLE.-Required find the Area find the Solidity fire-box Fraction or Numb friction Frustum fulcrum fulcrum and valve Gallons gauge give the solidity Height of Arc horses Hyperbola iron Length of Arc leverage locomotive engine metallic mile morocco motion multiply the sum North Shields ordinate Ounces Parabola pipes piston piston-rod plates Pounds pressure quotient radius rails Railway resistance revolving axis RULE RULE.-Multiply RULE.-To find screw segment shaft side smoke-box spindle square inch Square Root steam stroke subtract thickness tion tons trapezium tubes valve velocity Volume whole weight yards Zone
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