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... ends are securely fastened in frames , which prevent their yielding to an external force . In some experimental tests to prove the efficiency of some large boilers , the author had some misgivings as to the strength of the internal ...
... ends are securely fastened in frames , which prevent their yielding to an external force . In some experimental tests to prove the efficiency of some large boilers , the author had some misgivings as to the strength of the internal ...
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... end of the tube D. ( this pipe was a large nut , which screwed d indian - rubber washer on the cover of the c to close the opening round the pipe and ma tight . The object of this pipe was to allow the interior of the tube D to escape ...
... end of the tube D. ( this pipe was a large nut , which screwed d indian - rubber washer on the cover of the c to close the opening round the pipe and ma tight . The object of this pipe was to allow the interior of the tube D to escape ...
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... ends of both had been fractured , c perhaps , before the outer shell had attained its maximum re † Tube M had an iron rod down its axis to prevent the e each other during collapse ; a tin ring had also been left which accounts for the ...
... ends of both had been fractured , c perhaps , before the outer shell had attained its maximum re † Tube M had an iron rod down its axis to prevent the e each other during collapse ; a tin ring had also been left which accounts for the ...
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... end of the tube D. On the end of this pipe was a large nut , which screwed down upon an indian - rubber washer on the ... ends , to which it was riveted securely and brazed . It was com- posed , as in the other experiments , of a single ...
... end of the tube D. On the end of this pipe was a large nut , which screwed down upon an indian - rubber washer on the ... ends , to which it was riveted securely and brazed . It was com- posed , as in the other experiments , of a single ...
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... ends of the first two tubes , will account for the discrepancies in the Table . Making allowances on this ground , and taking the mean of the experiments , we arrive at the conclusion that the results approximate closely to the law that ...
... ends of the first two tubes , will account for the discrepancies in the Table . Making allowances on this ground , and taking the mean of the experiments , we arrive at the conclusion that the results approximate closely to the law that ...
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