The Story of the Life of George Stephenson, Railway EngineerJohn Murray, 1860 - Всего страниц: 356 |
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... purpose was what is called a “ gin . " The gin consists of a large drum placed horizontally , round which ropes attached to buckets and corves are wound , which are thus drawn up or sent down the shafts by a horse travelling in a ...
... purpose was what is called a “ gin . " The gin consists of a large drum placed horizontally , round which ropes attached to buckets and corves are wound , which are thus drawn up or sent down the shafts by a horse travelling in a ...
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... purpose of wind- ing the coal out of the pits , was that called a Whimsey . In working this machine , the engine - tenter , or brakesman , stood with his hand , or foot , upon a lever , to stay the action of the whole the moment he saw ...
... purpose of wind- ing the coal out of the pits , was that called a Whimsey . In working this machine , the engine - tenter , or brakesman , stood with his hand , or foot , upon a lever , to stay the action of the whole the moment he saw ...
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... purpose of accommodating the workpeople , against whose earnings there is a weekly set - off of so much for house and coals . This village of Wylam would be altogether unin- teresting but for the fact that in its immediate neighbour ...
... purpose of accommodating the workpeople , against whose earnings there is a weekly set - off of so much for house and coals . This village of Wylam would be altogether unin- teresting but for the fact that in its immediate neighbour ...
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... purpose of cleaning and mastering its various parts , -that he soon acquired a thorough practical knowledge of its construction and mode of working , and thus he very rarely needed to call to his aid the engineer of the colliery . His ...
... purpose of cleaning and mastering its various parts , -that he soon acquired a thorough practical knowledge of its construction and mode of working , and thus he very rarely needed to call to his aid the engineer of the colliery . His ...
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... purpose of cleaning and mastering its various parts , -— that he soon acquired a thorough practical knowledge of its construction and mode of working , and thus he very rarely needed to call to his aid the engineer of the colliery . His ...
... purpose of cleaning and mastering its various parts , -— that he soon acquired a thorough practical knowledge of its construction and mode of working , and thus he very rarely needed to call to his aid the engineer of the colliery . His ...
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