The life of George Stephenson, railway engineerJ. Murray, 1857 - Всего страниц: 518 |
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... Atmospheric Railway . — The Undulating System . Notions of Fast Travelling . Mr. Stephenson invents a Railway Safety - brake . - His moderate Views of Railway Speed , & c . compared with those of the Fast Men - - - 369-387 CHAP . XXIX ...
... Atmospheric Railway . — The Undulating System . Notions of Fast Travelling . Mr. Stephenson invents a Railway Safety - brake . - His moderate Views of Railway Speed , & c . compared with those of the Fast Men - - - 369-387 CHAP . XXIX ...
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... air - pump and condenser . This expedient , although it led to no practical results , showed that his mind was actively ... atmospheric or Newcomen engine , originally made by Smeaton , was fixed there for the purpose of pumping out the ...
... air - pump and condenser . This expedient , although it led to no practical results , showed that his mind was actively ... atmospheric or Newcomen engine , originally made by Smeaton , was fixed there for the purpose of pumping out the ...
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... atmospheric air was excluded , the fire was extinguished , the people were saved from death , and the mine was preserved . * This anecdote of Mr. Stephenson was related to the writer , near the pit - mouth , by one of the men , Kit ...
... atmospheric air was excluded , the fire was extinguished , the people were saved from death , and the mine was preserved . * This anecdote of Mr. Stephenson was related to the writer , near the pit - mouth , by one of the men , Kit ...
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... air from the fire drove round a smoke - jack , and that caused me to know that I could have a power from it . I also knew very well that a steam - engine chimney was built ... atmospheric air , or 102 [ CHAP . X. LIFE OF GEORGE STEPHENSON .
... air from the fire drove round a smoke - jack , and that caused me to know that I could have a power from it . I also knew very well that a steam - engine chimney was built ... atmospheric air , or 102 [ CHAP . X. LIFE OF GEORGE STEPHENSON .
Стр. 103
Samuel Smiles. GEORDY bottom , to admit the atmospheric air , or fire - damp and air , to feed the burner or combustion of the lamp . I was not aware of the precise quantity required to feed the combustion ; but to know what quantity was ...
Samuel Smiles. GEORDY bottom , to admit the atmospheric air , or fire - damp and air , to feed the burner or combustion of the lamp . I was not aware of the precise quantity required to feed the combustion ; but to know what quantity was ...
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