A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... wheel , although there seems to have been some doubt about it . This principle was , however , confirmed 200 years later by Smeaton , whose experiments are referred to later in this chapter . III . UNDERSHOT WHEELS In its most primitive ...
... wheel , although there seems to have been some doubt about it . This principle was , however , confirmed 200 years later by Smeaton , whose experiments are referred to later in this chapter . III . UNDERSHOT WHEELS In its most primitive ...
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... wheel , in coming thereon ; otherwise the wheel will not only be retarded , by the buckets striking the water , but thereby dashing a part of it over , so much of the power is lost . ' V. BREAST - WHEELS On 3 and 24 May 1759 Smeaton ...
... wheel , in coming thereon ; otherwise the wheel will not only be retarded , by the buckets striking the water , but thereby dashing a part of it over , so much of the power is lost . ' V. BREAST - WHEELS On 3 and 24 May 1759 Smeaton ...
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... wheels in the nineteenth century , wrote that ' Mr. Smeaton's experiments showed that the best effect was obtained when the velocity of the wheel's circum- ference was a little more than 3 ft in a second ; and hence it became a general ...
... wheels in the nineteenth century , wrote that ' Mr. Smeaton's experiments showed that the best effect was obtained when the velocity of the wheel's circum- ference was a little more than 3 ft in a second ; and hence it became a general ...
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GLASS by L M ANGUSBUTTERWORTH Director The Newton Heath Glass | 12 |
TELEGRAPHY by G R M GARRATT Deputy Keeper Department of Electrical | 22 |
FISH PRESERVATION by C L CUTTING Officer in Charge Humber | 44 |
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