A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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Page 204
... effect or power of a breast - wheel would be the sum of ( a ) the effect of an undershot with a head equal to the difference in height between the surface of the water in the storage pond and the level where it struck the wheel , and ...
... effect or power of a breast - wheel would be the sum of ( a ) the effect of an undershot with a head equal to the difference in height between the surface of the water in the storage pond and the level where it struck the wheel , and ...
Page 205
... 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 rule to make the speed of the overshot water - wheels at their circumfer- ence 3 ft per second ...
... 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 rule to make the speed of the overshot water - wheels at their circumfer- ence 3 ft per second ...
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... effect of low stresses , which produce small elastic distortions in accordance with Hooke's law , and the effect of high stresses , which , in ductile materials , produce large plastic deformations . The behaviour of all materials ...
... effect of low stresses , which produce small elastic distortions in accordance with Hooke's law , and the effect of high stresses , which , in ductile materials , produce large plastic deformations . The behaviour of all materials ...
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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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