A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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Page 170
... force water to a height of 40 ft . In 1663 the marquis secured an Act of Parliament enabling him ' to receive the Benefit and Profit of a Water Command- ing Engine by him invented . . . for a term of 99 years ' . It failed to achieve ...
... force water to a height of 40 ft . In 1663 the marquis secured an Act of Parliament enabling him ' to receive the Benefit and Profit of a Water Command- ing Engine by him invented . . . for a term of 99 years ' . It failed to achieve ...
Page 172
... force the water up to a still higher level . In practice , he used two vessels so arranged that one refilled while the other was discharging . His master patent of 1698 was taken out for a new Invention of Raiseing of Water and ...
... force the water up to a still higher level . In practice , he used two vessels so arranged that one refilled while the other was discharging . His master patent of 1698 was taken out for a new Invention of Raiseing of Water and ...
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... force across any joint between voussoirs to have no shear or frictional component . Pierre Bouguer had IT FIGURE 273 ... force exerted in stretching the chain . If the chain were unstressed when the tilting began , the average force ...
... force across any joint between voussoirs to have no shear or frictional component . Pierre Bouguer had IT FIGURE 273 ... force exerted in stretching the chain . If the chain were unstressed when the tilting began , the average force ...
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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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