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Engines constructed upon this principle , not requiring , therefore , steam of a great pressure , have been gene- ... it be applied to cases where the engine is worked under circumstances in which a fresh supply of water cannot be had .
Engines constructed upon this principle , not requiring , therefore , steam of a great pressure , have been gene- ... it be applied to cases where the engine is worked under circumstances in which a fresh supply of water cannot be had .
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necessary to limit the speed to that rate at which the steam engine competes with horses with the least advantage . It is pro- bable that , even under these circumstances , in most situations , steam power would be found more economical ...
necessary to limit the speed to that rate at which the steam engine competes with horses with the least advantage . It is pro- bable that , even under these circumstances , in most situations , steam power would be found more economical ...
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It will be easily understood , that an engine may possess great capability of improvement , and yet fail upon a single trial ; or it may fail even from accidental causes , unconnected with any defect either in its principle or in its ...
It will be easily understood , that an engine may possess great capability of improvement , and yet fail upon a single trial ; or it may fail even from accidental causes , unconnected with any defect either in its principle or in its ...
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The Life of Sir Isaac Newton By David now | 1 |
On Political Economy in Connexion with the Moral | 52 |
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan or the Central | 73 |
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