The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 56A. Constable, 1832 |
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Page 111
... power of traction required on a well - constructed level railway is generally estimated at the 240th part of the load drawn . The smallness of this proportion gives rise to a con- sequence of great practical importance when inclined ...
... power of traction required on a well - constructed level railway is generally estimated at the 240th part of the load drawn . The smallness of this proportion gives rise to a con- sequence of great practical importance when inclined ...
Page 112
... power of traction of 1 cwt .; a carriage weighing 6 tons requires a power of traction amounting to half a ton , and so on . The increased power of traction required by an ascent on a turnpike road is estimated exactly in the same manner ...
... power of traction of 1 cwt .; a carriage weighing 6 tons requires a power of traction amounting to half a ton , and so on . The increased power of traction required by an ascent on a turnpike road is estimated exactly in the same manner ...
Page 113
... power of traction will be diminished , The power of traction necessary on common roads in different states of repair , or differently constructed , is subject to great variation . Experiments on this power were made by the direction of ...
... power of traction will be diminished , The power of traction necessary on common roads in different states of repair , or differently constructed , is subject to great variation . Experiments on this power were made by the direction of ...
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On Political Economy in Connexion with the Moral | 52 |
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