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be enabled alternately to submit any surface to a pressure equal to the elastic force of the steam , and to relieve it from that pressure , so as to permit it to move in obedience to any other force which may act upon it .
be enabled alternately to submit any surface to a pressure equal to the elastic force of the steam , and to relieve it from that pressure , so as to permit it to move in obedience to any other force which may act upon it .
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Engines constructed upon this principle , not requiring , therefore , steam of a great pressure , have been gene- rally called low - pressure engines . ' The re - conversion of the steam into water requires a constant and abundant ...
Engines constructed upon this principle , not requiring , therefore , steam of a great pressure , have been gene- rally called low - pressure engines . ' The re - conversion of the steam into water requires a constant and abundant ...
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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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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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