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... obtained for her by the skill and intrepidity of the officers and seamen of her glorious sailing navy . New discoveries in the means and implements of war have at all times been necessarily attended , both in fleets and armies , by new ...
... obtained for her by the skill and intrepidity of the officers and seamen of her glorious sailing navy . New discoveries in the means and implements of war have at all times been necessarily attended , both in fleets and armies , by new ...
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... obtained ; and this augmented power was enabled to act uniformly on the piston . The patent for this great improvement was obtained by Mr. Watt in 1769 ; and , in 1780 , Pickard took out one for converting the reciprocating motion of ...
... obtained ; and this augmented power was enabled to act uniformly on the piston . The patent for this great improvement was obtained by Mr. Watt in 1769 ; and , in 1780 , Pickard took out one for converting the reciprocating motion of ...
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... obtained a patent for a submerged propeller on the principle , it is said , of a windmill - sail ; subsequently patents were obtained by other persons for propellers constructed on similar principles , which being moved by mechanical ...
... obtained a patent for a submerged propeller on the principle , it is said , of a windmill - sail ; subsequently patents were obtained by other persons for propellers constructed on similar principles , which being moved by mechanical ...
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... obtained equal to one - third of that produced by the whole of the steam if allowed to act unexpansively ; it a Since the pressure on a piston varies with the weight or density of the steam , and the weight of a body of steam is equal ...
... obtained equal to one - third of that produced by the whole of the steam if allowed to act unexpansively ; it a Since the pressure on a piston varies with the weight or density of the steam , and the weight of a body of steam is equal ...
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... obtain this with a larger wheel the paddle - board must be nar- rowed , which would augment the slip , and under adverse circumstances this might become very considerable . 18. These are the proportions for sea - going vessels , and the ...
... obtain this with a larger wheel the paddle - board must be nar- rowed , which would augment the slip , and under adverse circumstances this might become very considerable . 18. These are the proportions for sea - going vessels , and the ...
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