The Technical World Magazine, Volume 4Technical World Company, 1906 |
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Page 30
... tricity a few minutes before the striking of the hours , and until the last stroke has been sounded . The blows are double- by that being meant that each of the fig- ures strikes four times at 4 o'clock , six times at 6 o'clock , twelve ...
... tricity a few minutes before the striking of the hours , and until the last stroke has been sounded . The blows are double- by that being meant that each of the fig- ures strikes four times at 4 o'clock , six times at 6 o'clock , twelve ...
Page 67
... tricity by automatically throwing resistance into the meter circuit where- by the meter is made The " arc " meter measures the current flowing from the central station to sup- ply arc lamps . The " polyphase " meter has been developed ...
... tricity by automatically throwing resistance into the meter circuit where- by the meter is made The " arc " meter measures the current flowing from the central station to sup- ply arc lamps . The " polyphase " meter has been developed ...
Page 93
... tricity , etc. , diagrams of various sorts have been devised . By the use of diagrams we may acquire a knowledge of valve motion without the complex XS W -90 % FIG . 1 . mathematical expressions that such a dis- cussion would entail ...
... tricity , etc. , diagrams of various sorts have been devised . By the use of diagrams we may acquire a knowledge of valve motion without the complex XS W -90 % FIG . 1 . mathematical expressions that such a dis- cussion would entail ...
Page 142
... tricity than any other single plant on earth , and supplies most of the current for lighting the metropolis . Here , therefore , may be located a brief description of how coal is transformed into electric light . The top floor of this ...
... tricity than any other single plant on earth , and supplies most of the current for lighting the metropolis . Here , therefore , may be located a brief description of how coal is transformed into electric light . The top floor of this ...
Page 212
... tricity , employ electro- magnets with open coils , Belgian firms , and in the first place the Interna- tional Electric Engineer- ing Company of Liège , prefer enclosing the coils completely , so as to en- able them to be used without ...
... tricity , employ electro- magnets with open coils , Belgian firms , and in the first place the Interna- tional Electric Engineer- ing Company of Liège , prefer enclosing the coils completely , so as to en- able them to be used without ...
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