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Florence King . . . . . . . 320 Wire - drawing - - - Machine for . . . 102 . Extensive use
of today . . . . . . . 227 Time - piece Water for 760 372 262 STAMPED B . & S . Mfg .
Co . 623 Tube , Pneumatic - London test of . . For mail service . Minnie Budde .
Florence King . . . . . . . 320 Wire - drawing - - - Machine for . . . 102 . Extensive use
of today . . . . . . . 227 Time - piece Water for 760 372 262 STAMPED B . & S . Mfg .
Co . 623 Tube , Pneumatic - London test of . . For mail service . Minnie Budde .
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The working and the striking parts of the clock are some yards apart ,
communication being made by a slender wire . This clock has no dial ; and the
time is shown on the main wheel of the escapement , which revolves once in
every two hours .
The working and the striking parts of the clock are some yards apart ,
communication being made by a slender wire . This clock has no dial ; and the
time is shown on the main wheel of the escapement , which revolves once in
every two hours .
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The time is not regulated by Greenwich ; but the clock reports itself twice a day by
wire . at Greenwich , and thus it is regulated . The chimes are struck by four bells ,
weighing respectively 80 , 36 , 30 , and 20 hundredweight , and they are set to ...
The time is not regulated by Greenwich ; but the clock reports itself twice a day by
wire . at Greenwich , and thus it is regulated . The chimes are struck by four bells ,
weighing respectively 80 , 36 , 30 , and 20 hundredweight , and they are set to ...
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Electric transmission over a continuous wire is practically instantaneous . The
time signal has been sent from Washington to the Lick Observatory , California ,
in 5CLOCK OF THE “ New York HERALD . " The men swing their big hammers
and ...
Electric transmission over a continuous wire is practically instantaneous . The
time signal has been sent from Washington to the Lick Observatory , California ,
in 5CLOCK OF THE “ New York HERALD . " The men swing their big hammers
and ...
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Scientists quickly conceived the idea of submerging a wire adequately insulated ,
though the practical difficulties in the way of securing an effective insulator took
years to overcome . l ' ltimately , a copper wire , covered with gutta - percha , was
...
Scientists quickly conceived the idea of submerging a wire adequately insulated ,
though the practical difficulties in the way of securing an effective insulator took
years to overcome . l ' ltimately , a copper wire , covered with gutta - percha , was
...
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