The Technical World Magazine, Volume 5Technical World Company, 1906 |
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... . -HARRIET MONROE . Written after a visit to the Fisk Street Turbine - Engine Electric Station , Chicago . Reprinted by permission of the " Century Magazine . ” ( See page 61 ) GREATEST MERCHANT IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD . -
... . -HARRIET MONROE . Written after a visit to the Fisk Street Turbine - Engine Electric Station , Chicago . Reprinted by permission of the " Century Magazine . ” ( See page 61 ) GREATEST MERCHANT IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD . -
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... engine . The torpedo is a cigar - shaped shell of steel , 16 feet 9 inches long , weighing about 1,800 pounds , and divided into three parts - first , the " war head , " containing the explosive ; second , the " air flask , " in which ...
... engine . The torpedo is a cigar - shaped shell of steel , 16 feet 9 inches long , weighing about 1,800 pounds , and divided into three parts - first , the " war head , " containing the explosive ; second , the " air flask , " in which ...
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... engine of the Whitehead . Each propeller is equipped with four blades , instead of two as heretofore em- ployed . Great Accuracy of Flight The extraordinary accuracy of the torpedo while making its two - mile flight more or less through ...
... engine of the Whitehead . Each propeller is equipped with four blades , instead of two as heretofore em- ployed . Great Accuracy of Flight The extraordinary accuracy of the torpedo while making its two - mile flight more or less through ...
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... engines and 250 wagons re- moved the excavated earth . Ran into Quicksands The quicksand difficulty at Port Said , as already mentioned , was overcome by sinking piles and filling in with loose stones . The canal terminal there was ...
... engines and 250 wagons re- moved the excavated earth . Ran into Quicksands The quicksand difficulty at Port Said , as already mentioned , was overcome by sinking piles and filling in with loose stones . The canal terminal there was ...
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... engine for the lighthouse , the foundation be- comes complete and the erection of the superstructure is begun . The lighthouse itself , like the caisson , will also be of DIAMOND SHOAL LIGHTHOUSE . Showing appearance after completion ...
... engine for the lighthouse , the foundation be- comes complete and the erection of the superstructure is begun . The lighthouse itself , like the caisson , will also be of DIAMOND SHOAL LIGHTHOUSE . Showing appearance after completion ...
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