The Technical World Magazine, Volume 6Technical World Company, 1907 |
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Page 8
... becoming that great rarity - a million- aire inventor . K S the sun growing colder ? Is its heat diminishing ? Is it to be expected that , at some remote day , the vivifying warmth which now sustains abundant life upon the earth will ...
... becoming that great rarity - a million- aire inventor . K S the sun growing colder ? Is its heat diminishing ? Is it to be expected that , at some remote day , the vivifying warmth which now sustains abundant life upon the earth will ...
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... become . Foremost among the instruments em- ployed at the observatory is the great Snow reflecting telescope . This is con- tained in a horizontal structure 220 feet long , supported on granite pedestals , with shingled roof and canvas ...
... become . Foremost among the instruments em- ployed at the observatory is the great Snow reflecting telescope . This is con- tained in a horizontal structure 220 feet long , supported on granite pedestals , with shingled roof and canvas ...
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... become a sta- tionary engine , driving the largest size of threshing machine with ease equal to that of the steam engine and at half the expense ; cutting the farmer's straw into chaff at a rate of a ton in forty - five min- utes , and ...
... become a sta- tionary engine , driving the largest size of threshing machine with ease equal to that of the steam engine and at half the expense ; cutting the farmer's straw into chaff at a rate of a ton in forty - five min- utes , and ...
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... become a very formidable competitor of our own chosen route , even after the ditch has been dug which , in the opin- ion of many who know much about the subject , is not likely to be finally accom- plished within less than forty years ...
... become a very formidable competitor of our own chosen route , even after the ditch has been dug which , in the opin- ion of many who know much about the subject , is not likely to be finally accom- plished within less than forty years ...
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... become a thoroughfare for sailing vessels . " The Tehuantepec Railroad will be able to transfer freight across the isthmus at $ 2 per ton from ship - hold to ship - hold . " It is estimated , " says Mr. Wallace , " that modern steamers ...
... become a thoroughfare for sailing vessels . " The Tehuantepec Railroad will be able to transfer freight across the isthmus at $ 2 per ton from ship - hold to ship - hold . " It is estimated , " says Mr. Wallace , " that modern steamers ...
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