The Technical World, Volume 1American school of correspondence at Armour Institute of Technology, 1904 |
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... given the name Gamma rays . These are very much more penetrative than even the Beta rays , but so far little is known about their nature . Since the energy carried by them , however , is very insignificant as compared with that in the ...
... given the name Gamma rays . These are very much more penetrative than even the Beta rays , but so far little is known about their nature . Since the energy carried by them , however , is very insignificant as compared with that in the ...
Page 7
... given . This much , however , can be said thanks to the magnificent work of Rutherford of McGill University , of Sir William Crookes in England , of the Curies and of Becquerel in Paris , and of one or two German physicists - that a ...
... given . This much , however , can be said thanks to the magnificent work of Rutherford of McGill University , of Sir William Crookes in England , of the Curies and of Becquerel in Paris , and of one or two German physicists - that a ...
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... . Let E D be the normal back pres- sure line ; then if it be raised to the posi- tion I J , the resulting lost work will be given by the area I J D E. As the rectangles F G DE and IJD E have the same ( 20 ) EXHAUST ...
... . Let E D be the normal back pres- sure line ; then if it be raised to the posi- tion I J , the resulting lost work will be given by the area I J D E. As the rectangles F G DE and IJD E have the same ( 20 ) EXHAUST ...
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... given cut - off and in the column corresponding to the percentage of clearance , and de- duct the absolute back ... given case can also be found by the use of the table already given . Example . An engine cutting off at 1 / stroke is ...
... given cut - off and in the column corresponding to the percentage of clearance , and de- duct the absolute back ... given case can also be found by the use of the table already given . Example . An engine cutting off at 1 / stroke is ...
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... given , that the increase in boiler pressure re- quired to raise the back pressure from 2 pounds to 5 pounds was only 5 pounds , an amount so small that it could involve no harmful or wasteful results . So far as the efficiency of the ...
... given , that the increase in boiler pressure re- quired to raise the back pressure from 2 pounds to 5 pounds was only 5 pounds , an amount so small that it could involve no harmful or wasteful results . So far as the efficiency of the ...
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