The Technical World Magazine, Volume 4Technical World Company, 1906 |
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Page 38
... miles in a fraction under three minutes ! " At that rate , ' said I , I can run around this ball at the rate of forty - five miles an hour ; and if your calculations are correct , and it is eight miles in di- ameter , it must be about ...
... miles in a fraction under three minutes ! " At that rate , ' said I , I can run around this ball at the rate of forty - five miles an hour ; and if your calculations are correct , and it is eight miles in di- ameter , it must be about ...
Page 47
... miles are some- times traveled in this way , without sight of a signal ; but more than that , it is not wise to at- tempt . Of course , soon as any known sig- nal is in sight , the orien- tation is checked by its means ; and if it be ...
... miles are some- times traveled in this way , without sight of a signal ; but more than that , it is not wise to at- tempt . Of course , soon as any known sig- nal is in sight , the orien- tation is checked by its means ; and if it be ...
Page 54
... miles have been paid out ; while a dynamome- ter exhibits the strain on the cable . The enormous strain may be best understood from the fact that , if paying out in 2,600 fathoms ( 31⁄2 miles ) of water , at the rate of seven knots an ...
... miles have been paid out ; while a dynamome- ter exhibits the strain on the cable . The enormous strain may be best understood from the fact that , if paying out in 2,600 fathoms ( 31⁄2 miles ) of water , at the rate of seven knots an ...
Page 58
... mile of the fracture in mid- ocean . On reaching the locality , she " trawls " for the cable with grapnels , and ... miles of new ma- terial and was worked at for 215 days , before it was perfect again . It has been stated that the ...
... mile of the fracture in mid- ocean . On reaching the locality , she " trawls " for the cable with grapnels , and ... miles of new ma- terial and was worked at for 215 days , before it was perfect again . It has been stated that the ...
Page 59
... miles of water beyond the Newfoundland Banks , and was six hours getting it to the top . Although gutta - percha is the insulating substance chiefly used , some 2,500 miles of cable have been treated with vulcanized india - rubber , and ...
... miles of water beyond the Newfoundland Banks , and was six hours getting it to the top . Although gutta - percha is the insulating substance chiefly used , some 2,500 miles of cable have been treated with vulcanized india - rubber , and ...
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