The Technical World Magazine, Volume 4Technical World Company, 1906 |
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Page 57
... ship . - Fanning lies a little north of the equator , due south of Hawaii . PERFORATED RIBBON CONTAINING MESSAGE TO BE SENT . The large. the glass tube from coming in contact with the paper . The vibration results in the siphon tracing a ...
... ship . - Fanning lies a little north of the equator , due south of Hawaii . PERFORATED RIBBON CONTAINING MESSAGE TO BE SENT . The large. the glass tube from coming in contact with the paper . The vibration results in the siphon tracing a ...
Page 58
... ship directions which will place her within a mile of the fracture in mid- ocean . On reaching the locality , she " trawls " for the cable with grapnels , and , having got it on board , " splices " it , or inserts a new section ...
... ship directions which will place her within a mile of the fracture in mid- ocean . On reaching the locality , she " trawls " for the cable with grapnels , and , having got it on board , " splices " it , or inserts a new section ...
Page 59
... ships is capable of lifting thirty tons at a speed of one knot per hour . Once the re- pair ship Minia lifted a cable from three . miles of water beyond the Newfoundland Banks , and was six hours getting it to the top . Although gutta ...
... ships is capable of lifting thirty tons at a speed of one knot per hour . Once the re- pair ship Minia lifted a cable from three . miles of water beyond the Newfoundland Banks , and was six hours getting it to the top . Although gutta ...
Page 64
... ship- ment of steel is just being delivered - a clattering pile of long strips , each of the width and thickness of the finished mag- net . The first thing that is done is to se- lect samples to be put through the same . stages of ...
... ship- ment of steel is just being delivered - a clattering pile of long strips , each of the width and thickness of the finished mag- net . The first thing that is done is to se- lect samples to be put through the same . stages of ...
Page 80
... cradle looks much like the skeleton frame of a great ship - it is longer than the biggest ocean liner - and this resemblance is further ment for the actual cost of constructing the raft ,. 80 THE TECHNICAL WORLD MAGAZINE.
... cradle looks much like the skeleton frame of a great ship - it is longer than the biggest ocean liner - and this resemblance is further ment for the actual cost of constructing the raft ,. 80 THE TECHNICAL WORLD MAGAZINE.
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