The Technical World Magazine, Volume 6Technical World Company, 1907 |
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Page 4
... length , early in 1878 , Mr. Selden's long dream stood before him in steel and brass . Would the engine run ? Would his friends and enemies still have occasion to laugh at him , or would it be his turn to laugh ? The May day in 1878 ...
... length , early in 1878 , Mr. Selden's long dream stood before him in steel and brass . Would the engine run ? Would his friends and enemies still have occasion to laugh at him , or would it be his turn to laugh ? The May day in 1878 ...
Page 26
... length is fifty - five feet . The motor is a 100 horse- power , six - cylinder , gasoline engine with " make and brake " spark ignition , with battery and magneto for ignition . The metal clutch , operated by air - pressure , is ...
... length is fifty - five feet . The motor is a 100 horse- power , six - cylinder , gasoline engine with " make and brake " spark ignition , with battery and magneto for ignition . The metal clutch , operated by air - pressure , is ...
Page 30
... length in the construction of a first - class modern railroad , which , it is expected , will be opened for business by next Oc- tober . As the crow flies , the distance from ocean to ocean across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec is 125 miles ...
... length in the construction of a first - class modern railroad , which , it is expected , will be opened for business by next Oc- tober . As the crow flies , the distance from ocean to ocean across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec is 125 miles ...
Page 37
... length , the tunnel will be one of the longest in the world , and certainly the longest in the United States . The longest now in ex- istence on this continent is the 16,000- foot bore in the Cascade Range in Wash- ington , on the Great ...
... length , the tunnel will be one of the longest in the world , and certainly the longest in the United States . The longest now in ex- istence on this continent is the 16,000- foot bore in the Cascade Range in Wash- ington , on the Great ...
Page 47
... length 9,000 feet , and the total length of the trestle a little over two miles . The contract requires that the work of construction shall be completed by De- cember , 1906 ; but it is probable that an extension of time will be granted ...
... length 9,000 feet , and the total length of the trestle a little over two miles . The contract requires that the work of construction shall be completed by De- cember , 1906 ; but it is probable that an extension of time will be granted ...
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