Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Volume 36The Institution, 1873 - Civil engineering Vols. 39-204 (1874/75-1916/17) have a section 3 containing "Abstracts of papers in foreign transactions and periodicals" (title varies); issued separately, 1919-37, as the institution's Engineering abstracts from the current periodical literature of engineering and applied science, published outside the United Kingdom. |
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... Horse power of machines - H. P. Hydraulic wheels . 480 Ventilating machines 300 Sundry 80 Total horse power of machinery 860 Horses employed in clearing away débris 80 The number employed at Bardonnèche was generally in excess of the ...
... Horse power of machines - H. P. Hydraulic wheels . 480 Ventilating machines 300 Sundry 80 Total horse power of machinery 860 Horses employed in clearing away débris 80 The number employed at Bardonnèche was generally in excess of the ...
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... horses , except at an enormous outlay , and to the danger of the passengers . The road locomotive was introduced , in an approximately practical form , about the year 1827. Many experi- ments had been made with steam coaches on turnpike ...
... horses , except at an enormous outlay , and to the danger of the passengers . The road locomotive was introduced , in an approximately practical form , about the year 1827. Many experi- ments had been made with steam coaches on turnpike ...
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... horse coach . Consequently the proprietors of the horse coaches , being in possession , threw such obstacles in the way of the intro- duction of steam that , after large sums of money had been sunk in endeavouring to make a perfect ...
... horse coach . Consequently the proprietors of the horse coaches , being in possession , threw such obstacles in the way of the intro- duction of steam that , after large sums of money had been sunk in endeavouring to make a perfect ...
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... horse tramways . DRIVING WHEELS . Amongst the component parts of a traction engine , the driving wheels perform the most important functions . They may be classified under the heads of ' elastic , ' ' flexible , ' and ' rigid . ' An ...
... horse tramways . DRIVING WHEELS . Amongst the component parts of a traction engine , the driving wheels perform the most important functions . They may be classified under the heads of ' elastic , ' ' flexible , ' and ' rigid . ' An ...
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... horses or oxen . Boydell's wheel , when tried , gave the most satisfactory results as regards the increase of adhesion ; and it was shown that it could run with facility over soft land upon which a horse could not move a light cart ...
... horses or oxen . Boydell's wheel , when tried , gave the most satisfactory results as regards the increase of adhesion ; and it was shown that it could run with facility over soft land upon which a horse could not move a light cart ...
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