Addresses Delivered at the Triennial Celebration ..., Volumes 24-281886 |
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... caused by the line - men tramping up and down the stairs , and over the roofs , to construct or repair the wires . If ... cause enormous expense for recon- struction . The annual cost of repairs of overhead wires in cities is not less ...
... caused by the line - men tramping up and down the stairs , and over the roofs , to construct or repair the wires . If ... cause enormous expense for recon- struction . The annual cost of repairs of overhead wires in cities is not less ...
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... cause fac - simile signals in all the other wires , even though there is no direct passage of electricity from one wire to the others . Here , too , in the case of telegraph apparatus , the induction is not sufficient to affect even the ...
... cause fac - simile signals in all the other wires , even though there is no direct passage of electricity from one wire to the others . Here , too , in the case of telegraph apparatus , the induction is not sufficient to affect even the ...
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... caused them to be almost entirely abandoned abroad . Another cable referred to is the Brooks , which consists of copper- covered wires wound with cotton , and drawn into iron pipes , which are then filled with petroleum . The specific ...
... caused them to be almost entirely abandoned abroad . Another cable referred to is the Brooks , which consists of copper- covered wires wound with cotton , and drawn into iron pipes , which are then filled with petroleum . The specific ...
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... causing incessant noise . If we change this horizontal system into an inclined one , a degree of inclination will be reached where the movement of the water , due to gravity , will have sufficient force to overcome the fric- tion of the ...
... causing incessant noise . If we change this horizontal system into an inclined one , a degree of inclination will be reached where the movement of the water , due to gravity , will have sufficient force to overcome the fric- tion of the ...
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... caused great variations in temperature at differ- ent parts of the room . If this entering air was moderately heated ( not too warm as to spoil the draft ) , this method would perhaps be the best . Heating by a furnace , as compared ...
... caused great variations in temperature at differ- ent parts of the room . If this entering air was moderately heated ( not too warm as to spoil the draft ) , this method would perhaps be the best . Heating by a furnace , as compared ...
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Page 92 - ... advise the respective parties what, if anything, ought to be done or submitted to by either or both to adjust said dispute, and make a written decision thereof.
Page 79 - May one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, the Straight Line or Distance between the Centres of the Two Points in the Gold Studs in the Straight Brass Rod, now in the Custody of the Clerk of the House of Commons, whereon the Words and Figures
Page 91 - An Act to provide for a State Board of Arbitration for the settlement of differences between employers and employes, to define the duties of said Board, and to appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars therefor.
Page 93 - ... make and publish a report finding such cause or causes, and assigning such responsibility or blame. The board shall have the same powers for the foregoing purposes as are given it by section three of this act.
Page 81 - To form some conception of the degree of coarse-grainedness indicated by this conclusion, imagine a rain drop, or a globe of glass as large as a pea, to be magnified up to the size of the earth, each constituent molecule being magnified in the same proportion. The magnified structure would be coarser grained than a heap of small shot, but probably less coarse grained than a heap of cricketballs.
Page 79 - Pendulum vibrating Seconds of Mean Time in the Latitude of London in a Vacuum at the Level of the Sea is in the proportion of Thirty-Six Inches to Thirty-Nine Inches and one thousand three hundred and ninety-three ten-thousandth Parts of an Inch...
Page 39 - Cross in the chair. The records of the previous meeting were read and approved. The chairman...
Page 122 - Thus the nutrients of vegetable foods are, in general, much less costly than in animal foods. The animal foods have, however, the advantage of containing a larger proportion of protein and fats, and the protein, at least, in more digestible forms.
Page 133 - ... following : — First. To give the students practice in such experimental work as any engineer is constantly liable to be called upon to perform in the practice of his profession; as boiler tests, engine tests, power determinations, etc. Second. To give the students some experience in carrying on original investigations in engineering subjects with such care and accuracy as to render the results of real value to the engineering community. Third. By publishing from time to time the results of...
Page 96 - President, in the Chair. After the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting the name of Dr.