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... material used to insulate each wire from its neighbors ; and it is evident that a cable which will present the least retardation is the one whose insulating material has the lowest MEETING 337 . 23.
... material used to insulate each wire from its neighbors ; and it is evident that a cable which will present the least retardation is the one whose insulating material has the lowest MEETING 337 . 23.
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... material of very high insulating power . So far as it is due to induction , we also want to choose an insulating material of low specific inductive capacity , for the cross- talk is directly dependent upon this quality . The requisites ...
... material of very high insulating power . So far as it is due to induction , we also want to choose an insulating material of low specific inductive capacity , for the cross- talk is directly dependent upon this quality . The requisites ...
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... material inserted , so that at the present time and for some years past all wells are , and have been , drilled of the same size . Some of the principal considerations which governed the choice of a certain diameter of well are : the ...
... material inserted , so that at the present time and for some years past all wells are , and have been , drilled of the same size . Some of the principal considerations which governed the choice of a certain diameter of well are : the ...
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... material to use as a lining for the furnace . So long as the air is excluded it is impossible for it to burn . But we find , after using pure charcoal for a few times , that it becomes valueless . It retains its woody structure , as is ...
... material to use as a lining for the furnace . So long as the air is excluded it is impossible for it to burn . But we find , after using pure charcoal for a few times , that it becomes valueless . It retains its woody structure , as is ...
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... material to insulate the pipes . In the majority of cases the pipes were suitably supported in the bot- tom of a trench , brick walls built up at either side , and covered with planking and roofing material , so as to leave a space of ...
... material to insulate the pipes . In the majority of cases the pipes were suitably supported in the bot- tom of a trench , brick walls built up at either side , and covered with planking and roofing material , so as to leave a space of ...
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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.