Addresses Delivered at the Triennial Celebration ..., Volumes 24-281886 |
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... supply the place of oxygen for breathing purposes , and , if breathed undiluted , will produce speedy death from suffocation . But besides this negative power , which it shares with the other constituents of illuminating gas , carbonic ...
... supply the place of oxygen for breathing purposes , and , if breathed undiluted , will produce speedy death from suffocation . But besides this negative power , which it shares with the other constituents of illuminating gas , carbonic ...
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... supply for the experiments was taken from pipes of the local company , and allowed to escape into the apartments through ordinary burners supplied by the local gas- fitters , and connected with meters for the registration of the inflow ...
... supply for the experiments was taken from pipes of the local company , and allowed to escape into the apartments through ordinary burners supplied by the local gas- fitters , and connected with meters for the registration of the inflow ...
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... supply were throttled , steam would flow in from the return - end and the condensation - water would be driven back and retained in the radiator . Consequently , there is no control of the supply of steam and of the heat emitted ; the ...
... supply were throttled , steam would flow in from the return - end and the condensation - water would be driven back and retained in the radiator . Consequently , there is no control of the supply of steam and of the heat emitted ; the ...
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... supply steam to meet the exact demands for it . When it is fully opened , the water in the branch - return all escapes , and is not again checked until the steam supply is diminished . By means of these appliances the great advantage of ...
... supply steam to meet the exact demands for it . When it is fully opened , the water in the branch - return all escapes , and is not again checked until the steam supply is diminished . By means of these appliances the great advantage of ...
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... supply of 58,381,400 ft . lbs . of energy . Also , seventy - five per cent of all the energy of falling , in excess of traction , will appear in the form of current , of which eighty per cent will become effective for tractive power ...
... supply of 58,381,400 ft . lbs . of energy . Also , seventy - five per cent of all the energy of falling , in excess of traction , will appear in the form of current , of which eighty per cent will become effective for tractive power ...
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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.