The Life of George Stephenson and of His Son Robert Stephenson: Comprising Also a History of the Invention and Introduction of the Railway LocomotiveHarper, 1868 - 501 páginas |
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... labor at least 28. a week in all the districts into which they have penetrated . The workmen next in number is that of the artificers ( 40,167 ) employed in constructing and re- pairing the rolling - stock ; the porters ( 25,381 ) , the ...
... labor at least 28. a week in all the districts into which they have penetrated . The workmen next in number is that of the artificers ( 40,167 ) employed in constructing and re- pairing the rolling - stock ; the porters ( 25,381 ) , the ...
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... labor and expense . It is creditable to Mr. Edgeworth's forethought that both the models proposed by him have since been adopted . Horse - trac- tion of carriages on railways is now in general use in the towns of the United States ; and ...
... labor and expense . It is creditable to Mr. Edgeworth's forethought that both the models proposed by him have since been adopted . Horse - trac- tion of carriages on railways is now in general use in the towns of the United States ; and ...
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... labor was found too severe ; and when Mr. Miller went to see Symington's model , and informed the in- ventor of his difficulty in obtaining a regular and effective power for driving his boat , Symington - his mind naturally full of his ...
... labor was found too severe ; and when Mr. Miller went to see Symington's model , and informed the in- ventor of his difficulty in obtaining a regular and effective power for driving his boat , Symington - his mind naturally full of his ...
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... labor and his reward . The only remuneration he received from the Company was a hundred guineas , which were paid to him according to agreement , provided he carried the excavation to the extent of 1000 yards , which he did . Trevithick ...
... labor and his reward . The only remuneration he received from the Company was a hundred guineas , which were paid to him according to agreement , provided he carried the excavation to the extent of 1000 yards , which he did . Trevithick ...
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... labor , and among the best paid , George was very anxious to learn it . A small winding - engine having been put up for the purpose of drawing the coals from the pit , Bill Coe , his friend and fellow - workman , was appointed the ...
... labor , and among the best paid , George was very anxious to learn it . A small winding - engine having been put up for the purpose of drawing the coals from the pit , Bill Coe , his friend and fellow - workman , was appointed the ...
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