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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... railway by an " explosive machine , " as the locomotive was de- scribed to be . Indeed , a writer of eminence declared that he would as soon think of being fired off on a ricochet rocket as PREFACE . vii travel on a railway at twice the.
... railway by an " explosive machine , " as the locomotive was de- scribed to be . Indeed , a writer of eminence declared that he would as soon think of being fired off on a ricochet rocket as PREFACE . vii travel on a railway at twice the.
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... Machine . — William Fairbairn , C.E. , and George Stephenson . -Ballast - heaving . - Cottage Chimney takes fire . -Birth of his son Robert . - Re- moval to West Moor , Killingworth . - Death of his Wife . - Appointed Engine - man at ...
... Machine . — William Fairbairn , C.E. , and George Stephenson . -Ballast - heaving . - Cottage Chimney takes fire . -Birth of his son Robert . - Re- moval to West Moor , Killingworth . - Death of his Wife . - Appointed Engine - man at ...
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... machines , and engines so greatly increased the productive wealth of the nation - that some forty years since it was found that these roads and canals , numerous and excellent though they might be , were altogether inadequate for the ...
... machines , and engines so greatly increased the productive wealth of the nation - that some forty years since it was found that these roads and canals , numerous and excellent though they might be , were altogether inadequate for the ...
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... machine , it proved worthless , for the wind could not be depended upon for land locomotion . The coach could not tack as the ship did . Sometimes the wind did not blow at all , while at other times it blew a hurricane . After being ...
... machine , it proved worthless , for the wind could not be depended upon for land locomotion . The coach could not tack as the ship did . Sometimes the wind did not blow at all , while at other times it blew a hurricane . After being ...
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... machine . * Erasmus Darwin was in many respects a remarkable man . In his own neighborhood he was highly esteemed as a physician , and by many intelligent readers of his day he was greatly prized as a poet . Horace Walpole said of his ...
... machine . * Erasmus Darwin was in many respects a remarkable man . In his own neighborhood he was highly esteemed as a physician , and by many intelligent readers of his day he was greatly prized as a poet . Horace Walpole said of his ...
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