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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... never more than a few days ' food in stock . And the supply is so regular and continuous , that the possibility of its being inter- rupted never for a moment occurs to any one . Yet , in these days of strikes among workmen , such a ...
... never more than a few days ' food in stock . And the supply is so regular and continuous , that the possibility of its being inter- rupted never for a moment occurs to any one . Yet , in these days of strikes among workmen , such a ...
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... never be relied upon for the safe conduct of ordinary traffic . His thoughts finally settled on steam as the only practicable power for this purpose ; but , though his enthusiasm in the cause of improved transit of persons and of goods ...
... never be relied upon for the safe conduct of ordinary traffic . His thoughts finally settled on steam as the only practicable power for this purpose ; but , though his enthusiasm in the cause of improved transit of persons and of goods ...
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... never fairly applied him- self . It was enough for him to accomplish the great work of perfecting his condensed engine , and with that he rested content . But Watt continued to be so strongly urged by those about him to apply steam ...
... never fairly applied him- self . It was enough for him to accomplish the great work of perfecting his condensed engine , and with that he rested content . But Watt continued to be so strongly urged by those about him to apply steam ...
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... never entertained very sanguine views as to the practicability of road locomotion by steam . He continued , however , to discuss the subject with his partner Boul- ton , and from his letters we gather that his mind continued un ...
... never entertained very sanguine views as to the practicability of road locomotion by steam . He continued , however , to discuss the subject with his partner Boul- ton , and from his letters we gather that his mind continued un ...
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... never carried them farther . While he was thus dis- cussing the subject with Boulton , William Murdock , one of the most skilled and ingenious workmen of the Soho firm - then liv- ing at Redruth , in Cornwall - was occupying himself ...
... never carried them farther . While he was thus dis- cussing the subject with Boulton , William Murdock , one of the most skilled and ingenious workmen of the Soho firm - then liv- ing at Redruth , in Cornwall - was occupying himself ...
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