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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... proceeded with equal ra- pidity on the Continent . France has now 9624 miles at work ; Germany ( including Austria ) , 13,392 miles ; Spain , 3161 miles ; Sweden , 1100 miles ; Belgium , 1073 miles ; Switzerland , 795 miles ; Holland ...
... proceeded with equal ra- pidity on the Continent . France has now 9624 miles at work ; Germany ( including Austria ) , 13,392 miles ; Spain , 3161 miles ; Sweden , 1100 miles ; Belgium , 1073 miles ; Switzerland , 795 miles ; Holland ...
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... proceeded to apply themselves to the solution of the problem of how the communications of the coun- try were best to be improved ; and the result was , that the power * " Lives of the Engineers , ” vols . i . and ii . 48 SCHEMERS AND ...
... proceeded to apply themselves to the solution of the problem of how the communications of the coun- try were best to be improved ; and the result was , that the power * " Lives of the Engineers , ” vols . i . and ii . 48 SCHEMERS AND ...
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... proceeded no farther with his scheme of a " fiery chariot , " he succeeded in inflaming the mind of his young friend , Richard Lovell Edgeworth , who had settled for a time in his neighborhood , and induced him to direct his attention ...
... proceeded no farther with his scheme of a " fiery chariot , " he succeeded in inflaming the mind of his young friend , Richard Lovell Edgeworth , who had settled for a time in his neighborhood , and induced him to direct his attention ...
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... proceeded to construct a model locomotive provided with two cylinders of tin - plate , in- tending that the pistons and their connecting - rods should act al- ternately on two pinions attached to the axles of the carriage- wheels . But ...
... proceeded to construct a model locomotive provided with two cylinders of tin - plate , in- tending that the pistons and their connecting - rods should act al- ternately on two pinions attached to the axles of the carriage- wheels . But ...
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... proceeded no farther with it . When Cugnot's carriage was ready , it was tried in the presence of the Duc de Choiseul , the Comte de Saxe , and other military officers . On being first set in motion , it ran against a stone wall which ...
... proceeded no farther with it . When Cugnot's carriage was ready , it was tried in the presence of the Duc de Choiseul , the Comte de Saxe , and other military officers . On being first set in motion , it ran against a stone wall which ...
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