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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... thing better than the orang- outang or the tiger . " But that reproach no longer applies . Some of the greatest bridges erected in modern times - such as those over the Sone near Patna , and over the Jamna at Allahabad- have been ...
... thing better than the orang- outang or the tiger . " But that reproach no longer applies . Some of the greatest bridges erected in modern times - such as those over the Sone near Patna , and over the Jamna at Allahabad- have been ...
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... thing was found to have been in the first instance made too light and too slight . The prize " Rocket , " which weighed only 4 tons when loaded with its coke and water , was found quite unsuited for drawing the increasingly heavy loads ...
... thing was found to have been in the first instance made too light and too slight . The prize " Rocket , " which weighed only 4 tons when loaded with its coke and water , was found quite unsuited for drawing the increasingly heavy loads ...
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... things human . Though their ma- chinery may be perfect , and their organization as complete as skill and forethought can make it , workmen will at times be for- getful and listless , and a moment's carelessness may lead to the most ...
... things human . Though their ma- chinery may be perfect , and their organization as complete as skill and forethought can make it , workmen will at times be for- getful and listless , and a moment's carelessness may lead to the most ...
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... things now . On the Metropolitan Line , 667 trains pass a given point in one direction or the other during the eighteen hours of the working day , or an average of 36 trains an hour . At the Cannon - street Station of the Southeastern ...
... things now . On the Metropolitan Line , 667 trains pass a given point in one direction or the other during the eighteen hours of the working day , or an average of 36 trains an hour . At the Cannon - street Station of the Southeastern ...
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... thing during Easter week to send 570,000 passengers through the London Bridge Station alone ; and on some days as many as 1200 trains a day . While such are the expedients adopted to insure safety , others equally ingenious are adopted ...
... thing during Easter week to send 570,000 passengers through the London Bridge Station alone ; and on some days as many as 1200 trains a day . While such are the expedients adopted to insure safety , others equally ingenious are adopted ...
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