speculation–all parties believe that perfect success, and
thence incalculable advantage of every kind, will follow to
every individual joining in this great undertaking; but the
Gentlemen engaged in it wish that no concealment of the
consequences, perfect success, or possible failure, should in
the slightest degree be inferred
It is not pretended to conceal that the project is a
speculation–all parties believe […]

said would not pull its load over the hills he had to travel
An expert was called a long distance to see an engine that the operator
said would not pull its load over the hills he had to travel.

breath spins very rapidly; so, too, do the wheels spun by the steamy
breath of the boilers, and Mr
It will be noticed that the little wind-turbine that you blow with your
breath spins very rapidly; so, too, do the wheels spun by the steamy
breath of the boilers, and Mr. Parsons found that the propeller fastened
to the shaft […]

and much heavier than the rigid type, will, no
doubt, appear in time, and the real improvement
would be in the direction of having the blades
capable of automatic adjustment, dependent on
the wind pressure, or the turning speed, and thus
not impose this additional duty on the pilot
Such propellers, while they may be dangerous,
and much heavier than the rigid […]

Two months after receiving the message from Poldhu at St. Johns, Marconi
set sail from England for America, in the _Philadelphia_, to carry out,
on a much larger scale, the experiments he had worked out with the tug
three years ago. The steamship was fitted with a complete receiving and
sending outfit, and soon after she steamed out from […]

engine made was that of Charles Manly, who built a five-cylinder
radial engine in 1901 for use with Langley”s “aerodrome,” as the
latter inventor decided to call what has since become known as
the aeroplane
The very first successful design of internal combustion aero
engine made was that of Charles Manly, who built a five-cylinder
radial engine in 1901 for use […]

rubbing rubbing Surface
Area of Slide Weight or Pressure on Power required to move the
rubbing rubbing Surface. Slide _slowly_ in […]

weighed but a hundred pounds when he made his first ascensions, and
added very little live ballast as he grew older
Santos-Dumont was built to jockey a Pegasus or guide an air-ship, for he
weighed but a hundred pounds when he made his first ascensions, and
added very little live ballast as he grew older.

A. By the usual socket, into which the lamp screws. The socket is a part
of the focusing device, one type of which holds the lamp in a horizontal
position, while in the other the lamp is held vertically or upright.

A. Test for a leaky slide valve, place the engine on the quarter on the
suspected side with the reverse lever in center notch; the valve should
be in the middle of its travel and cover both ports. If steam blows
through the open cylinder cocks on that side, the valve or seat are
defective. A leaky balanced valve […]