of the Chairman, the purpose being to demonstrate that the
wings, having a spread of 17 metres, were sufficiently strong
to support the weight of the apparatus
The second experiment in the workshop was made in the presence
of the Chairman, the purpose being to demonstrate that the
wings, having a spread of 17 metres, were sufficiently strong
to support the […]

_A._–The diameter of the piston rod is usually made 1/10th of the diameter
of the cylinder, or the sectional area of the piston rod is 1/100th of the
area of the cylinder. This proportion, however, is not applicable to
locomotive, or even fast moving marine engines. In locomotive engines the
piston rod is made 1/7th of the diameter of […]

show that it was inefficient, since the return path for the lines of
force set up by the bar magnet was necessarily through a very long air
path
A casual consideration of the magnetic circuit of this instrument will
show that it was inefficient, since the return path for the lines of
force set up by the bar magnet was […]

United States has been the development and increase of its
efficiency
Perhaps the most important feature of the electric railway in the
United States has been the development and increase of its
efficiency. Wherever possible traffic conditions warranted, it was
comparatively easy to secure the right of way along country
highways with little, if any, expense, and the construction of
track and […]

because he repeatedly makes assumptions which are not in accordance with
demonstrated fact, and finally sums up the results by the statement: ‘It
is conceded’ (line 2, p
The author”s logic is believed to be entirely faulty in many cases
because he repeatedly makes assumptions which are not in accordance with
demonstrated fact, and finally sums up the results by […]

_A._–Should the piston rod or connecting rod break, or the cutters fall
out or be clipped off–as sometimes happens to the piston cutter when the
engine is suddenly reversed upon a heavy train–the parts should be
disconnected, if the connection cannot be restored, so as to enable one
engine to work; and of course the valve of the faulty […]

great landmark in the history of successful flight
It may be said that Louis Bleriot was responsible for the second
great landmark in the history of successful flight. The day when
the brothers Wright succeeded in accomplishing power-driven
flight ranks as the first of these landmarks. Ader may or may
not have left the ground, but the wreckage […]

and ideals
The telephone world has now its own standards
and ideals. It has a language of its own, a telephonese
that is quite unintelligible to outsiders.
It has as many separate branches of study as
medicine or law. There are few men, half a
dozen at most, who can now be said to have a
general knowledge of telephony. And no […]

BUT IN A COUNTRY WHERE HALF THE ADULTS COULD NOT EVEN
READ SHAKESPEARE IF IT WERE GIVEN TO THEM, I feel the
general literacy and literary requirements overtake a
decision such as theirs
I know this was once considered of utmost importance,
BUT IN A COUNTRY WHERE HALF THE ADULTS COULD NOT EVEN
READ SHAKESPEARE IF IT WERE GIVEN TO THEM, […]

Q. What is a low pressure engine?
A. It is one using steam at a low pressure and exhausting
into a condenser, producing a vacuum, the piston being under
steam pressure on one side and vacuum on the other.