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Page 28 - THE PRACTICAL ENGINEER'S HAND-BOOK. Comprising a Treatise on Modern Engines and Boilers : Marine, Locomotive and Stationary. And containing a large collection of Rules and Practical Data relating to recent Practice in Designing and Constructing all kinds of Engines, Boilers, and other Engineering work. The whole constituting a comprehensive Key to the Board of Trade and other Examinations for Certificates of Competency in Modern Mechanical Engineering. By WALTER S. HUTTON, Civil and Mechanical Engineer,...
Page 146 - Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Page 18 - FELKIN, HM— Technical Education in a Saxon Town. Published for the City and Guilds of London Institute for the Advancement of Technical Education.
Page 260 - Ibs. or 170 Ibs. per square inch; and, although the resultant economy will not be so great as that which attended the increase at one step from 30 Ibs.
Page 37 - shall mean the commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury ; " The Admiralty " shall mean the Lord High Admiral or the commissioners for executing his office : " The Board of Trade " shall mean the lords of the committee of privy council appointed for the consideration of matters relating to trade and foreign plantations...
Page 36 - I think there is a good deal of difference of opinion as to whether...
Page 29 - Man, that neither they nor any of them, at any time during the continuance of the said term of fourteen years hereby granted, either directly or indirectly do make, use, or put in practice the said invention, or any part of the same...
Page 39 - ... been small. Unless some inducement is given by the English Government to continue the building of such vessels, they must diminish in number ; whereas abroad, by subsidies, their construction is directly encouraged. It is neither to the credit of the country nor for the advantage of our marine that vessels of this class should mostly be under foreign flags. The arrangement made with the two companies differs in detail, but is the same in principle.
Page 295 - ... all cases very inferior, so that it is not unfair to take credit for 20 per cent, reduction. 4. The Working Pressures of Steam are much increased on the average, and are still increasing ; many steamers now being built for 120 Ibs.
Page 29 - Man, that they do not at any time during the continuance of the said term of fourteen years either directly or indirectly make use of or put in practice the said invention, or any part of the same, nor in anywise imitate the same, nor make or cause to be made any addition thereto or subtraction therefrom...