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The Train Wire: A Discussion of the Science of Train DispatchingThe Train Wire: A Discussion of the Science of Train Dispatching - (Second Edition)In the first edition of this book, issued in 1883, Mr. Anderson, then Superintendent of the Belvidere Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, modestly disclaiming perfection for his work, ventured the prediction...
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The Mentor: The Story of Coal, vol. 6, Num. 6, Serial No. 154, May 1, 1918The Mentor: The Story of Coal, vol. 6, Num. 6, Serial No. 154, May 1, 1918While the vegetable origin of coal is beyond question, two rival views are current among geologists to account for the deposit of ancient plant material in the form of...
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A Story of the TelegraphA Story of the TelegraphThe Electric Telegraph is unquestionably one of our most valuable public utilities. In commercial life the telegraph has revolutionized business methods. Transactions are now effected between New York, London and other financial centres in minutes, which formerly occupied weeks, and...
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Mechanics of the HouseholdMechanics of the Household - A Course of Study Devoted to Domestic Machinery and Household Mechanical AppliancesThis book is intended to be a presentation of the physical principles and mechanism employed in the equipment that has been developed for domestic convenience. Its aim is...
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Grocers' GoodsGrocers' Goods - A Family Guide to the Purchase of Flour, Sugar, Tea, Coffee, Spices, Canned Goods, Cigars, Wines, and All Other Articles Usually Found in American Grocery StoresIn the ancient times of twenty-five or thirty years ago, the grocers goods consisted chiefly of...
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Longmans' Civil Engineering SeriesRailway ConstructionThe construction and maintenance of a railway calls for the application of so many branches of engineering that several volumes would be required to do ample justice to a subject so comprehensive and ever-extending. To avoid attempting so wide a range, the object...
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The 15 Watt Tungsten LampThe Fifteen Watt Tungsten LampSince the introduction of the tungsten lamp some five years ago, the manufacturers have attempted continually to produce smaller and smaller units in the standard voltages. The latest lamp offered today is the 115 volt, 15 watt, tungsten, and it...
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Firemen and Their ExploitsFiremen and Their Exploits - With some account of the rise and development of fire-brigades, of various appliances for saving life at fires and extinguishing the flames.The present volume, though complete in itself, forms one of a series seeking to describe in a popular...
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The History of Ink, Including Its Etymology, Chemistry, and BibliographyThe History of Ink, Including Its Etymology, Chemistry, and BibliographyAn attempt has been made to transcribe the handwritten text in plates used to show the different kinds of ink. Where the original text was unclear, dots have been used to mark illegible letters, []...
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Acids, Alkalis and SaltsAcids, Alkalis and SaltsAcids. A vague hint from Nature gave mankind the first indication of the existence of acids. The juice pressed from ripe grapes is a sweetish liquid. If it is kept for some time, the sweetness goes, and the liquid acquires a...
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Jacquard Machines: Instruction PaperJacquard Machines: Instruction PaperThe term Jacquard Weaving may be applied to all harness weaving that is above the range of harness shafts, so that a jacquard machine is simply a shedding motion whereby a large variety of sheds may be formed. The greater the...
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The boys' life of EdisonThe boys' life of EdisonThis is the story of a great inventor, the most conspicuous figure of the age of electricity. The story is largely autobiography, for, through the author's association with Mr. Edison, it has been possible often to obtain his own narrative...
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A Boy's Workshop: With plans and designs for in-door and out-door workA Boy's Workshop: With plans and designs for in-door and out-door workThe typical American boy, at some period in his life, has a taste for the mechanic arts. Before he is out of pinafores, he surreptitiously lays hold of edged tools, and with unlimited...
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Dictionary of ExplosivesDictionary of ExplosivesIt is a generation since a dictionary of explosives has been published, and, in the meantime, many new explosives have been introduced. It is hoped, therefore, that this small volume, giving concise information about these special materials, may prove useful to those...
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Die Uhren: Ein Abriss der Geschichte der ZeitmessungDie Uhren: Ein Abriß der Geschichte der ZeitmessungSchon lange suchen glaubenslose Vertreter der modernen Naturwissenschaft die glnzenden Erfolge, die in der Erkenntnis der materiellen Welt errungen worden sind, zu verwerten, um geistige Strmungen zu erregen und Ideen zu verbreiten, die das Christentum unterwhlen sollen....
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Mrs. Beeton's Dictionary of Every-Day CookeryMrs. Beeton's Dictionary of Every-Day Cookery - The "All About It" BooksMANY wishes have been expressed to the Authoress of the Book of Household Management that a volume of Recipes in Cookery should be written which could be sold at a price somewhere between...
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A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of PerfumeryA Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Perfumery - Comprising directions for making all kinds of perfumes, sachet powders, fumigating materials, dentrifices, cosmetics, etc., etc., with a full account of the volatile oils, balsams, resins, and other natural and artificial perfume-substances, including the manufacture...
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15 New Ways for OystersFifteen New Ways for OystersDrain twenty-five good, fat oysters, boil the liquor, skim and strain it. Into a saucepan put one tablespoonful of butter, slice into it one good-sized onion; stir and cook until the onion is a golden brown. Then add a level...
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A Book on Vegetable DyesA Book on Vegetable DyesFor example: this book is printed upon one of the first iron presses to be made in this country. The press is a good press; it would be difficult to make a press which would enable the printer to print...
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Hawkins Electrical Guide v. 08 (of 10)Hawkins Electrical Guide v. 08 (of 10) - Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applicationsThe great importance of the wave form in alternating current work...
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