The Mechanics' Magazine and Journal of Engineering, Agricultural Machinery, Manufactures and Shipbuilding, 94. köideRobertson, Brooman, & Company, 1871 |
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Page 118
... weight . As the weight of the common hydrometer is constant , the instrument sinks till the weight of the displaced fluid is equal to its own weight . The direct information given by it is , therefore , different volumes displaced for ...
... weight . As the weight of the common hydrometer is constant , the instrument sinks till the weight of the displaced fluid is equal to its own weight . The direct information given by it is , therefore , different volumes displaced for ...
Page 387
... weight can be determined . But there is a still greater difficulty . The sliding counterpoise in most cases does not by itself indicate sufficiently high to over- take the weight of the more heavily - loaded waggons , and therefore a ...
... weight can be determined . But there is a still greater difficulty . The sliding counterpoise in most cases does not by itself indicate sufficiently high to over- take the weight of the more heavily - loaded waggons , and therefore a ...
Page 451
... weight of it 7 cwt . 3 qrs . and breaking weight 12 tons . Sir William Fairbairn , in order to arrive at correct results and to imitate as nearly as pos- sible the strain to which bridges are subjected by the passage of heavy railway ...
... weight of it 7 cwt . 3 qrs . and breaking weight 12 tons . Sir William Fairbairn , in order to arrive at correct results and to imitate as nearly as pos- sible the strain to which bridges are subjected by the passage of heavy railway ...
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