Motors and Motor-drivingLongmans, Green, and Company, 1904 - 521 pages |
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Page 26
... heat your foot - warmer . If it were not that there is yet no really satisfactory form of accumulator for traction work on the market , the electric motor - car would long ago have won a complete victory . At pre- sent an electric car ...
... heat your foot - warmer . If it were not that there is yet no really satisfactory form of accumulator for traction work on the market , the electric motor - car would long ago have won a complete victory . At pre- sent an electric car ...
Page 69
... heat - retaining qualities of the fur , such coats have the advantage of readily shooting off rain and of drying very quickly after a shower . They are provided with very high collars , which in cold weather are turned up , and almost ...
... heat - retaining qualities of the fur , such coats have the advantage of readily shooting off rain and of drying very quickly after a shower . They are provided with very high collars , which in cold weather are turned up , and almost ...
Page 81
... heat and cold , since stationary air is an excellent non - conductor . The only escape for heat is through the skylight , but in very cold weather it is only necessary to pull the blind down , and an equal temperature can be maintained ...
... heat and cold , since stationary air is an excellent non - conductor . The only escape for heat is through the skylight , but in very cold weather it is only necessary to pull the blind down , and an equal temperature can be maintained ...
Page 88
... heating arrangements by means of hot water can be purchased , some using gas and others burning petroleum as the source of heat . The little boiler in this case would be placed outside the motor - car house in a small brick shelter ...
... heating arrangements by means of hot water can be purchased , some using gas and others burning petroleum as the source of heat . The little boiler in this case would be placed outside the motor - car house in a small brick shelter ...
Page 89
... heat proof and very hard . The black enamel is well suited for the over - heated portions of the engine , since it keeps its colour , unless the metal is brought to a red heat . Many kinds of aluminium paint have been tried for engines ...
... heat proof and very hard . The black enamel is well suited for the over - heated portions of the engine , since it keeps its colour , unless the metal is brought to a red heat . Many kinds of aluminium paint have been tried for engines ...
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Page 438 - The Interpretation Act, 1889, applies for the purpose of the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the purpose of the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
Page 429 - State, continue in force for a period of twelve months from the date on which it...
Page 432 - ... pounds, or in the case of a second or subsequent conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds, or in the discretion of the court to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months.
Page 451 - ... shall cause two of its wheels on the same axle to be so held that the wheels shall be effectually prevented from revolving, or shall have the same effect in stopping the light locomotive as if such wheels were so held.
Page 423 - ... (2) If any person acts in contravention of this section he shall be liable...
Page 419 - If any person drives a motor car on a public highway recklessly or negligently, or at a speed or in a manner which is dangerous to the public, having regard to all the circumstances of the case...
Page x - That, as they admit of greater breadth of tire than other carriages, and as the roads are not acted on so injuriously as by the feet of horses in common draught, such carriages will cause less wear of roads than coaches drawn by horses. " 9. That rates of toll have been imposed on steam-carriages, which would prohibit their being used on several lines of road, were such charges permitted to remain unaltered.
Page 422 - ... shall be liable on summary conviction in respect of each offence to a fine...
Page 417 - ... a light locomotive shall be deemed to be a carriage within the meaning of any Act of Parliament, whether public general or local, and of any rule, regulation, or byelaw, made under any Act of Parliament, and, if used as a carriage of any particular class, shall be deemed to be a carriage of that class, and the law relating to carriages of that class shall apply accordingly.