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This kind of conversation is and should be limited to the few

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

dozen to few hundred scholars who are properly interested
This kind of conversation is and should be limited to the few
dozen to few hundred scholars who are properly interested. A
book designed for access by hundreds of millions cannot spend
that amount of time on an issue that is of minimal relevance,
at least minimal to 99.9% of […]

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When the generator is housed in a separate structure the walls should be

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

made of materials or construction that prevents the passage of heat or
cold through them to any great extent
When the generator is housed in a separate structure the walls should be
made of materials or construction that prevents the passage of heat or
cold through them to any great extent. This may be accomplished by the use
of hollow […]

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These three men were the defenders of the Bell

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

patents
These three men were the defenders of the Bell
patents. As Vail built up the young telephone
business, they held it from being torn to shreds
in an orgy of speculative competition. Smith
prepared the comprehensive plan of defence.
By his sagacity and experience he was enabled to
mark out the general principles upon which Bell
had a right to stand. Usually, […]

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To bend a ring or eye in the end of a bar, first figure the length of stock

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

needed by multiplying the diameter of the hole by 31/7, then heat the piece
to a good full red at a point this distance back from the end
To bend a ring or eye in the end of a bar, first figure the length of stock
needed by multiplying the diameter of the hole by 31/7, then heat […]

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When it is required to join a bar to another bar or to the edge of any

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

piece at right angles the work is called a ‘T’ weld from its shape when
complete (Figure 53)
When it is required to join a bar to another bar or to the edge of any
piece at right angles the work is called a ‘T’ weld from its shape when
complete (Figure 53). The end of the bar is […]

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From what has been said, it will be easy to understand how the

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

stealthy entrance of burglars into a house can be announced by an
electric bell or warning lamp
From what has been said, it will be easy to understand how the
stealthy entrance of burglars into a house can be announced by an
electric bell or warning lamp. If press-buttons or contact-keys
are placed on the sashes of the windows, the […]

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The forms so far described all require that the pieces be laid together in

Monday, January 28th, 2008

the proper position after removal from the fire, and this always causes a
slight loss of time and a consequent lowering of the temperature
The forms so far described all require that the pieces be laid together in
the proper position after removal from the fire, and this always causes a
slight loss of time and a consequent lowering […]

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If the operator desires to call Station A, she will press key _K_^{1}

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

which will ground the upper side of the line and connect the lower
side of the line with the generator _G_^{1}, and this, obviously, will
cause the bell at Station A to ring
If the operator desires to call Station A, she will press key _K_^{1}
which will ground the upper side of the line and connect the lower
side […]

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Were it not for the extremely high pressure of lightning discharges,

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

their high frequency of oscillation would enable ordinary coils to be
self-protecting against them
Were it not for the extremely high pressure of lightning discharges,
their high frequency of oscillation would enable ordinary coils to be
self-protecting against them. But a discharge of electricity can take
place through the air or other insulating medium if its pressure be
high enough. A […]

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What really drove the hackers crazy was the attitude of the IBM

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

priests and sub-priests, who seemed to think that IBM had the
only ‘real’ computers, and the rest were all trash
What really drove the hackers crazy was the attitude of the IBM
priests and sub-priests, who seemed to think that IBM had the
only ‘real’ computers, and the rest were all trash. You couldn”t
talk to those people–they were […]

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