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Thus far in this chapter only those receivers which are commonly

Friday, October 31st, 2008

called _hand receivers_ have been discussed
Thus far in this chapter only those receivers which are commonly
called _hand receivers_ have been discussed. These are the receivers
that are ordinarily employed by the general public.

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Santos-Dumont has been very fortunate in this respect, his success,

Friday, October 31st, 2008

indeed, being largely due to the compact and powerful gasoline motors
that have been developed for use on automobiles
Santos-Dumont has been very fortunate in this respect, his success,
indeed, being largely due to the compact and powerful gasoline motors
that have been developed for use on automobiles.

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A

Friday, October 31st, 2008

A. If they were stopped up the equalization would be destroyed, and when
the steam-chest pressure was less than the boiler pressure the feed
would work too fast, the oil would enter the feed glass in a stream
instead of forming into drops. If they were broken, the lubricator could
not be used. The auxiliary oilers would have to […]

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CARL offers access to the following groups of databases: Academic and

Friday, October 31st, 2008

public library online catalogs, current article indexes such as UnCover
and Magazine Index, databases such as the Academic American Encyclopedia
and Internet Resource Guide, and a gateway to other library systems
CARL offers access to the following groups of databases: Academic and
public library online catalogs, current article indexes such as UnCover
and Magazine Index, databases such as the […]

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It would require 1406 lbs

Friday, October 31st, 2008

It would require 1406 lbs. per square inch to burst this shell if it
were solid, that is if it had no seam, a single seam affords 62 per cent
of the strength of shell, 1406 x .62 = 871 lbs. to burst the seam if
single riveted; add 20 per cent if double riveted.

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Steven Jobs

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Visionary, beaded, non-hacking youngster who took
Wozniak”s Apple II ][, made a lot of deals,
and formed a company that would make a billion dollars
Steven Jobs
Visionary, beaded, non-hacking youngster who took
Wozniak”s Apple II ][, made a lot of deals,
and formed a company that would make a billion dollars.

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Usenet is not software

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Usenet is not software.
There are dozens of software packages used at various sites to
transport and read Usenet articles. So no one program or package can
be called ‘the Usenet software.’

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On January 2nd, 1909, S

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

On January 2nd, 1909, S. F. Cody opened the New Year by making
the first observed flight at Farnborough on a British Army
aeroplane. It was not until July 18th of 1909 that the first
European height record deserving of mention was put up by
Paulhan, who achieved a height of 450 feet on a Voisin
biplane. This […]

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This makes a very nice and steady pressure, and although the pressure is

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

caused by heat, it is a cold water pressure, as the water is not heated
beyond one or two degrees
This makes a very nice and steady pressure, and although the pressure is
caused by heat, it is a cold water pressure, as the water is not heated
beyond one or two degrees. This mode of testing, however, […]

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Each stage of every trip of a train not a freight is carefully charted,

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

and the engineer is provided with a time-table that shows where his
train should be at a given time
Each stage of every trip of a train not a freight is carefully charted,
and the engineer is provided with a time-table that shows where his
train should be at a given time. It is a matter of pride with […]

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