Miscellaneous Papers on Mechanical SubjectsLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1858 - 183 sider |
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... turn over his capital more frequently . This question of increased production , with which we , as mechanical engineers , are so iden- tified , is so entirely dependent upon the power of the people to consume , that I hope I shall be ...
... turn over his capital more frequently . This question of increased production , with which we , as mechanical engineers , are so iden- tified , is so entirely dependent upon the power of the people to consume , that I hope I shall be ...
Side 51
... turn their hand , in cases of necessity , to other employment . If , therefore , it is desirable for a nation to possess wealth in carriages , it is a mis- take for legislation to prevent it . Formerly , when the wealth of a nation was ...
... turn their hand , in cases of necessity , to other employment . If , therefore , it is desirable for a nation to possess wealth in carriages , it is a mis- take for legislation to prevent it . Formerly , when the wealth of a nation was ...
Side 70
... turns , some in- creasing towards the muzzle , have been tried and thought advantageous at various times . The Enfield rifle has three grooves , with a pitch of 6 feet 6 inches , so that the bullet receives half a turn round its axis ...
... turns , some in- creasing towards the muzzle , have been tried and thought advantageous at various times . The Enfield rifle has three grooves , with a pitch of 6 feet 6 inches , so that the bullet receives half a turn round its axis ...
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... turns , some in- creasing towards the muzzle , have been tried and thought advantageous at various times . The Enfield rifle has three grooves , with a pitch of 6 feet 6 inches , so that the bullet receives half a turn round its axis ...
... turns , some in- creasing towards the muzzle , have been tried and thought advantageous at various times . The Enfield rifle has three grooves , with a pitch of 6 feet 6 inches , so that the bullet receives half a turn round its axis ...
Side 76
... turn in 6 feet 6 inches , causes the bullet , on issuing from the muzzle , to rotate once on its axis in six and a - half feet . This moderate degree of rotation only admits of short projectiles being used , as long ones turn over on ...
... turn in 6 feet 6 inches , causes the bullet , on issuing from the muzzle , to rotate once on its axis in six and a - half feet . This moderate degree of rotation only admits of short projectiles being used , as long ones turn over on ...
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Miscellaneous Papers on Mechanical Subjects: Guns and Steel Joseph Whitworth Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1873 |
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