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Side 12
... arranging the procession to accommodate a band of music and numerous
passengers from Darlington , the engine set off again , and arrived at Stockton in
3 hours and 7 minutes , including stoppages , the distance being nearly 12 miles
.
... arranging the procession to accommodate a band of music and numerous
passengers from Darlington , the engine set off again , and arrived at Stockton in
3 hours and 7 minutes , including stoppages , the distance being nearly 12 miles
.
Side 13
Stephenson , who had already won a reputation , was appointed engineer , at £
1000 a year , and a chief point determined on was , that the line should be as
nearly as possible straight between the two towns . In the carrying out of this
design ...
Stephenson , who had already won a reputation , was appointed engineer , at £
1000 a year , and a chief point determined on was , that the line should be as
nearly as possible straight between the two towns . In the carrying out of this
design ...
Side 14
This engine travelled over the stipulated thirty miles in two hours and seven
minutes nearly , with a speed at times of twenty - nine miles an hour , and at the
slowest nearly twelve ; in the latter case exceeding the advertised maximum ; in
the ...
This engine travelled over the stipulated thirty miles in two hours and seven
minutes nearly , with a speed at times of twenty - nine miles an hour , and at the
slowest nearly twelve ; in the latter case exceeding the advertised maximum ; in
the ...
Side 18
... that still more magnificent work of art , the Tubular Bridge , nearly two miles in
length , across the St Lawrence at Montreal - in all which works , however , he
was ably assisted by subordinates ; nor should it be omitted that to William
Fairbairn ...
... that still more magnificent work of art , the Tubular Bridge , nearly two miles in
length , across the St Lawrence at Montreal - in all which works , however , he
was ably assisted by subordinates ; nor should it be omitted that to William
Fairbairn ...
Side 25
... important information , that , in consequence of a splinter from a shell at the
battle of Eylau , he had himself been two years entirely deprived of the use of his
limbs , and subject to spasms in the head , which had nearly bereft him of reason
.
... important information , that , in consequence of a splinter from a shell at the
battle of Eylau , he had himself been two years entirely deprived of the use of his
limbs , and subject to spasms in the head , which had nearly bereft him of reason
.
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| Titel | Chambers's Miscellany of Instructive & Entertaining Tracts, Bind 1–2 Chambers's Miscellany of Instructive & Entertaining Tracts, William Chambers |
| Redaktører | William Chambers, Robert Chambers |
| Udgiver | Lippincott, 1869 |
| Oprindeligt fra | University of Illinois ved Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitaliseret | 12. aug 2016 |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |