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... Influence of tem- perature and atmospheric states on the weight of laps - Lap- feeding ; the piano feed , its action - The finisher lap machine , PAGE 14-56 57-72 its functions ; description - Well made laps ; causes X CONTENTS .
... Influence of tem- perature and atmospheric states on the weight of laps - Lap- feeding ; the piano feed , its action - The finisher lap machine , PAGE 14-56 57-72 its functions ; description - Well made laps ; causes X CONTENTS .
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... weight on every square inch of a valve where the weight is hung to it - To find a weight to hang on a valve to resist a given pressure - Steam engines - Horse power - To find the nominal horse power of a condensing engine - Of a high ...
... weight on every square inch of a valve where the weight is hung to it - To find a weight to hang on a valve to resist a given pressure - Steam engines - Horse power - To find the nominal horse power of a condensing engine - Of a high ...
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... weight given by the same firm for the season 1881-2 rather exceeds this total , being 1,478,997,000 lbs . This vast weight of raw material was worked up into yarn and cloth , and after supplying our domestic requirements , we exported ...
... weight given by the same firm for the season 1881-2 rather exceeds this total , being 1,478,997,000 lbs . This vast weight of raw material was worked up into yarn and cloth , and after supplying our domestic requirements , we exported ...
Page 24
... weight considerably beyond this . The pickers go to the fields with the opening of day , and work , with little intermission for food or rest , until darkness closes in . Picking is a very unhealthy occupation in wet seasons , owing to ...
... weight considerably beyond this . The pickers go to the fields with the opening of day , and work , with little intermission for food or rest , until darkness closes in . Picking is a very unhealthy occupation in wet seasons , owing to ...
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... weight to the action of the winds , which , if not interfered with , would carry them far and wide in the locality of their growth . In some instances very thin transparent and flat fibres are present : possibly owing to the ...
... weight to the action of the winds , which , if not interfered with , would carry them far and wide in the locality of their growth . In some instances very thin transparent and flat fibres are present : possibly owing to the ...
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