The Electrical Review, Volume 11Electrical review, Limited, 1882 - Electrical engineering |
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Page 156 - And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years...
Page 143 - It defined civil engineering as the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man...
Page 147 - Before many years have elapsed we shall find in our factories and on board our ships engines with a fuel consumption not exceeding 1 pound of coal per effective horse-power per hour, in which the gas producer takes the place of the somewhat complex and dangerous steam boiler.
Page 138 - Act, by notice in writing require such undertakers to sell, and thereupon such undertakers shall sell to them their undertaking, or so much of the same as is within such jurisdiction, upon terms of paying the then value of all lands, buildings, works, materials, and plant of such undertakers...
Page 224 - Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer ; not necessarily for publication, but as a guaranty of good faith. We do not hold ourselves responsible for any view or ooinions expressed in the communications of our correspondents. Attention is called to the "Wants
Page 7 - Notices for the year. Provisional Orders and Licenses granted by the Board of Trade in the preceding year.
Page 7 - Bare wires passing over the tops of houses should never be less than seven feet clear of any part of the roof, and they should invariably be high enough, when crossing S.
Page 148 - Society a speculation regarding the conservation of solar energy, which was based upon the three following postulates, viz. : — 1. That aqueous vapour and carbon compounds are present in stellar or interplanetary space. 2. That these gaseous compounds are capable of being dissociated by radiant solar energy while in a state of extreme attenuation. 3. That...
Page 8 - When these wires pass through roofs, floors, walls, or partitions, or where they cross or are liable to touch metallic masses, like iron girders or pipes, they should be thoroughly protected by suitable additional covering ; and where they are liable to abrasion from any cause, or to the depredations of rats or mice, they should be efficiently encased in some hard material.
Page 145 - May they stood above 4 feet high, with the ears in full bloom, when those not under its influence were under 2 feet in height, and showed no sign of the ear. In the electric railway first constructed by Dr. Werner Siemens, at Berlin, in 1879, electric energy was transmitted to the moving carriage or train of carriages, through the two rails upon which it moved, these being sufficiently insulated from each other by being placed upon well creosoted cross sleepers. At the Paris Electrical Exhibition...