THE OBSTRUCTION TO THE NAVIGATION OF RIVERS CAUSED BY THE PIERS OF BRIDGES
The investigation, which was interrupted at the close of my last communication, as to the amount of power required for the ascent of a steamboat of specified dimensions through a given draw, was based upon the supposition that, so far as vertical resistances were concerned, all the power of the engi...
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| Published in | Scientific American Vol. II.; no. NO. 17.; p. 262 |
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| Format | Magazine Article |
| Language | English |
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New York
American Periodicals Series II
21.04.1860
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| Summary: | The investigation, which was interrupted at the close of my last communication, as to the amount of power required for the ascent of a steamboat of specified dimensions through a given draw, was based upon the supposition that, so far as vertical resistances were concerned, all the power of the engine was usefully employed in overcoming the resistances; that there was no loss of power between the point where it was derived from the engine... |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 content type line 24 ObjectType-Feature-1 SourceType-Magazines-1 |
| ISSN: | 0036-8733 1946-7087 |