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Page 158
... shaft horsepower or in cases in which a useful proportion of the energy remains in the exhaust jet , as equivalent horse- power . The latter is the sum of the shaft power and a theoretical power derived from the assumption that ap ...
... shaft horsepower or in cases in which a useful proportion of the energy remains in the exhaust jet , as equivalent horse- power . The latter is the sum of the shaft power and a theoretical power derived from the assumption that ap ...
Page 383
... shaft and a flag located in a pas- ture near Lebanon , Kansas , close to the Nebraska border . Some 40 miles ( 65 kilometres ) to the south is the magnet- ic , or geodetic , centre of the terrestrial mass of North America . The more ...
... shaft and a flag located in a pas- ture near Lebanon , Kansas , close to the Nebraska border . Some 40 miles ( 65 kilometres ) to the south is the magnet- ic , or geodetic , centre of the terrestrial mass of North America . The more ...
Page 443
... shaft near the hammer's point of attachment to a rail fixed above the keys . When the key is pressed completely down , the jack tilts and disengages itself from the intermediate lever , which then falls back , permitting the hammer to ...
... shaft near the hammer's point of attachment to a rail fixed above the keys . When the key is pressed completely down , the jack tilts and disengages itself from the intermediate lever , which then falls back , permitting the hammer to ...
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