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... inch of a safety valve- To find the 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 ...
... inch of a safety valve- To find the 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 ...
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... inch apart . name . The Gossypium arboreum , when full grown , attains a height of from fifteen to twenty feet , from which fact it derives its The flowers are red , the seeds covered with a greenish - coloured fur , and enveloped in a ...
... inch apart . name . The Gossypium arboreum , when full grown , attains a height of from fifteen to twenty feet , from which fact it derives its The flowers are red , the seeds covered with a greenish - coloured fur , and enveloped in a ...
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... In some American qualities this is done . The following tabular form exhibits these characteristics in detail in the most important cottons of commerce : Length of staple in inches . Mean dia- Country of 34 COTTON SPINNING .
... In some American qualities this is done . The following tabular form exhibits these characteristics in detail in the most important cottons of commerce : Length of staple in inches . Mean dia- Country of 34 COTTON SPINNING .
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Richard Marsden. Length of staple in inches . Mean dia- Country of Districts Name . where Species . meter Growth . grown . Max . Min . Mean . of fibre . Description . Sea Islands Islands on G. Barbadense 1-80 1.60 170 1862 coasts of ...
Richard Marsden. Length of staple in inches . Mean dia- Country of Districts Name . where Species . meter Growth . grown . Max . Min . Mean . of fibre . Description . Sea Islands Islands on G. Barbadense 1-80 1.60 170 1862 coasts of ...
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... inches . Mean dia- meter of fibre . Description . Max . Min . Mean . Gallini , Egyptian Brown Messifieh , & c . G. Barbadense Zagazig , G. herbaceum 1.60 1.40 1.50 T626 1.50 1.20 1.35 Sea Island variety . ... Mansurah , Egypt Beharah ...
... inches . Mean dia- meter of fibre . Description . Max . Min . Mean . Gallini , Egyptian Brown Messifieh , & c . G. Barbadense Zagazig , G. herbaceum 1.60 1.40 1.50 T626 1.50 1.20 1.35 Sea Island variety . ... Mansurah , Egypt Beharah ...
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