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Scientific American, Vol. 14, No. 8 (October 30, 1858) (1858)

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ly 12 minutes elapsed. of such an engine, our citizens being deter- wonder of the learned as to their mysterious stem, the lower part of which has a screw As the real efficiency of such fire extin- termined not to be outdone. origin. The midnight traveler, far from the thread formed on it, which… … conclude they may have been shot from some Even in the primitive ages of the world tive, they drop down and offer little or no re- celestial cannon, like the craters of the moon. the force of the wind was applied as a motive sistance. When it is not required that the This was the opinion of La…

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