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Scientific American, Vol. 54, No. 12 (1886) (1886)

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is an expansion and re- the old paper. In other words, trying to save one-six- stands the tremendous wear and tear of quick voyages. versible one, and has a power of 1,446 foot pounds. teenth of a cent, we have actually lost twenty minutes As to comparative safety in collisions with other ves- The… … material of any kind—from that of steamers was 8,394, which steel has anything to with a tonnage of 6,719,101, thirteen sheets of new paper. As I said before, we making a total of 52,086 vessels and 19,586,476 tons. fear as a competitor in the creation of a swift mer- cantile marine or an efficient…

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