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Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering (1861)

Appleton, firm, publishers, New York. (1852, D. Appleton & Co.) · New York : D. Appleton · leaf 770

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has passed through a pipe a mile long. (Its presence may be proved by shaking the gaswith a little alcohol contained in a bottle; the oil will unite with the latter, forming a soapy liniment.)A. wash-vessel is shown in Figs. 1929,1930, and 1931: A is the inlet pipe for the gas, which displaces… … 760 GAS. to that of the inlet and outlet pipes, viz. ill this example, 50265 square inches, the diameter of the pipesbeing eighl inches,) and finally through the water, The use of the opening C 0 is to divide the gas intosmall peni.m; and distribute it over a large surface. The more minutely it is…

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