The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette (1839)
London : [William Laxton] · leaf 363
g up of a steam engine isless expensive. The advantage, however, of hydraulic motors is, thatthough the cost of i-stablishment may be considerable, the cost ofmaintenance is next to nothing, and the charge only the interest of themoney laid out. It is calculated that the ;miount of water… … 1844.] THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECTS JOURNAL. 325 Many endeavours havp been made by men of science to improvetbis stute of affairs, and latterly, a great deal of attention has beendirected to tbe turbine. Under tbe general name of turbine are in-cluded water wheels iormed on very difterent…
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