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Scientific American, Vol. 101, No. 13 (September 1909) (1909)

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t quickly, and make quick landings at eter by 4 feet stroke. The "Chancellor Livingston" of River. Most significant fact of all, when it came to the piers. The paddle-wheel beam-engine boat has 1816 had engines 44 inches in diameter by 5 feet the question of what type of engine to use on the proved… … cost was low. The en- large river steamers to be built of wood, will serve gine consisted essentially Cylinder, 81-inch diameter by 12-foot stroke. Horse-power, 3,800. Boiler pressure, 55 pounds. The two vertical pipes in front of the cylinder are the "side pipes," one the steam pipe, the other the…

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