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Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, a volume of original, historic and descriptive writings showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress (1901)

Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910 · Philadelphia, A. J. Holman & co · leaf 74

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ough the number of the guns — 44 — is the same in each, shedischarges a broadside 8.3 times heavier and in energy overwhelminglysuperior. The speed of the battleship is one half greater than that of theConstitution, and she carries armor varying from 18 inches to 4 inches thick,which the frigate… … 62 TRIUMPHS AND WONDERS OF THE XIXth CENTURY lighting, drainage, and ventilation, numbering in all 84, with miles of pipingand hundreds of valves. The time-honored frigate was but a sail-propelledgun-platform, whose wants were as few as her construction was simple; thesteel-clad battleship is a…

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