 | Sadi Carnot - 1890 - 292 pages
...the motive power of combustibles. The attempts made to attain this result would be far more hurtful than useful if they caused other important considerations...discern the more important of those which are only accessories ; to balance them properly against each other, in order to attain the best results by the... | |
 | Robert Henry Thurston - 1900 - 1140 pages
...to safety, to strength, to the durability of the engine, to the small space which it must occupy, tc small cost of installation, etc. "To know how to appreciate,...true value, the considerations of convenience and of economy which may present themselves ; to know how to discern the more important of those which... | |
 | Robert Henry Thurston - 1900 - 1152 pages
...safety, to strength, to the durability of the engine, to the small space which it must occupy, to Miiall cost of installation, etc. "To know how to appreciate,...true value, the considerations of convenience and of economy which may present themselves; to know how to discern the more important of those which are... | |
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In many cases it is only secondary. It should often give precedence to safety, to strength, to the durability of the engine, to the small space which it must occupy, to small cost of installation, etc. To know how to appreciate in each case, at their... 