Excerpt from Locomotive Performance: The Result of a Series of Researches Conducted by the Engineering Laboratory of Purdue University The purpose of this volume is to combine the most important of these results with other material not before published, and thus make a permanent and accessible record of the work Of the labora tory. If it should appear that the pages have been burdened with too great an array of detail, it should be remembered that many prefer such a minute presentation Of facts as will enable them to work ...
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Excerpt from Locomotive Performance: The Result of a Series of Researches Conducted by the Engineering Laboratory of Purdue University The purpose of this volume is to combine the most important of these results with other material not before published, and thus make a permanent and accessible record of the work Of the labora tory. If it should appear that the pages have been burdened with too great an array of detail, it should be remembered that many prefer such a minute presentation Of facts as will enable them to work out conclusions for themselves. Primarily, the volume is de signed as a record rather than a text, though it is hoped that, it will prove Of interest and value to any who wish to increase their acquaintance with the action of steam locomotives. As a whole, the researches are the outcome of many The trustees and president of the University have supplied means, professors and instructors have assisted in working out the problems Of the laboratory, students have given their aid as observers, and in addition to these, skilled assistants have had a part in checking, and arranging data. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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