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Geology Of Beaver Quadrangle, Robert Justice Paulette, James Lawton Keelyn

Bachelors Theses

No abstract provided.

The Design Of A Water Supply Distributing System For The City Of St. James, Missouri, Arch W. Naylor, John Hurtgen

Bachelors Theses

"The design of the distributing system, being governed by the fire requirements, it is proposed to provide three 250-gallon fire streams under a hydrant pressure of 70 pounds per square inch for the business section, from Scioto St. to Bowman St and from Seymour St. to Meramec St with a maximum length of hose of six hundred feet; and two fire streams of a minimum total capacity of 425 gallons, each under a hydrant pressure of 72 pounds per square inch for the outlying district; the water to enter the system under a pressure of 100 pounds per square inch... …

Cost Of Brick Pavement Constructed, William Mcelroy

Professional Degree Theses

No abstract provided.

De Re Metallica, Translated From The First Latin Edition Of 1556, Georgius Agricola

Rare Books

No abstract provided.

Energy Loss In Commercial Condensers, Walter Roland Allen

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

The investigation of the energy loss in condensers is one which electricians and experimenters have long carried on. Their efforts have been restricted chiefly to alternating currents. Many methods have been proposed and used with varying success. The losses in condensers are due to dielectric hysteresis and leakage. That the dielectric of a condenser becomes heated when an alternating current is applied to terminals has long been known. A condenser which has been charged does not lose its entire charge when it is discharged, part of it remaining as a residual charge. Kleiner used the thermo-couple embedded in the dielectric …

Some Ore Deposits In Maine And The Milan Mine, New Hampshire, William H. Emmons

Maine Collection

Some Ore Deposits in Maine and The Milan Mine, New Hampshire

by William H. Emmons

Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey - Bulletin 432

Washington, D.C. (1910).

Contents: Introduction / Geology / Ore Deposits / Descriptions of Mines / Mines of Hancock County / Mines of Washington County / Mines in Somerset and Oxford Counties / Milan Mine, New Hampshire / Index

Description Of The Surveys Of Portions Of The South And East Boundaries Of The Yellowstone National Park, Albert Babbitt Bartlett

Professional Degree Theses

"This Thesis will be generally descriptive of the points connected with obtaining the contract under which this survey was made, the outfit necessary for the part doing the work, the personnel of the party, and the duties of each man, the engineering instruments employed in the survey, the country through which the Boundary lines run and the difficulties encountered, the writing of the field notes, and is accompanied by illustrations"--Introduction, page 6.

Preliminary Investigation For The Development Of An Hydro-Electric Plant Okanagan Valley British Columbia, Robert Arthur Barton

Professional Degree Theses

"The Okanagan Valley of British Columbia extends one hundred and thirty-nine miles North from the International Boundary and is immediately West of the Gold Range, an off-shoot of the Rockies ... The suitability of the soil and climate for growing fruit and other special crops has long been recognised; and in the favoured localities, where water is easily obtainable for irrigation, great advance has been made in the last ten years in this direction ... In a mountainous country, where water is abundant and power is needed for transportation, lighting town, and running factories, the natural result is an investigation …

General Method Of Procedure In The Working Out Of The Uncompahgre Valley Project, Colorado, Leo J. Foster

Masters Theses

"On the 17th of June 1902, Congress passed an act which may have appeared of little moment at that time, but which is not attracting the attention of the people of the United States. It is known on the Statute Books as the Reclamation Act and its purpose is to provide a Reclamation Fund, the said fund being used only to examine and construct Irrigation Works in certain Western States and Territories. This Act provides that the proceeds of the sale of public lands in thirteen States and three Territories, known as the Public Land States, less a deduction of …

The Construction Of The United States Macadam Road At Fort Scott, Kansas, William Mcelroy

Bachelors Theses

No abstract provided.

Ordinary Meeting, The Panama Canal, The Lock Canal Type And The Straits Of Panama Type, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

Article from the Journal of the Society of Arts by M. Philippe Bunauvarilla, Bunau-Varilla helped turn the vote toward choosing the Panama site; he became minister plenipotentiary to the United States. He discusses success and failures in building of the canal.

Meridian-Projecting Instruments And Methods, Albert Babbitt Bartlett

Bachelors Theses

"The writer's attention was called to the necessity of knowing the accuracy attainable in surveying which must depend upon the Meridian, and therefore be subject to the accuracy of it, in seeking information by which to decide what would be the most desirable transit to use in the West, particularly for United States Deputy Mineral Surveying. Descriptions of the manipulation, adjustments, and the cost, etc., of the various appliances are plentiful in the text-books on surveying and in the various catalogues; but there was no very definite information in regard to the actual probable and average accuracy, especially in the …

Plans, Estimates And Specifications For A Sewer System For The City Of Plattsburg, Eldon E. Cook, William C. Perkins

Bachelors Theses

"Plattsburg, Missouri is a thriving city of about two thousand population. It is situated in the heart of the most fertile Missouri land. Three railroads - Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe.; Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific; Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City - give easy access to St. Joseph, thirty miles distant, Leavenworth forty miles, or Kansas City, forty-one miles; respectively. The city is growing steadily and will in a few years be of such size that a sewage system will be necessary. We therefore submit the following plans, specifications and estimates. Since the city could not afford both Stone Sewers …

Comparative Observations On The Evolution Of Gas From The Cathode In Helium And Argon, Clarence A. Skinner

University Studies (University of Nebraska) (1888–1984)

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Kentucky Fluorite, William Corsey Nesbitt

Bachelors Theses

"The Kentucky fluor-spar district, embracing Crittenden, Livingston and Caldwell counties in western Kentucky, is the only section in America, with the exception of southern Illinois, where fluor-spar is mined, ground, and shipped in quantity. The fluor-spar is also associated with rich surprises in zinc and lead ores. Before proceeding to a study of the district in question, it may be well to give a brief description of the mineral itself"--page 1.

Modern Methods Of Book Composition, Theodore Low De Vinne

Electronic Texts in American Studies

A TREATISE ON TYPE-SETTING BY HAND AND BY MACHINE AND ON THE PROPER ARRANGEMENT AND IMPOSITION OF PAGES

I EQUIPMENT. Types ... Stands .•. Cases ••. Case-racks.

II EQUIPMENT. Galleys and galley-racks ... Compositors' implements Brass rules and cases for labor-saving rule and leads … Dashes and braces ... Leads ... Furniture of wood and ofmeiaI .•. Furniture-racks ••. Quotations and electrotype guards.

III COMPOSITION. Time-work and piece-work •.. Customary routine on book-work ... Justi1lcation ... Spacing and leading Distribution ... Composition by hand and machine

IV COMPOSITION OF BOOKS. Title-page ... Preface matter ... Chapter headings and synopsis ... …

The Design Of A Water Supply System For The Missouri School Of Mines, Lewis Alfred Delano, John Turner Rice

Bachelors Theses

"The supply of water for use in the School of Mines has long been a subject of study and discussion. The school is located in the north end of Rolla, being on the highest part of the Ozark uplift and having an elevation of 1140 ft. above the sea This makes it very difficult for a reservoir of sufficient capacity to be located for the water supply of the city of Rolla. Therefore the city has no water work and it becomes necessary for the School of Mines to furnish its own water"--page 1.

Evolution Of The Dynamo, Ralph Nelson Soule

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

This essay supplies an extensive history of electricity beginning in 600 BC to 1900, chronicling the evolution of the dynamo and its uses.

Efficiency Of The Electric Lighting Plant Of The Rhode Island College Of Agriculture And Mechanic Arts, John Joseph Fry

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

A study of the functionality of the electric system at Rhode Island College (University of Rhode Island).

Electrolysis Mitigation Of The Underground Telephone Cable Plant Of The City Of Green Bay, Wisconsin, William J. O'Connor

Bachelors’ Theses

Prior to the fall of 1915, the Wisconsin public Service Company of Green Bay operated an electric street railway with an uninsulated negative rail return in the city of Green Bay, the track network with its relation to the underground cable sheaths of the Wisconsin Telephone Company as shown on the General Condition Map.

The Determination Of The Fusing Point Of A Few Igneous And Metamorphic Rocks, Fred H. Perkins

Bachelors Theses

"There are two methods of arriving at the refractoriness of a rock. One is the physical, the other is the chemical. The physical methods attempt to determine it directly by subjecting it to heat, and the temperature obtained is registered by use of numerous methods, a type of each kind I will describe in this paper. The chemical methods attempt to arrive at the result by calculations based upon a chemical analysis, though one or more physical determinations have to be made as a basis for these calculations. As the former method is direct, my operations are based upon this …

Test Of A 25 K. W. Dynamo In Use At The Rhode Island College, Merril Agustus Ladd

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

Defines functions and types of dynamos, with a particular focus on the evaluation a 25 K.W. dynamo, in use at the Rhode Island State College (now URI).

Test Of High-Speed Engine, William Frazier Owen

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

Discusses the best ways in which a steam engine can function by using measurements from an actual steam engine. The essay ultimately determines that a steam engine is at its highest efficiency when carrying the largest load possible.

Heating And Ventilation, Blydon Ellery Kenyon

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

A survey of current practices in heating and ventilation systems is discussed with emphasis on the benefits of adequate heating and ventilation in all school buildings. Cited are air experiments at Davis Hall and the systems in Lippitt Hall (Rhode Island State College), the State Normal School in Providence and the Mayhew School in Boston. The essay argues that individual building and use dictate the most efficient system necessitating a working relationship between architects and heating engineers.

Lubricating Oils, George Albert Sherman

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

This essay reviews the elements that would make a lubricating oil effective in preventing wear on an object or machine.

Artificial Refrigeration, Carroll Knowles

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

Discusses the principles of artificial refrigeration, reviewing agents, engineering methods and transportation of refrigerated foods.

Design Of A Mining Plant, George C. Clark

Bachelors Theses

"It is to be hoped that in the perusal of this short discussion, the idea will not be lost sight of that the work has been done by a novice - probably a needless caution as the fact is patent at every step. Again, while the work is supposed to be laid along practical lines, no attempt has been made to abbreviate and show merely what is absolutely necessary. As the subject is treated as a thesis and not as a proposition to contractors, the attempt has been made to show the method of arriving at conclusions, and when necessary …

Influence Of Time And Temperature In The Roasting Of Sulphides, Roger Hanson Hatchett

Bachelors Theses

"The original object of this work was to determine the relation between the quantities of oxide and sulphate formed in roasting a sulphide under known conditions of temperature, time and supply of air. But difficulties arose in constructing apparatus, which in the short time allotted could not be overcome. These are mentioned in description of apparatus, and were of such a nature that the relations between products and conditions are for the most part qualitative"--page 1.

Some Contributions Of Pure Math To Science, Herbert B.E. Case

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

An examination of the connection between math and science through discoveries in the subjects of astronomy, mechanics, physics and chemistry.

A Central Heating-Plant For The Rhode Island College, Albert Prince Kenyon

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

A proposal for transferring the University of Rhode Island’s heating system to a central structure that would ensure safety, financial savings and convenience.