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Mechanical and engineering section: A meeting of the section was held on Thursday evening, November 17, at eight o'clock. In the absence of the Chairman the meeting was called to order by Dr. E. Goldsmith

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Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1910
Tongue: English
Weight: 37 KB
Volume: 170
Category: Article
ISSN: 0016-0032
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-0032(10)90497-3

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✦ Synopsis

The Chairman then introduced Dr. D, S. Jacobus,Advisory Engineer of the Babcock & Wilcox Compar~y, who presented an interesting communication on the "Production of Power."

The great developments of the art within the last few years were discussed; comparisons were made of failings and advantages of the different means of generation, and a description was given, with numerous lantern slides, of modern power plants and marine practice.

A lengthy discussion followed the paper in which Messrs Hixon, Stratton, Parker, Gartley, Whittaker, Eglin, Crisfield, and others participated.

A vote of thanks was tendered the speaker and the meeting adjourned.

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