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11Baldwin, Matthias William — ▪ American manufacturer born Dec. 10, 1795, Elizabethtown, N.J., U.S. died Sept. 7, 1866, Philadelphia, Pa. manufacturer whose significant improvements of the steam (steam engine) locomotive included a steam tight metal joint that permitted …
12Autoclave — Au to*clave, n. [F., fr. Gr. a yto s self + L. clavis key.] 1. A kind of French stewpan with a steam tight lid. Knight. [1913 Webster] 2. a device used for sterilizing objects by exposing them to steam at above atmospheric pressure (and thus at a …
13piston and cylinder — In mechanical engineering, a sliding cylinder with a closed head (the piston) that moves up and down (or back and forth) in a slightly larger cylindrical chamber (the cylinder) by or against pressure of a fluid, as in an engine or pump. The… …
14Mount Savage Locomotive Works — The Mount Savage Locomotive Works was a railroad workshop established at Mount Savage, Maryland, USA. The Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive shops were established in Mt. Savage in 1866, under the direction of James Millholland. The… …
15steamtight — steamtightness, n. /steem tuyt /, adj. impervious to steam. [1865 70; STEAM + TIGHT] * * * …
16Luttermöller axle — Steam locomotives with several axles or wheelsets connected to one another by coupling rods are not able to negotiate tight curves well. In order to assist such locomotives, the manager of the Orenstein Koppel factory in Berlin, Dr. Luttermöller …
17Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
18Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
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