Word: coiling
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Active measures are being taken to secure the safety of students in case of fire. For each room above the second story a coil of rope will be provided, with one end fastened to a hook attached to a staple. The coil will rest upon a handle and will be kept in place by a strap, so that it will at all times be ready for instant service...
...more powerful machines are called "Series machines," in which the current from the dynamo is strengthened by passing through all the large coil of its electric-magnet. The ordinary are light is made by breaking the outside circuit of a Series machine. The carbon tips must be together when the current is started, and the break is made by lifting the upper one a little by a mechanical arrangement. The powerful current, in overcoming the resistance offered by the air, heats the carbon tips to a white heat. In the incandescent lamp the resistance is offered by a filament...
...circumscribe about a given quadrilateral the ellipse of a minimum. 3. A uniform chain hangs with its lower end just touching a horizontal, inelastic table. The chain is let fall. Prove that, at any instant, the pressure on the table is three times the weight of the coil already on the table...
...will probably require several days to construct a new coil for the steam launch. A Philadelphia firm will build...
...removal of the old boats gives much more room in the 'Varsity Boat Room, while the general appearance of the room is much improved. The old boats are now stored in the room above the '83 and '84 boat room. A new coil is being put into the boiler of the steam launch and it is expected that she will be ready for use as soon as she is needed...