Flip-Flap Whirlwind Apparatus Captures Air Show Audience
Articles describe a novel aerial device designed by Claude W. Hill AM Inst CEO London. Two 150 foot latticed steel arms pivot on wheel trestles 20 feet above ground, lifting a suspended car with a safety iron box. The mechanism rotates about 96 feet from Tower end, allowing a penny semicircular pass through the air while counter-weights ensure vertical rest.
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AM. Inst
Wessminster
London
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Regent to the mechanism steelf journey mate in air exhibit
The description details a complete semirifoim vessel in air with a journey lasting about three minutes, traveling at roughly 16 feet per second and ascending to about 170 feet. Passengers ride with minimal vibration, the device tested at around 30,000 pounds, providing a stable airborne view of the exhibition.
Engineering marvel of triple-armed car lift and alarm
The article describes a electrically driven shunt-backed motor delivering 100 brake horsepower at a low RPM, mounted on a driving platform between two arms. It details operator cabins, board controller, signaling, hydraulic buffers, and safety features. It also notes a two-car embarkation cycle, locking bolts, signal coordination, and manual restart procedures.
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Barometer and thermoscope history in 17th century use
The article traces Torricelli and Galileo era developments in barometers and vacuum concepts, noting Hooke and Boyle in England, and describes early thermoscope instruments with painted scales. It details a London advertisement for a mercury barometer and thermometer device, its uses, scale ranges and practical readings for weather and cellar temperatures.
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Brunellata Torricelli
Fuirenes
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London
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Ubepmomeer
Barone
Winar
Fiorentio
Saileo
Les Use Gallien
Torrivelli
Galliva
England
Britain
Robert Hooke
Boyle
Fruter
Gresham
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Quicksilver
Wien
Walses
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Mily Ty Jong Buwler
Swithin'e
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Surhomer Planta
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Bamwel Michard Chipsey
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Trewlan
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Two Views on Tipping and Dignity in Cash Exchange
Excerpts contrast Mary Mortimer in the Daily Mail and G. K. Chesterton in All Things Considered arguing over tipping etiquette. A cab fare of one shilling prompts a moral clash about class, respect, and the feel of true aristocracy. Chesterton praises generosity as largesse while warning that careless tipping wounds a cabman’s soul and self-respect.
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Toders
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Mary Mortimer’ Maxwell
Cabman
G. K. Chesterton
Court Comedy on Addressing Prince Ferdinand
Report notes an eighteenth century court scene where attendants omit the title Majesty when addressing Prince Ferdinand. The piece humorously critiques strict etiquette and the penalties for improper address amid a ministers’ gathering.
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