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The Heavens in July
1905
Scientific American
the "Twentieth Century LimiU,rl," he was ilnpressed with the great care with which the enginemen slowed down on curves that exceeded a certain degree, During many years of observation of the action of trains on sharp curvature we have never known a fast express to run around curves at a speed exceeding the safe one, but we have many times seen such speed exceeded on slow and heavy trains that were endeavoring to make up time on down grades where the curvature was heavy. Sixth. In the event of
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican07011905-5
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