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I would have everyone write what he knows, and as much as he knows but no more . . . for such a person may have some particular knowledge and experience of the nature of such a river or such a fountain, as to other things knows no more than everybody does . . .
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Further series of articles appeared with more designs including in 1901 a steam car, in 1902 a steam-3 wheeler, in 1904 a 5 hp twin-cylinder car, in 1909 a single-cylinder engined runabout and finally in 1913 a
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It is not known how many cars were built following the plans but at least four survive. They are collectively known today as "English Mechanics" but it is probable that a variety of names was used at the time.
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The size and content grew rapidly in size and quality, and as of the issue of 12 January 1866 its price was increased to 2d. and had new, rather elegant, banner art, with its title shortened to
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In the May 1899 issue there was an article by T Hyler-White (1871–1920) on a motor tricycle that could be powered by a 1.75 hp
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The publication featured a lively correspondence section, which occupied a quarter of its pages, each week headed by a quote from
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A Record of Mechanical Invention, Scientific and Industrial Progress, Building, Engineering, Manufactures, Arts &c.
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The magazine popularized amateur telescope construction in the UK and later in the United States after the Reverend
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A–Z of Kit-Cars: The definitive encyclopaedia of the UK's kit-car industry since 1949
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Exploding Disk Cannons, Slimemobiles, and 32 Other Projects for Saturday Science
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Science, Time and Space in the Late Nineteenth-Century Periodical Press
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published in the magazine on 12 July 1890 led to the formation of the
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Science and technology magazines published in the United Kingdom
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in 1865, and purchased in its first year of publication by
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Commercial scans at the englishmechanic.com website
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Index

Engineering
Homepage
OCLC
1567968
popular-science
magazine
chess
James Pierce
John Passmore Edwards
Montaigne
William Frederick Archdall Ellison
Scientific American
William H. S. Monck
British Astronomical Association

De Dion-Bouton
kit car
Benz Velo
cyclecar
"Introduction"
Downie (2006)
Science, Time and Space in the Late Nineteenth-Century Periodical Press
ISBN
9781351901697
Bibcode
1987IrAJ...18..122E
Hole (2012)


Georgano, N.

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