How it Works by Archibald Williams
Chapter X.--RAILWAY BRAKES.
The Vacuum Automatic brake--The Westinghouse air-brake 187
Chapters
- Chapter 1 Ch.1
- Chapter I.--THE STEAM-ENGINE. Ch.2
- Chapter II.--THE CONVERSION OF HEAT ENERGY Ch.3
- Chapter III.--THE STEAM TURBINE. Ch.4
- Chapter IV.--THE INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE. Ch.5
- Chapter V.--ELECTRICAL APPARATUS. Ch.6
- Chapter VI.--THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. Ch.7
- Chapter VII.--WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. Ch.8
- Chapter VIII.--THE TELEPHONE. Ch.9
- Chapter IX.--DYNAMOS AND ELECTRIC MOTORS. Ch.10
- Chapter X.--RAILWAY BRAKES. Ch.11
- Chapter XI.--RAILWAY SIGNALLING. Ch.12
- Chapter XII.--OPTICS. Ch.13
- Chapter XIII.--THE MICROSCOPE, THE TELESCOPE, Ch.14
- Chapter XIV.--SOUND AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Ch.15
- Chapter XV.--WIND INSTRUMENTS. Ch.16
- Chapter XVI.--TALKING-MACHINES. Ch.17
- Chapter XVII.--WHY THE WIND BLOWS. Ch.18
- Chapter XVIII.--HYDRAULIC MACHINERY. Ch.19
- Chapter XIX.--HEATING AND LIGHTING. Ch.20
- Chapter XX.--VARIOUS MECHANISMS. Ch.21
- Chapter I. Ch.22
- Chapter II. Ch.23
- Chapter III. Ch.24
- Chapter IV. Ch.25
- Chapter V. Ch.26
- Chapter VI. Ch.27
- Chapter VII. Ch.28
- Chapter VIII. Ch.29
- Chapter IX. Ch.30
- Chapter X. Ch.31
- Chapter XI. Ch.32
- Chapter XII. Ch.33
- 112. A _compound_ lens is needed, made up of a _crown_ glass convex Ch.34
- Chapter XIII. Ch.35
- 131. Two rays, A _b_, A _c_, from a point A strike the mirror M at the Ch.36
- Chapter XIV. Ch.37
- Chapter XV. Ch.38
- 138. (2.) _Reed_ pipes--that is, pipes used in combination with a Ch.39
- Chapter XVI. Ch.40
- Chapter XVII. Ch.41
- Chapter XVIII. Ch.42
- 176. The piston now is solid, and the upper valve is situated in the Ch.43
- Chapter XIX. Ch.44
- Chapter XX. Ch.45