Author:Henry Robinson Palmer
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British civil engineer who designed the world's second monorail and the first elevated railway.
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- Description of a railway on a new principle; with observations on those hitherto constructed. And a table, shewing the comparative amount of resistance on several now in use. Also an illustration of a newly observed fact relating to the friction of axles, and a description of an improved dynamometer, for ascertaining the resistance of floating vessels and carriages moving on roads and railways (1823) [1]
Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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