... the whale, and Tom had to give several exhibitions of hiselectric rifle, and explainits workings. Then, too, the story of his expedition became known, and also the object of Mr. Anderson's ... accident. So that this time was prettywell occupied. But at length everything was in readiness, and with his electricrifle knocked down for transportation, and with his baggage, and that of the ... interested in Tom& apos;s craft, the Humming Bird, and, as told in the ninth book of this series, TomSwiftandHis SkyRacer, they secured some rights in the invention.8weeks, and so I thought...
... over. And, as he got up, the water drip-pingfrom his clothes, the lad was conscious of a pain in his head. He put up his hand, and found that contact with a stone had raised a large lump on his ... right idea, and I'm going to get right to work." His father and Mr. Sharp were much interested, and closely examined his sketches. In a few days Tom had made detailed drawings, and theaged ... Weston.""Indeed! And how has he been since he went in the submarine with us, and helped recover the gold from the wreck?""Very well. The first thing he said to me was: 'How is TomSwift and his...
... adventures and some quite thrill-ing ones—since, as a youth, he was first introduced to the reader in theinitial volume of this series, entitled " ;Tom SwiftandHis Motor Cycle." His first ... president and theSwifts. Tom was sorry that the fellow had now been forewarned that his identity as the spy and footpad was known to Tomandhis friends.Koku had made a bad mess of it. But Tom determined ... ride home in his car, Tom. ""All right, Mary. Don't be afraid for me," replied Tom Swift, and randown the walk to the waiting car."Bless my vest buttons! Tom Swift, my...
... (1912)• TomSwiftandHis Undersea Search (1920)• TomSwiftandHis Photo Telephone (1914)• TomSwiftandHisElectric Locomotive (1922)• TomSwift in the Land of Wonders (1917)• TomSwiftandHis ... Submarine Boat (1910)• TomSwiftandHisElectricRifle (1911)• TomSwiftandHis Motor-Boat (1910)Copyright: Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/ orcheck the copyright ... E. Vardeman, and Thomas M. Mitchell.Source: WikipediaAlso available on Feedbooks for Appleton:• TomSwiftandHis Motor-Cycle (1910)• TomSwiftandHis Airship (1910)• TomSwift in the City...
... (1920)• TomSwiftandHis Photo Telephone (1914)• TomSwiftandHisElectric Locomotive (1922)• TomSwift in the Land of Wonders (1917)• TomSwiftandHis Submarine Boat (1910)• TomSwiftandHis ... Vardeman, and Thomas M. Mitchell.Source: WikipediaAlso available on Feedbooks for Appleton:• TomSwiftandHis Motor-Cycle (1910)• TomSwift in the City of Gold (1912)• TomSwiftandHis Undersea ... TomSwiftandHisElectricRifle (1911)• TomSwiftandHis Motor-Boat (1910)• TomSwift in Captivity (1912)Copyright: Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/ orcheck the copyright...
... " ;Tom SwiftandHis Motor-Cycle," and on that machine Tom had many advances on the road, and not a little fun. After that Tom secured a motor boat, and had a race withAndy Foger. In his ... for the start. Tom, Ned and Koku climbed in, and took their positions."Good luck!" Mr. Swift called after them. Tom waved his hand to his father, and the next moment his craft shot ... tones, as hefaced the custom officer andTomand Ned. "What do you mean by com-ing to my house at this hour, and disturbing me? I demand an answer!"" ;And you shall have it,"...
... sets the standards. Or at least many countries basetheir standards very closely on the IEC standards (for example,Germany's VDE 0530 standard and Great Britain's BS 2613 Standardclosely ... 34-1 standard).The NEMA and IEC standards are quite similar, although theysometimes use different terminology. Thus, if one understands the IECnameplate, it is fairly easy to understand a ... National Electric Manufacturers Association(NEMA) sets motor standards, including what should go on thenameplate (NEMA Standard MG 1-10.40 "Nameplate Marking forMedium Single-Phase and...
... (bottom)Elliott-Automation’s successors (BAE Systems and Telent plc): Pp. 48 (top, middle and bottom); 51 (top); 54 (top); 56 (bottom); 77Fujitsu plc.: P. 19 (top)IBM plc: P. 36 (bottom)LEO ... by labels X and Y, and at the end of the game said to be thinking.16alan Turing and hiS conTemporarieSBuilding the world’s first computersSimon Lavington (Editor)alan Turing andhiS conTemporarieSSimon ... down within today’s hardware and software. This is a tribute not only to stars such as Tom Kilburn, Alan Turing and Maurice Wilkes but to the many other scientists and engineers who made significant...
... The result is the ANSI standard for C. The standard formalizes constructions that were hinted but not described in the first edition, particularly structure assignment and enumerations. It provides ... years, and the creation ofcompilers by groups not involved in its design, combined to demonstrate a need for a moreprecise and more contemporary definition of the language than the firstedition ... definition, and at the same time states explicitly which aspects of thelanguage remain machine-dependent. This Second Edition of The C Programming Language describes C as defined by the ANSIstandard....
... mile long, full of sheep, and goats, and hares, and deer; and in the courtyard were stables and cow-houses. ‘Well,’ said the man, ‘now we will live cheerful and happy in this beautiful castle ... her husband, and said, ‘Husband, go to the fish and tell him I must be lord of the sun and moon.’ The fisherman was half asleep, but the thought frightened him so much that he started and fell ... fish; ‘she is standing at the gate of it already.’ So away went the fisherman, and found his wife standing before the gate of a great castle. ‘See,’ said she, ‘is not this grand?’ With that...
... of his mouth. His son andhis son’s wife were disgusted at this, so the old grandfather at last had to sit in the corner behind the stove, and they gave him his food in an earthenware bowl, and ... OLD MAN ANDHIS GRANDSON There was once a very old man, whose eyes had become dim, his ears dull of hearing, his knees trembled, and when he sat at table he could hardly hold the spoon, and spilt ... his door, and waited for his little calf, and when the cow-herd drove the cows through the village, and the calf was missing, he first you shall look about you a little down below there,’ and...
... clergy and aristocracy was not illiterate d. everybody had the ability to read and write 3. In the 14th century, a. only clergy could read and write b. laymen began to learn how to read and ... people have been illiterate. In former society, the ability to read and write was of value only to clergy and aristocracy. The first known reference to “literate laymen” did not appear until the ... in the 15th century. The first significant decline in illiteracy came with the Reformation, when translation of the Bible into the vernacular became widespread and Protestant converts were...