In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump suggested something much bigger, bolder, and better than he probably ...

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I have had running, during the late Fair of the American ... The water in these pumps, it seems, is not compressed, but is driven at a high velocity. If the air in the water is not compressed ...

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My own opinion has been that the sensible heat apparent is more the result of the sudden compression of the particles or bubbles of air constantly carried into the water, and by its force possibly ...