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The dictum of the celebrated Dr. Lardner, that steamships could-never cross the ocean, for the simple reason that they could not be made to carry fuel enough for the voyage, is well matched by the argument brought forward in the days of the Stephensons, by those who disbelieved in the practicability of railroads, that railways could not come into general use without the necessity of tunnels, and it was manifestly impossible to use locomotives in a tunnel of any considerable length, on account of the vitiated atmosphere which they would produce. Both statements are instances of the dimness of prevision to which the most sagacious men are liable.
The dictum of the celebrated Dr. Lardner, that steamships could-never cross the ocean, for the simple reason that they could not be made to carry fuel enough for the voyage, is well matched by the argument brought forward in the days of the Stephensons, by those who disbelieved in the practicability of railroads, that railways could not come into general use without the necessity of tunnels, and it was manifestly impossible to use locomotives in a tunnel of any considerable length, on account of the vitiated atmosphere which they would produce. Both statements are instances of the dimness of prevision to which the most sagacious men are liable.
The Ventilation of Tunnels
Eayrs, N. W. (author)
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; 23 ; 288-297
2021-01-01
101890-01-01 pages
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