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MR. ANDREW GRAY need only turn to p. 355 of the current number of NATURE to find an example of an engineer's dynamical terminology, and it would tend to some useful result in this interminable discussion if he would point out in what manner the language of the engineer must be modified to suit the requirements of the precisionist. We find on p. 355 “the working pressure is 175 pounds per square inch,” “the total weight of the engine in working order is 37 tons,” “probably having about 30 tons useful weight for adhesion,” and so on.
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GREENHILL, A. Weight and Mass. Nature 39, 390 (1889). https://doi.org/10.1038/039390c0
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