"Accidental injury" Quotes from Famous Books
... determined lasted for seven hours, and was made against a strong head wind and heavy head sea. The speed of the Rattler by patent log was 4.2 knots; and at the conclusion of the trial the Alecto had the advantage by about half a mile. Owing to an accidental injury to the indicator, the power exerted by the engines of the Rattler in this trial could not be ascertained; but judging from the power exerted in other experiments with the same number of revolutions, it appears probable that the power actually ... — A Catechism of the Steam Engine • John Bourne
... all; she is perfectly harmless. She is my mother's sister, and lost her reason some years ago, by an accidental injury to the head." ... — Elsie's children • Martha Finley |