Notes & References
…from a bicycle, and the car itself … was mounted on bicycle wheels.” “The growth of the automobile industry in America,” David T. Wells, The Outing Magazine, November, 1907 ”…
Continue Reading…from a bicycle, and the car itself … was mounted on bicycle wheels.” “The growth of the automobile industry in America,” David T. Wells, The Outing Magazine, November, 1907 ”…
Continue Reading…which streets are covered in granite setts; which are made from compressed asphalte; those which are covered in timber blocks; and those made from cork or indiarubber. Right now we’re…
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Continue Reading…the suffragette movement. Part of the fight for women’s rights was featured in The Wheels of Chance, a comic novel by author and noted cyclist H. G. Wells. His hero…
Continue Reading…and pinion gears on a differential axle, attached to a driveshaft, allows each of the powered wheels to spin freely of the other, while providing power to both. In 1877,…
Continue Reading…began to be adapted for wheels, not wheels adapted for the roads. This was a radical change. Pedestrians, despite being the majority users of British roads, were pushed to the…
Continue Reading…racks and parking bollards have been provided. In the case of factories there is much to be said for ensuring that the racks are fully covered and as close to…
Continue Reading…to die in one,” said H. G. Wells in 1901.[1] When the use of stagecoaches tailed off thanks to competition from railways, Britain’s expensive turnpikes went through a period of…
Continue Reading…£4000) I found out there was demand for the information. If you haven’t already signed up for the book notification email, please do so. Your details won’t be sold or…
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