The Panama Canal a History And Description of the Enterprise
The Panama Canal a History And Description of the Enterprise
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The PROBLEM OF CONSTRUCTION. 179 lake itself will be 164 square miles in extent. There have been many rational anxieties on the sufficiency of the dam. A certain American senator, however, who visited the works during the construction, worried himself rather un- necessarily on this last figure. Colonel Goethals was showing a congressional delegation round the works, and in the course of the survey they came to the dam with the broad expanse of water behind it. " Colonel, ' ' he said, " how is i...t that so small a body of earth as the Gatun dam can hold in check such a tre- mendous body of water as the Gatun Lake?" The chief engineer explained that the pressure of a body of water is determined by its height and not by its volume. The inquirer seems not to have been satisfied with the statement of this hydrostatic law. Senator Knox, afterwards Secretary of State, then came to his aid. " Sena- tor, " he said, "if your theory were true, how could the dykes of Holland hold in check the Atlantic Ocean?" This was a clincher, and the sceptic joined in the laugh at his own ex- pense.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The PROBLEM OF CONSTRUCTION. 179 lake itself will be 164 square miles in extent. There have been many rational anxieties on the sufficiency of the dam. A certain American senator, however, who visited the works during the construction, worried himself rather un- necessarily on this last figure. Colonel Goethals was showing a congressional delegation round the works, and in the course of the survey they came to the dam with the broad expanse of water behind it. " Colonel, ' ' he said, " how is i...t that so small a body of earth as the Gatun dam can hold in check such a tre- mendous body of water as the Gatun Lake?" The chief engineer explained that the pressure of a body of water is determined by its height and not by its volume. The inquirer seems not to have been satisfied with the statement of this hydrostatic law. Senator Knox, afterwards Secretary of State, then came to his aid. " Sena- tor, " he said, "if your theory were true, how could the dykes of Holland hold in check the Atlantic Ocean?" This was a clincher, and the sceptic joined in the laugh at his own ex- pense.
What to read after The Panama Canal a History And Description of the Enterprise?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by J Saxon John Saxon Mills to read onlineMoreLess
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