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Two control knobs for a heating/cooling system. The left knob controls the temperature while the right controls the fan speed. A control knob is a rotary device used to provide manual input adjustments to a mechanical/electrical system when grasped and turned by a human operator, so that differing extent of knob rotation corresponds to different desired input.
Babbitt metal or bearing metal is any of several alloys used for the bearing surface in a plain bearing. The original Babbitt alloy was invented in 1839 by Isaac Babbitt [ 1 ] in Taunton , Massachusetts , United States.
A hot box is the term used when an axle bearing overheats on a piece of railway rolling stock. [1] The term is derived from the journal-bearing trucks used before the mid-20th century.
Benjamin Talbot Babbitt (May 1, 1809 – October 20, 1889) was a self-made American businessman and inventor who amassed a fortune in the soap industry, manufacturing Babbitt's Best Soap. Early life [ edit ]
Sarah "Tabitha" Babbitt (December 9, 1779 - December 10, 1853) was a Shaker credited as a tool maker and inventor. Inventions attributed to her by the Shakers include the circular saw , the spinning wheel head, and false teeth.
Temperature measuring and controlling module for microcontroller experiment. Temperature control is a process in which change of temperature of a space (and objects collectively there within), or of a substance, is measured or otherwise detected, and the passage of heat energy into or out of the space or substance is adjusted to achieve a desired temperature.
George Babbitt may refer to: George T. Babbitt Jr. (born 1942), United States Air Force general George F. Babbitt, the central character of Babbitt , a 1922 novel by Sinclair Lewis
Little Giant Peak is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east-southeast of the community of Silverton on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management. [4] It is three miles (4.8 km) west of the Continental Divide in the San Juan Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.