after the asphaltic oil. thoughts are fluid.
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Fig. 14. After the asphaltic oil has been spread the surface is covered with coarse sand which is spread with brushes.
(cropped from border, scan orientation retained)
illustrating T(homas) R(adford) Agg (1878-1947). Investigations of Gravel for Road Surfacing.
Bulletin 45, Engineering Experiment Station; Good Roads Section; Ames, Iowa (December 10, 1916)
University of California copy, digitized April 25, 2013
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“Thoughts are fluid, they are swayed by fantasy, passion, fatigue. But work has to be carried out persistently, for many hours a day, every day. Therefore motives are required which are proof against the instability of thoughts, that is to say, against relation.”
Simone Weil (1909-43). First and Last Notebooks / New York Notebook. (Richard Rees, trans., 1970) : 160
tags:
asphalt; dance; fluidities; good roads; work
T. G. Agg; Simone Weil